Representative Experience
Structuring and negotiating purchase and sale transactions for commercial property and timberland

Deferred and reverse like-kind exchanges of real property under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code

Wide range of commercial real property transactions, including leases (for both landlords and tenants) and real estate loans (for both lenders and borrowers)

Memberships and Activities
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Real Estate Law by Woodward/White

Named as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA

Past Chair, WSBA’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Section

Chair, Real Property Section of the East King County Bar Association

Chair, Bellevue Downtown Association

Washington State Bar Association

Education
J.D., University of California at Berkeley - Boalt Hall School of Law, 1981

M.A. in English, University of Arizona, 1977

B.A. in English, Arizona State University, 1975