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Biography
With over 40 years of experience, I have handled complicated Transit Oriented Development projects, and have worked extensively to help form the legislation that governs Washington's land use law. I assist clients with their natural resource permit processes and real estate development projects, including their land use, zoning and environmental matters. Please call me if there is something I can do to help you..
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Land Use and Zoning
100%
57 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Washington for 56 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1969
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Location
Law Offices of John William Hempelmann
Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS, 524 2nd Ave., Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98104-2323
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Experience
Honors
2019
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2018
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2018
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Lawyer of the Year in Seattle Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2017
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2017
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2016
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2016
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2015
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2015
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Lawyer of the Year in Seattle Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2014
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2014
Litigation - Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning, The American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Magazines
2013
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2013
Seattle Power 60, Bisnow
2013
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2012
BTI Client Service All-Stars, BTI Consulting Group
2012
Top Business Lawyer in Land Use & Zoning Law, Seattle Busines Magazine
2012
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Litigation-Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2012
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2011
Litigation - Real Estate, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2011
Top Business Lawyer in Real Estate Law, Seattle Business Magazine
2011
Top Business Lawyer in Land Use & Zoning Law, Seattle Business Magazine
2011
Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Ltigation-Land Use & Zoning, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2010
Top Lawyer Real Estate, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
2010
Land Use & Zoning Law, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2009
Top 100 Attorneys, Washington CEO Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2008
Top 100 Attorneys, Washington CEO Magazine
2008
Top Business Lawyer, Seattle Business Magazine
2007
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Top Lawyer, Seattle Magazine
2007
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2007
Top Business Lawyer, Seattle Business Magazine
2006
League of Justice, Washington CEO Magazine
2006
Top Business Lawyer, Seattle Business Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA
2006
Top 100 Attorneys, Washington CEO Magazine
2005
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Award of Excellence, Legal Arena, Butch Blum
2005
Top Lawyer, Seattle Magazine
2005
Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Top Lawyer, Seattle Magazine
2002
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2001
Top Lawyer, Seattle Magazine
2000
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
N/A
Distinguished Service Award, Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce
N/A
Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbel
Work Experience
1987 - Present
Chairman of the Firm, Cairncross & Hempelmann
1976 - 1987
Partner, Diamond & Sylvester
1973 - 1975
Associate, Stern, Gayton, Neubauer & Brucker
1972 - 1976
Staff, Scoop Jackson Presidential Campaign
1969 - 1972
Associate, Perkins Coie
Associations
2018 - Present
Up for Growth National CoalitionMember
1969 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
Choose an Effective City Council (CHECC)
Former President
Association of Washington Business
Transportation Committee Member
Association of Washington Business
Regulatory Reform Committee Member
Association of Washington Business
Environmental Affairs Council Member
Urban Land Institute, Transit Oriented Development Council
Vice Chair
Quality Growth Alliance
Chair
Puget Sound Regional Council, Growing Transit Communities
Oversight Committee Member
LOCUS, Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors
National Steering Committee Member
Washington Forest Protection Association
Legal Advisor
Seattle Repertory Theater
Trustee Emeritus and Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Crozier Society; Archdiocese of Seattle
Member
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties Growth Management Task Force
Former Chair
King County Neighbors in Need
Former President
Urban Land Institute, Northwest District Council
Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member
Legal Trust of the Building Industry Association of Washington
Former Chair
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
Former Board Member
Washington State CTED/Ecology SEPA/GMA Task Force
Former Member
Washington Parks Foundation
Past President
Association of Washington Business
Land Use Committee Member
Leadership Committee of the Alaskan Way Viaduct/Seawall Coalition
Former Member
Washington Center for Environmental Policy
Former Advisory Board Member
Seattle Community Development Roundtable
Member
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
President, Board of Governors
Urban Land Institute Reality Check 2008
Land Use & Transportation Program, Former Chair
Education
1969
University of Washington School of Law
J.D.
1969
Georgetown University
M.A.
1964
Georgetown University
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2014
NAIOP July Breakfast Program
Who is in the Forefront of Transit Oriented Development?
2014
Energy Efficiency Happy Hour
Energy Efficiency Financing for Commercial Buildings
2013
Urban Land Institute British Columbia’s Fifth Annual YLG Cascadia Regional Conference
Rebuilding the City – Transit Orientated Development
2013
Rail~Volution, Building Livable Communities with Transit Conference
Developers Roundtable
2013
Housing Opportunity 2013
Reducing Federal Deficits: It’s Time for Housing Finance Reform
2012
Transportation Planning & Development
Facilitating Transit Oriented Communities Around High Capacity Transit Hubs in Central Puget Sound
2012
Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit and Transit-Oriented Development Projects
Transit and Transit-Oriented Development Perspectives in the Puget Sound Region
2012
LOCUS Leadership Summit
From a Handout to a Handshake: Shifting the Real Estate Paradigm on Innovative Financing
2012
LOCUS Leadership Summit
Tools to combat NIMBYism and encourage YIMBYism
2012
LOCUS Leadership Summit
From a Developer’s Perspective: Transportation Ballot Initiatives
2012
Bisnow
Seattle Transit-Oriented Development Summit
2012
Bisnow
Seattle State of the Market
2012
Bisnow
Future of Bellevue Real Estate
2011
SEPA & NEPA
Tips for Developers and Local Governments Seeking Faster Permitting
2011
New Economic Alliance Between Environmental and Business Interests
Repositioning Business Around Talent Capture
2011
Bisnow
Seattle Multifamily Summit
2009
Transit Oriented Development
Overcoming the Greatest Challenge: Creative Thinking on Creating New Financing Mechanisms
2009
Developing Wind Power in the Northwest
Land and Permitting
2008
Growth Management Act 2008
Report on the REALITY CHECK
2005
14th Annual Conference on the Promises and Challenges of Growth Management
GMA: Its Promise, Problems and Potential
2005
10 Year Review of Growth Management Act and Land Use Law Update
GMA & Land Use
1999
Successful Permitting Strategies
Permitting/Land Use
Publications
2001
Real Property Law Reporter
Chapter 105
2001
Real Property Deskbook
Chapter 96
1971
Washington Law Review
Using the Intiative Process to Call a Constitutional Convention in Washington
Languages
English