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Richard M. Stephens

also known as Dick Stephens
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Avvo Rating7.8
  • Bellevue, WA
  • Licensed for 35 years
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About Richard

Practice areas

Election campaigns and political lawAppealsLand use and zoning
  1. Land use and zoning: 55%

  2. Appeals: 35%

  3. Election campaigns and political law: 10%

Languages spoken

English

Contact

10900 NE 8th St.
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Groen Stephens & Klinge LLP

10900 NE 8th St.
Suite. 1325
Bellevue, WA, 98004-4469

      Resume

      License
      StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
      DCActive 201110/14/2017
      WAActive199202/24/2021
      ORInactive198602/10/2021
      CAInactive198502/15/2021
      We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
      Avvo Contributions
      Legal answers24
      Legal guides0
      Awards
      Award nameGrantorDate granted
      Rodney McFarland AwardCitizens' Alliance for Property Rights2011
      Work Experience
      TitleCompany nameDuration
      AttorneyWashington State Legislature1995 - 1996
      AttorneyPacific Legal Foundation1985 - 1994
      Associations
      Association namePosition nameDuration
      District of Columbia Bar AssocationMember2011 - Present
      Publications
      Publication nameTitleDate
      Washington Legal Foundation Legal BackgrounderWashington State Must Respect Property Rights When Implementing the Growth Management Act1993
      University of Puget Sound Law ReviewTakings Law, Lucas, and the Growth Management Act1993
      Oregon Real Estate and Land Use DigestNInth Circuit Welcomes Takings Where State Courts are Inhospitable1992
      DePaul Law ReviewThe Fees Stop Here: Statutory Purposes Limit Awards to Defendants1987
      DePaul Law ReviewOne Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The "Progress" Down the Employee Civil Rights Road1987
      Pepperdine Law ReviewEqual Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming: Appomattox Courthouse Revisited1984
      Education
      School nameDegreeGraduated
      Pepperdine University School of LawJD - Juris Doctor1985
      Speaking Engagements
      Conference nameTitleDate
      Litigating Open Government CasesTHE LATEST ON ANTI-SLAPP, INCLUDING ITS APPLICATION IN NON-GOVERNMENT LITIGATION2014
      Government TakingsGovernment Takings: Just Compensation and Police Power Recent Cases Beg the Question2003
      Growth Management ActGrowth Management Act: Growth Management Act Procedures that Violate Due Process and Recent Developments in Takings Jurisprudence2003
      Washington Land Use Law, Do We Still Have Property Rights?Washington Land Use Law, Do We Still Have Property Rights?2002
      Land Use Law: Don't I Still Have Property Rights?Land Use Law: Don't I Still Have Property Rights?2001
      Government TakingsOverview of Federal Regulatory Takings Law2000
      Public & Private Rights in Land & Resources: Workable SolutionsPublic & Private Rights in Land & Resources: Workable Solutions1994
      The Endangered Species ActThe Endangered Species Act1994
      Inverse Condemnation and Related Government LiabilityInverse Condemnation and Related Government Liability1992
      Legal cases
      Case nameOutcome
      Garcia v. United StatesSuccess
      Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County v. City of Bainbridge IslandSuccess
      Washington Water Jet Workers Association v. YarbroughSuccess
      Real Progress, Inc. v. City of SeattleSuccess
      Smith v. Regents of the University of CaliforniaSuccess

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      Brian Hodges, Land use and zoning Attorney on Jan 23, 2015
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      I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dick Stephens on several cases over the years, including a land use appeal that raised complex constitutional questions. He is an excellent attorney and advocate. He pays attention to both the big picture and the details. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him.