Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Assisted employers, public and private, in preparing for strikes, which is frequently the best strike prevention measure. During strikes or picketing, handled in-court injunction proceedings and pursued administrative remedies for both private and public sector employers.
Counseled real estate developers on property acquisition and transaction structure and compliance related to cannabis tenants.
Successful prosecution and defense representation on employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases.
Regularly works with the City of Ferndale in connection with its capital projects to maintain and improve city infrastructure. Provides counsel on pre-project planning, pre-filing negotiations, ordinances authorizing eminent domain, final action requirements, eminent domain filings, and dispute resolution. Advised city or handled condemnation actions for the following city projects:
- Washington Street, Main Street to Vista Drive Project—Represented City in a condemnation of property rights for a road-widening project. Case involved complex valuation issues and an adverse possession dispute. Settled at mediation for $120,000 less than the owner’s just compensation evidence.
- Thorton Street Overpass
- Gateway Stormwater Improvement/Main Street LaBounty Drive Roundabout Project
- Church Road
- Main Street Improvement Project
Obtained favorable decision for tenant client in the Texas First Court of Appeals in a landlord-tenant dispute arising from the Texas Property Code. The decision, Graustark Members II, LLC v. Minor, No. 01-19-647-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st. Dist.] 2020, no pet.), can be found here.
Successfully briefed and argued cross-motions for summary judgment on behalf of a governmental agency in a real estate case involving more than 50 property owners.
Assisted owner with project contract closeout, payment disputes, and defective-work claims with respect to multimillion-dollar theater project.
Assisted Portland Community College in the development and implementation of its 2000, 2008, and 2017 bond program expansions, including land use, construction contracts, property acquisition, and election law issues.
Provide regulatory guidance to businesses engaged in the cultivation, processing, distribution, and sale of hemp and cannabidiol products under the Farm Bill and related state statutes.