Professional
Highlights
• Lead
counsel for The Quadrant Corporation (subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser) in its
long-term development of the 2,500-acre Redmond Ridge and Trilogy at Redmond
Ridge master-planned communities in the Bear Creek subarea of unincorporated
King County. Obtained necessary community plan designation of the site;
participated in drafting County ordinance to create Urban Planned Development
(UPD) permitting process; obtained UPD and Fully Contained Community permits;
obtained master plat and implementing subdivision approvals; and successfully
defended Redmond Ridge and Trilogy land use entitlements in more than
15 related legal challenges before the Growth Management Hearings Board,
King County Superior Court, U.S. District Court, Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals, Washington Court of Appeals, and Washington Supreme Court, e.g.,
The Quadrant Corporation v. State Growth Management Hearings Board,
154 Wn.2d 224, 110 P.3d 1132 (2005).
• Lead
counsel for Intracorp Real Estate, LLC, and Oly/Intracorp General Partnership,
in development of the 635-acre Talus master-planned community in the City
of Issaquah. Secured 1996 annexation of property to the city, negotiated
detailed 1999 development agreement for long-term development of Talus,
and obtained master plat and implementing subdivision approvals. Negotiated
series of agreements with state and local agencies for improvement of
state highway and city streets, extension and installation of utilities,
and improvements to regional water system.
• Lead
counsel for Lowe Enterprises Northwest, Inc., in its 15-year development
of the Klahanie master-planned community on the East Sammamish Plateau
in King County. Secured necessary community plan designation, subsequent
rezoning, and 26 successive subdivisions of 900-acre property; prepared
detailed community covenants and real estate documentation for lot sales
to homebuilders.
• On
behalf of Trendwest Investments, Inc., negotiated 2002 agreement with
City of Cle Elum, Town of South Cle Elum, and City of Roslyn
for development of new regional waste water treatment plant to serve the
three communities and Trendwest's MountainStar master-planned resort.
• On
behalf of developer Cougar Mountain Associates, obtained reversal of King
County's denial of preliminary plat on unsupported environmental grounds,
Cougar Mountain Associates v. King County, 111 Wn.2d 742, 765 P.2d
264 (1988).
• Represented
the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in King County Superior
Court and Washington Supreme Court, in its successful defense of land
use entitlements for development of the convention center in downtown
Seattle, Convention Center Coalition v. City of Seattle, 107 Wn.2d
370, 730 P.2d 636 (1986).
• Represented
Hewlett-Packard Co. in its successful defense of county planning and rezoning
decisions enabling development of H-P's high-tech facility in Snohomish
County, Save Our Rural Environment v. Snohomish County, 99 Wn.2d
363, 662 P.2d 816 (1983).
• Recognized
in 2006 and 2007 as one of the "Best Lawyers in Seattle" in
Seattle Metropolitan magazine (Environmental, Natural Resources
and Real Estate categories).
• Named
one of the five top land use attorneys in Washington in the Bellevue
Journal-American (1984). Included as one of Washington's "Super
Lawyers" by Washington Law & Politics from 1998 through
2006. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, from 1995 through
2007 (Real Estate - Land Use Law category); listed in Who's Who in
America, 55th-62nd editions (2001-present); Who's Who in American
Law, 7th-15th editions (1992-present). And I'm a Notary Public.
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Admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Washington, the
US District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the US Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Professional
and Community Activities
Member of the firm's Management Committee, 1991-2007. Chair of the firm's
Land Use Group, 1995-2000 and February 2007 to present.
Washington State Bar Association: Environmental and Land Use Law Section
(Member, Board of Directors [elected by peers], 1985-1988); Real Property,
Probate, & Trust Section; Administrative Law Section.
American Bar Association: State and Local Government Law Section.
American Planning Association.
City of Medina Planning Commission: Member and Vice Chair, 1990-1992.
Building Industry Association of Washington: Legal Trust Committee, 1990-1997.
Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society: Performer and Trustee, 1984-1991.
Quality Child Care Services, Inc. (Montessori Garden School, Seattle):
Secretary and Director, 1980-present.
Plymouth Housing Group, Seattle (very-low-income housing provider): Trustee,
1994-2001; President, 1998-2000.
Plymouth Housing Properties, Seattle (very-low-income housing provider):
Trustee, 2001-present.
Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC), Seattle: Co-Chair, Capital Campaign,
1995; Moderator and Chair of Church Council, 1998-2000; President of Church
Corporation 2004; service on numerous church boards.
Kingsley Trust Association, New Haven, Connecticut: Trustee, 1990-1994;
2003-present; Vice President, 1994-1996; President, 1996-1998.
Yale 30th Reunion Leadership Gifts Committee, 2000-2001. Yale 25th Reunion
Leadership Gifts Committee, 1995-1996. Yale Capital Campaign: Western
Washington Executive Committee, 1992-1997. Yale Class Council, 1991-1996.
Yale Alumni Fund: Class Agent, 1971-2001; Chair of Class Agents, 1985-1987.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Speaker, "A Current Look at Concurrency," University of Washington
Law School Foundation, 2006.
Speaker, "Urban Growth Outside Urban Growth Areas," Growth
Management Act Conference, Law Seminars International, November 2005.
Speaker, "Transportation Concurrency," University of Washington
Law School Foundation, December 2004.
Speaker, "The State Environmental Policy Act," Law Seminars
International, January 2003.
Speaker, "Urban Infrastructure and Concurrency," University
of Washington Continuing Legal Education, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Speaker, "Zoning and Land Use Issues," Lorman Education Services,
2002.
Co-Chair, Environmental and Land Use Law Section Midyear Meeting and
Seminar, Washington State Bar Association, 2002.
Speaker, "Impact Fees and Concurrency," Environmental and Land
Use Law Section, Washington State Bar Association, 1997 and 1998.
Speaker, "Challenging Sensitive Area Regulations," Law Seminars
International, 1995.
Speaker, "Final Urban Growth Areas and County Comprehensive Plans
- Analysis," Law Seminars International, 1995.
Lead Speaker, "Impact Fees Under the Growth Management
Act," Institute for Professional Conferences, 1991.
Speaker, "Critical Area Planning and Regulation," CLE International,
1990, 1991.
Program Chair and Speaker, "Land Use Law in the Age of Gridlock,"
Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Washington State Bar Association,
1989.
Author, "The Master Plan Development Process: A Lawyer's Perspective,"
Northwest Land Use Review (1984).
Author, "Running the Regulatory Gauntlet for Business Parks,"
Northwest Land Use Review (1984).
Co-Author, "The Appearance of Fairness Doctrine," Urban
Law Annual, Vol. 20 (1981).
Co-author, "Land Use Planning in Washington: Overdue for Improvement,"
Willamette Law Journal, Vol. 10 (1974).
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Education
University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1976.
Yale University, B.A. cum laude, 1971 (English major; Senior Essay under
Robert Penn Warren; German Department book prize).
Outside
Interests
I enjoy singing, biking, writing poetry, genealogy, and rare book collecting.
While my wife and I are ardent playgoers, my own days of performing in
amateur theater are now largely behind me, unless the right Broadway offer
comes along. I reenact verbatim The Story of the Origin of the Lone Ranger
only if provoked.
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