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Admitted to Practice

Washington, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1976

John E. Keegan

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Seattle

T206.757.8074

F206.757.7074

John Keegan counsels clients in land use, real estate and municipal law matters, principally in the Pacific Northwest. He has extensive experience in large projects, including master plan developments, residential plats, hospital and medical facilities, shopping centers, transmission towers, warehouses, gravel extraction, and utility and solid waste handling facilities. John represents developers of residential, commercial and industrial property as well as government agencies.

John's clients include: City of Everett, Green Crow, Hapsmith Company, Olympic Property Group/Pope Resources, Pacific Retirement Services, Plywood Supply, ProBuild, Providence Hospital Everett, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Children's Hospital, Sound Transit, Valencia Capital Management, Viacom Outdoor, Veolia Water America, and Waste Management.

A published author, John has penned the novels "Clearwater Summer" (Carroll & Graf, 1994), "Piper" (The Permanent Press, 2001) and "A Good Divorce" (The Permanent Press, 2003).

Representative Experience

Energy project development for City of Everett, Wash.

Negotiated development and licensing agreement between major municipal water supplier and hydroelectric power generator. (Ongoing)

Outdoor sign development for CBS Outdoor

Represented client in successful challenge to county sign ordinance and governmental takings cases. (Ongoing)

Real estate development for major municipality in Washington State

Relocation of BNSF Railway track and preparation of 150-acre riverfront site for mixed-use development. (Ongoing)

Real estate development for major regional transit authority

Developing regional transit centers and light-rail facilities in three-county Puget Sound (Wash.) metropolitan area. (Ongoing)

Real estate development for Seattle Children's Hospital

Development of long-term master plan for 1.2 million square feet of hospital and outpatient medical services. (Ongoing)

New facility siting and development for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Represented Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for the siting and development of a new proton therapy center in Seattle. (2009) Read more

Real estate development for Pacific Retirement Services - Mirabella

Represented client in the development of Mirabella, a 377-unit retirement center in downtown Seattle, including the negotiation of acquisition agreements, completion of site due diligence and land use and permitting. (2007)

Real estate development siting project for Seattle Children's Hospital

Represented hospital in the acquisition of existing facilities and development of the site for a one million square-foot medical research center in Seattle. Read more

Additional Qualifications

Principal author of numerous planning, zoning and other regulatory ordinances
Instrumental in drafting and obtaining passage of Washington State transportation and other legislation
Frequent speaker in Continuing Legal Education classes on land use and real estate issues

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association
Seattle-King County Bar Association
Past Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Section, Washington State Bar Association
General Counsel, Economic Development Council of Seattle & King County

Professional Recognition

Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Washington) by Chambers USA, 2008-2011
Named as the “Seattle Best Lawyers Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year” for 2011 by Woodward/White
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Real Estate Law by Woodward/White, 2001-2012; named in Land Use & Zoning Law, 2010-2012
Selected to "Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers" by Thomson Reuters, 2009-2010; "Washington Super Lawyers," 2004-2011
Listed in "Who’s Who in American Law”

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 1968
B.A., Gonzaga University, 1965


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