Client Collaborations

Strategic advice and editing for Ninth Circuit and Washington State Supreme Court amicus briefs submitted on behalf of tribal advocacy groups.

Strategic consultation, analysis, and editorial review of appellate response brief in support of financial institution’s judgment dismissing Consumer Protection Act and conspiracy claims based on previous third-party litigation about the same events.

Strategic consultation, analysis, and editorial review of key trial court and appellate briefs and motions enabling financial institution to enforce real property foreclosure settlement.

Strategic consultation and editorial review of appellate brief supporting trial court’s dismissal of workplace claims against maritime trade association.

We have represented a regional transit authority in over 600 acquisitions for its light rail, commuter rail, HOV, and park and ride projects across the Puget Sound, including over thirty trials and a dozen appeals.

• In 2020 alone, our team successfully tried four trials. The verdicts were all in our client’s favor and saved the client over ten million dollars in claimed just compensation plus millions more in attorney fees.
• At trial, we routinely achieve just compensation awards that do not exceed the transit authority’s pretrial settlement offer.

We counsel and advise a wide spectrum of clients with the power of eminent domain on all aspects of the condemnation process. We routinely achieve administrative and pre-trial settlement in hundreds of condemnation matters through effective negotiation and mediation.

• Represented an Oregon transportation district in several acquisitions for bus, light rail, and commuter rail transit service projects.
  
• Negotiated administrative resolution for road widening and improvement projects for cities across the Pacific Northwest.
  
• Advised utility districts and local pipeline company in navigating final action procedures and condemnation process.
  
• Represented a local fire district for fire station expansion project. The jury returned a verdict nearly at our client’s valuation and significantly less than the property owner’s valuation.

We represent property owners in condemnation actions throughout the Northwest. Our clients have been routinely awarded just compensation greater than the amount offered by the condemning authority. In many instances, we have obtained reimbursement of legal fees and expert costs for our clients.

• Represented property owner in multi-week condemnation trial for city roadway expansion project. The property owner was awarded just compensation of nearly four times the amount argued by the city, and awarded fees and costs in defending action.
• Achieved a $1.7 million verdict for property owner in a city’s acquisition of a family farm for the creation of a park in Gig Harbor ($1.2 million over the condemnor’s evidence at trial).
• Represented property owner in expansion of the University of Washington Tacoma Campus resulting in a $1.9 million verdict ($900,000 over the condemnor’s evidence at trial).

Assist landlord client with all aspects of ownership and leasing of regional mall.

Assist family-owned business with the sale of long-held farmland to developer.