Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Complex Easement Drafting. Prepared easements to address client access, maintenance, utility, and use needs.
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.
Real Property Tax Appeals. Successfully challenged county’s assessment of back taxes, penalties and interest for alleged removal of property from the open space program in GG One, Inc. v. Clark County. The Board of Equalization found that the property conveyed to the county for wetland and storm water purposes was still open space and that the property owner was entitled to a tax refund.
Condominium Projects
- Prepared condominium documentation for a four-tower mixed-use development with an underground public parking garage, commercial and office space, apartments, and nested residential condominium units.
- Prepared condominium documentation for several office, commercial, and industrial buildings in Washington and Oregon.
- Converted several apartment buildings and duplexes into condominiums.
Mixed-Use Development. Ongoing representation for a developer of a mixed-use business park, consisting of a 374-acre master planned development for industrial use and office, retail, and residential space.
Defended dozens of real estate licensees in state court action seeking damages for misrepresentation and breach of statutory and common law duties. Obtained complete defense verdict following jury trial on the merits.
Office Development. Assisted clients in developing sites in Clark County, Washington, for a medical clinic, professional office buildings, and retail businesses.
Represented landlord and property owner in defense of procuring cause claims for commissions allegedly earned by commercial real property broker.
Real Estate Sales. Assisted major company as local counsel in reviewing a purchase and sale agreement, lease, and other real estate documentation involved in the sale of its campus.