Land Use and Development

Administrative and Local Government

Environmental and Critical Areas

Sustainable Development

J. D., Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (1984)

Doctoral Program,  Michigan State University (1976)

B. A., Philosophy and Political Science, Western Washington University (1975)

Past Chair and Member, Administrative Law Section; Member, Environmental Law and Land Use Section, Washington State Bar Association

Author, Rule 24 - Intervention, WSBA Civil Procedure Deskbook (2001)

Author, "Overview of Administrative Law," Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual (Butterworth 2003)

Author, "Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning Law," National Business Institute (2000)

Author, "Impact of the Endangered Species Act on Local Land Use Planning and Permitting," WSAMA (1999)

Author, "Overview of State Administrative Law Practice Issues," WSBA (1998)

Author, "Land Use and Planning Law in Washington," National Business Institute (1996)

"Super Lawyer" 2001, 2002 and 2003, as published by Washington Law & Politics magazine

Board of Directors, Seattle Goodwill Industries (1997-present); Vice Chair (2004)

Board of Directors, Philharmonia Northwest (1996-97)

Office Chair, United Way Campaigns (1991; 1992)

Represents and counsels individuals and businesses in land use and administrative hearings and appeals for plats, subdivisions, and binding site plans; development entitlements and permits; conditional use and variance permits; planned unit developments; shoreline developments; and annexations.

Serves as City Attorney for the City of Mill Creek, acting as general counsel on all of the City's governmental and proprietary matters since 1988.

Negotiated development agreements with, advised on land acquisition or land use and development matters in, and obtained or defended permit actions throughout western Washington, including the cities of Bellevue, Everett, Renton, Newcastle, Redmond, Bothell, Kenmore, Mercer Island, Seattle, Lynnwood, and Mill Creek; and the counties of Snohomish, King, Kitsap, Pierce, San Juan and Island.

Represented clients in projects such as the development of a large waterfront hotel, creating two new "town centers", and redeveloping large commercial sites to other uses.

Handled environmental cleanup matters throughout Washington state, including underground storage tanks, contaminated soils, toxic exposure, and state and federal superfund sites.

Serves as Special Deputy Prosecutor to the King County Ombudsman for ethics complaints involving members of the King County Council.

Serves as Ethics Hearing Officer for City of Snoqualmie since 1998.

Serves as Land Use Counsel to Town of Woodway since 2000.

United Development Corp. v. Mill Creek, 106 Wn.App. 681, cert. denied __ Wn.2d __ (2001)

Dash Point Village Associates v. Exxon Corp., 86 Wn.App. 596 (1997)

Amren v. City of Kalama, 131 Wn.2d 25 (1997)

Postema v. Snohomish County, 83 Wn.App. 574 (1996)

Snohomish Co. v. Hinds, 61 Wn.App. 371 (1991)

Citizens for Responsible Government v. Kitsap County, 52 Wn.App. 236 (1988)

Kitsap County v. State Dept. of Natural Resources, 107 Wn.2d 801 (1987)

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. CPSGHB et al, No. 52196-9 (2004) (to be published)

Inre Recall of Wasson et al, 149 Wn.2d 787 (2003)

Snohomish Co. v. Rugg, 115 Wn.App. 218 (2002)

High Court Makes New Rule on Mitigation of Public Recreation Impacts, by Scott M. Missall, Co-Chair, Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources Section