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Biography
Sarah Mack has over 30 years of experience representing clients in complex project permitting, environmental review, and related litigation. Her practice emphasizes water rights and water supply planning, including administrative and judicial appeals, for public sector clients and private developers. Sarah also advises clients on proposed legislation and administrative regulations relating to water law and land use.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Appeals
25%
43 years
Land Use and Zoning
15%
43 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
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Licensed in Washington for 43 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1982
No misconduct found
Location
Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
2025 First Avenue, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA, 98121
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Sarah Ellen Mack's Lawyer Endorsements
Richard Wilson
Environmental and natural resources lawyer | Jul 02
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sarah is a creative and highly intelligent attorney. I endorse this lawyer's work."
Richard Wilson
Land use and zoning lawyer
Experience
Honors
2018
2018 Natural Resources Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Seattle, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Best Lawyers - Water Law, Land Use, Environmental Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2017
2017 Land Use & Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Seattle, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers - Environmental Law/Natural Resources Law, Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.)
2014
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Avvo Top Environmental/Natural Resources Lawyer, Washington CEO Magazine
2007
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2002
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2001
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2000
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
1996
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2007 - Present
Principal, Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
2004 - 2007
Principal, Mentor Law Group PLLC
1996 - 2004
Partner, Stoel Rives LLP
1988 - 1996
Principal, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S.
1982 - 1988
Associate, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, PS
Associations
1983 - Present
WSBA Environmental & Land Use Law SectionMember
1982 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
1998 - 2001
WSBA Environmental & Land Use Law SectionExecutive Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Cornelius, et al. v. Washington Department of Ecology, et al.
Washington Supreme Court affirmed water right changes for University
Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County v. Pollution Control Hearings Board
Client won reversal of adverse PCHB decision.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington v. Ecology
PCHB and Thurston Co. Superior Court affirmed water right transfer for municipal water supply.
Education
1982
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
University of California - Santa Cruz
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
22nd Annual Conference on Water Law in Washington
Co-chair
2012
21st Annual Conference on Washington Water Law
Co-chair
2010
Washington Water Law Conference 2010
Co-chair
2009
Washington Water Law 2009
Co-Chair
2008
Washington Water Law 2008
Co-Chair
2007
Water Rights in Washington: Implications for Water Supply and Development
Co-chair
2006
Water Rights Sales and Transfers
Water Law Basics
2006
Washington Water Law 2006
Co-chair
2005
Protecting Water Rights and Quality in Washington
Water Rights
2005
14th Annual Conference on Washington Water Law
Co-chair
2004
13th Annual Conference on Washington Water Law
Litigation Update
2003
Fundamentals of Water Law in Washington
Water Rights
2003
12th Annual Water Law Seminar
Innovative Strategies for Water Resources Development
2002
11th Annual WSBA Water Law Seminar
Water Quality and Water Rights
2002
11th Annual Washington Water Law Conference
The Public Interest
2000
Water Marketing in Washington
Water Reallocation
2000
9th Annual Conference on Washington Water Law
Water Right Changes and Transfers
Publications
2013
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Supreme Court Brings Yakima River Basin Adjudication "One Step Closer to Finality"
2013
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
The State of Washington Tackles Ocean Acidification
2013
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board Rules That Puddles Are Not "Waters of the State" Under the Water Pollution Control Act
2012
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Deference to Ecology's Technical Judgments Declines as Washington Court of Appeals Boosts Hearing Board's Authority
2012
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington's Rainwater Collection Policy Lets 12,000 Rain Gardens Bloom
2012
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Enacts Relinquishment Exception for Water Right Change Applications
2012
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Groundwater Permit Exemption for Stock-Watering -- Not Limited to 5,000 Gallons Per Day
2012
2011
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Hearings Board Clarifies Relinquishment Exemption for "Determined Future Development"
2011
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
"Prevention, Not Enforcement": The Conundrum of "Regulation" Between Water Rights in Washington
2010
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington's Municipal Water Law Upheld by State Supreme Court
2010
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Legislature Adds "Certified Water Right Examiners" to Water Rights Process
2009
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington State Department of Ecology Reverses Course on Rainwater Collection
2007
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Hearings Board Affirms Department of Ecology's Authority to Issue New Groundwater Rights with Mitigation
2007
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Permit for Groundwater Testing
Languages
English