Professional
Highlights
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Since 2001, I have represented Trendwest and now MountainStar Resort Development
in various aspects of the Suncadia Master Planned Resort and Cle Elum
Urban Growth Area projects. These include: planning, zoning, Development
Agreement, and annexation approvals for 1,100 acres in Cle Elum's Urban
Growth Area; implementation of the Master Planned Resort Development Agreement
governing 6,200 acres in Kittitas County; implementation of agreements
with the Yakama Nations, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, other
local agencies and service providers, and a local citizen group; and negotiation
of agreements for a new regional wastewater treatment facility and other
public improvements.
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Since 1986, I have worked with a team of firm lawyers representing Weyerhaeuser
Real Estate Company and now The Quadrant Corporation in all facets of
entitlement and development of the 2,000-acre Snoqualmie Ridge project
in Snoqualmie. These include: feasibility analysis; environmental review;
comprehensive plan and zoning code amendments; negotiation of interlocal
agreements; annexations; approvals and financing for sewer, water, road
and drainage systems and government facilities; master plan and subdivision
approvals; construction permitting; and appeals to state boards, Superior
Court, and the Washington State Supreme Court.
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Represented the owner of the Salish Lodge in its proposal to build a new
conference hotel and associated housing in Snoqualmie. This required planning,
zoning, Development Agreement, and annexation approvals, including a successful
appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court over the ability to petition
for annexation.
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Assisted Intracorp with infrastructure and affordable housing issues for
its Talus project in Issaquah, including complex multi-jurisdictional
negotiations for extension of a regional water line and improvements to
a state highway to serve the site.
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Advised 360 networks on federal, state, and multi-county permitting for
the Washington segment of a proposed submarine fiber optic cable from
Japan to Vancouver, B.C.
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Represented the Seattle International District Improvement Association
(Inter*Im) in negotiations with the Washington State Department of Transportation
over I-5 airspace leases, and participated with Inter*IM in development
of an International District neighborhood plan.
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Taught religious studies at Marquette University, 1981-1983.
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Admitted to practice before the Washington State Supreme Court, the United
States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics,
a local legal and professional publication, in 2006 and 2007.
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Professional
and Community Activities
American Bar Association; Natural Resources and Urban Law Sections.
Washington State Bar Association; Environmental and Land Use Law Section.
The Housing Partnership, Board Member, 1992-present.
Seattle Country Day School, Board Member, 1995-1998.
King County Department of Development and Environmental Services Citizens'
Oversight Committee, 1996-1997.
The Regulatory Reform Advisory Forum, 1996-1997.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Speaker, the "Co-Owner's Perspective" as part of the wrap
up panel on "Potential Issues in a Complex Mixed Use Redevelopment
Project and the Best Approaches for Resolving Them," at the Advanced
Workshop on Easements and CCRs, sponsored by Law
Seminars International, Wednesday, September 6, 2006.
Speaker, "Building a Community: the Permitting Process," Washington
State Paralegal Association, Seattle Chapter, Brown Bag Lunch Seminar,
December 11, 2003.
Speaker, "Annexation News," GMA
- Challenges and Solutions, Law Seminars International, November
18, 2003.
Speaker, "NPDES Stormwater Permit Update," Confluence vs.
Conflict: Can a Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy Coexist? Washington
State Bar Association, October 23, 2003.
Speaker, "Infrastructure Financing Options," Be Ready for
Recovery!, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S., March 27, 2003.
Speaker, "Annexations -- Planning in the Face of Uncertainty,"
Growth Management Act Seminar, Law Seminars International, November
8, 2002.
Speaker, "Snoqualmie: A Case Study in (Constitutional) Petition
Method Annexation, Past and Future," Annexation Seminar, Law
Seminars International, June 25, 2002.
Speaker, "Development Agreements and Privately Funded Infrastructure
Construction, Developer Perspective," Impact Fees and Infrastructure
Funding Workshop, Law Seminars International, March 26, 2002.
Speaker, "Innovative Density Solutions - Cottage Housing,"
Growth Management Act 2001 Conference, Law Seminars International,
September, 2001.
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Co-Author, "PUDs, Binding Site Plans, and Cluster Housing,"
Real Property Deskbook, Third Edition, Washington State Bar Association,
1997, and Supplement, Washington State Bar Association, 2001.
Speaker, "Land Use Practice Under the Growth Management Act,"
Law Seminars International, 1994.
Speaker, "State and Local Wetlands Regulation in Washington,"
Washington State Bar Association, 1992.
Speaker, "Regulating Growth," American Planning Association/Planning
Association of Washington, 1989.
Guest lecturer on small town planning, wetland regulation, and affordable
housing at University of Washington and Seattle University.
Education
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1986. Executive Vice President, Environmental
Law Society, 1985-1986.
Marquette University, Candidate for Ph.D., 1975-1983. Phi Beta Kappa,
1980.
Gonzaga University, A.B., with honors, summa cum laude, 1975.
Outside
Interests
Working at an indoor profession, I value outdoor activities - gardening,
walking in Seattle's neighborhoods, hiking and camping, tennis, going
to the ballpark. Engaged in a local practice, I love to explore the world
- history, news, maps, travel.
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