Bellevue, WA
Land use and zoning Lawyer at Bellevue, WA
Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Adverse decision reversed
In prior proceedings, the Washington State Supreme Court awarded my client $371,340 in penalties against the County for a violation of the Public Records Act. On remand, my client sought an award of p ... ost-judgment interest on the penalties. The trial court concluded that the County was immune from the payment of post-judgment interest, and denied the motion. My client appealed.
OUTCOME: Successful settlement for plaintiffs
The clients owned 9 residential lots adjoining the Pacific Ocean, which were originally platted in the late 60's and early 70's. The clients had used a path to access the beach since their respective ... purchases and believed that title to their property included an easement for beach access. After the property containing the path was sold, the new owners blocked the path and prohibited its use. The complaint sought to quiet title to express and prescriptive easements for beach access, injunctive relief to prevent the blockage, and damages for impaired use.
OUTCOME: Successful settlement for plaintiff
The clients applied to construct a joint-use recreational dock on the Columbia River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the county granted the necessary permits. However, the Washington State Depa ... rtment of Fish and Wildlife denied a permit for a hydraulic project approval. The permit denial was appealed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.
OUTCOME: Affirmed on appeal.
In a prior trial and subsequent appeal, my clients prevailed in their claim that the defendant breached a real estate purchase and sale agreement. The trial court subsequently held the defendant in co ... ntempt and ordered payment of sanctions to my clients for failure to perform under the agreement as previously ordered by the court. The defendant appealed the orders of contempt on various grounds.
OUTCOME: Successful settlement for plaintiff
The clients returned home to discover that their mature trees had been cut by a neighbor without their permission, presumably for the purpose of improving the neighbor's territorial views. The compl ... aint alleged claims for timber trespass and waste/injury to land.
OUTCOME: Favorable trial court verdict affirmed on appeal
The adjoining neighbors sued my clients to enforce a 1944 covenant prohibiting the installation of a septic system within 50 feet of a watercourse to prevent the construction and occupation of my clien ... ts' proposed new residence. After a multiple day bench trial involving multiple lay and expert witnesses, the court ruled that the covenant was outmoded and, therefore, unenforceable against my clients due to technological advances in septic systems since 1944, among other determinations.
OUTCOME: Adverse trial court decision reversed
Class action in which Plaintiffs alleged that the City's permit fees were excessive. Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged that the City's fees violated RCW 82.02.020, which only allows local jurisdictions ... to collect "reasonable fees...to cover the cost to the city...of processing applications, inspecting and reviewing plans, or preparing detailed [environmental] statements."