Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Drafted multiple intergovernmental agreements (IGAs), including agreements creating new intergovernmental entities. Recent agreements include:
- Drafted a five-party IGA settling the designation of the Stafford area as urban reserve, and a three-party IGA governing concept planning for Stafford.
- Drafting the ordinance and agreements for creation of a Joint Contracting Authority to serve four jointly managed special districts.
- Creation of the Levee Ready Columbia governance structure among four districts, four cities, a Port district, and a county, to work toward accreditation and certification of the Columbia River levee system.
- Drafting a coordination IGA for a Park and Recreation District.
Counsel to the unsecured creditors committee in Blue Heron Paper bankruptcy.
Secured protective orders and resisted motions to compel in discovery.
Represented radio station in defending against claims of copyright infringement arising out of use of a photograph in the station’s blog.
Assisted an affordable housing developer with entitlements for 57-unit affordable senior housing project in the City of Tigard. Defended approval in appeal to Hearings Officer.
Negotiate and execute the purchase of businesses operating in multiple states.
Counseled a tribe on an $8.5 million construction loan facility for a sewer system secured with specific tax revenues and pledged revenues.
Port Representation
- Provides general counsel services to Port of Longview, which involves providing and managing a variety of legal services related to real estate leasing and development, infrastructure needs, environmental cleanup and permitting, procurement contracts, open public meetings laws, public records requests, and the review, drafting and negotiating of a variety of contracts with agencies, tenants, and other parties.
- Represents other Washington ports on land use permitting and real estate matters, as well as development of zoning ordinances and regulatory documents.
Complex Real Estate Transactions. Structure purchase and sale agreements for development land, partially entitled land, and unique real estate subject to site-specific government approvals.