Seattle, WA
Environmental and natural resources Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Environmental and Natural Resources, Real Estate ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Supreme Court decision in favor of client
Successfully challenged writ of mandamus compelling Spokane City Manager and City Attorney to execute documents transferring funds from the City of Spokane to a public development authority that operat ... ed a parking garage that was an integral part of a downtown shopping mall.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment affirmed on appeal
Assistant Attorney General for State in an action regarding advertising signs near public highways as public nuisances. Established the constitutionality of the Scenic Vistas Act of 1971. Summary judgm ... ent affirmed on appeal.
OUTCOME:
In late April 2002, Hendricks & Lewis was hired by the Spokane City Council to assess the legality of an existing city commitment to “lend” money to support a financially-failing parking garage that wa ... s an integral part of a privately-owned shopping center in downtown Spokane. The next day, the shopping center developer obtained an order requiring the Spokane City Manager and City Attorney to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not be issued, which required them to make certain payments the developer claimed were required by an existing city ordinance. After an expedited trial, the city officials were ordered to make the requested payments on behalf of the city and threatened with jail if they did not do so. In response, Hendricks & Lewis successfully petitioned the Washington Supreme Court for direct review and a stay of enforcement against the individual city officials. On February 15, 2001, following extensive legal briefing and oral argument by Hendricks & Lewis partner O. Yale Lewis, Jr., the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Superior Court’s decision in River Park Square, L.L.C., et al. v. Henry Miggins, et al., 143 Wn.2d 68 (2001). Trouble in River City, Washington Law & Politics For updated information on this case, go to www.camasmagazine.com.
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
