Cases
Representative Experience: Represented a large institutional creditor in high-profile Chapter 11 case in Eastern Washington
Represented Robert Ingersoll
Curt Freed, in Ingersoll v. Arlene's Flowers, 187 Wn.2d 804, 389 P.3d 543 (2017), in which the Washington Supreme Court held that a flower shop selling its goods
services to the general public cannot refuse to sell wedding flowers to a same-sex couple under the guise of religious freedom
Defended private university through appeal of l
use decisions approving redevelopment of a parking lot on Seattle's waterfront
Represented airline through jury trial in condemnation case involving operational support center
Represented client in bench trial seeking allowance of unsecured claim for environmental cost recovery under MTCA
CERCLA in major Chapter 11 environmental
asbestos case
Represented client in seeking to overturn a Seattle l
mark decision that was preventing development of dilapidated warehouse site into a boutique hotel
Represented property owner in inverse condemnation action involving loss of access due to construction of overpass by City of Seattle
Represented secured noteholder in receivership proceeding of online shoe business with assets in the United States
Canada
Represented a heavy equipment manufacturer, as secured creditor, in receivership, bankruptcy,
personal guaranty proceedings in multiple jurisdictions
Represented a group of farm workers asserting wage
hour claims
discrimination claims in Chapter 12 'agricultural bankruptcy' proceedings
Defended a real estate investment firm through appeal in dispute involving a real estate purchase option in Michigan
Represented regional homebuilder in l
use appeal of approved subdivision project
Regularly represent real property owners in condemnation, inverse condemnation,
regulatory takings
Represented real property owner in MTCA cleanup action of dry cleaner business
Negotiated settlement terms for local cement company in an international chemical conglomerate's multi-state bankruptcy proceeding
Negotiated consensual sale of intellectual property licensing rights in multi-state receivership proceeding