Representative Experience
Permitting for development projects

Negotiating agreements with governmental authorities

Representing clients in land use administrative hearings and appeals before the Land Use Board of Appeals, Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court

Commercial, industrial, residential and recreational projects

Representing both landlords and tenants in the drafting and negotiations of commercial office and retail leases

Representative Clients
Local, regional and national businesses, including commercial developers, public agencies and retail landlords and tenants

Publications and Presentations
Frequent speaker at both land use and leasing seminars

Author, "Land-use system could use a quieter approach," The Daily Journal of Commerce, Oct. 25, 2007

Author, "'Big-box' ordinance oversimplifies a complex issue," The Daily Journal of Commerce, Sept. 28, 2006

Memberships and Activities
Oregon State Bar Association, Educational Committee and Real Estate and Land Use Section

Association for Portland Progress

Facilitator, Hands on Portland and Understanding Racism Seminar

Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1995

• Order of the Coif
  
• Associate Editor, University of Oregon Law Review