Appeals

GordonDerr's appellate practice excels at advocacy—handling appeals in the Washington Court of Appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The firm's lawyers have substantial experience not only in appellate practice and procedure but also in a wide range of substantive legal issues including commercial litigation; construction law; and environmental, real estate, and land use law.

Representative Appellate Cases include:

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, 161 Wn.2d 415, 166 P.3d 1198 (2007)

Bauman v. Turpen, 139 Wn. App. 78, 160 P.3d 1050 (2007)

James v. Kitsap County, 154 Wn.2d 574, 115 P.3d 286 (2005)

Gunstone v. Jefferson County, 120 Wn. App. 1060, 2004 WL 569269 (2004) (unpublished decision)

Papadakis v. Wood, 120 Wn. App. 1025, 2004 WL 326933 (2004) (unpublished decision)

Association to Protect Hammersley, Eld, and Totten Inlets v. Taylor Resources, 299 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2002)

PUD No. 1 of Pend Oreille County v. Department of Ecology, 146 Wn.2d 778, 51 P.3d 744 (2002)

Manke Lumber Company v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board, 113 Wn. App. 615, 53 P.3d 1011 (2002)

Sammamish Community Council v. City of Bellevue, 108 Wn. App. 46, 29 P.3d 728 (2001)

Silverdale Water Dist. No. 16 v. Bucklin Hill, Inc., 105 Wn. App. 1031, 2001 WL 311004 (2001) (unpublished decision)

Wells v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, 100 Wn. App. 657, 997 P.2d 405 (2000)

Kitsap Citizens for Equitable Land Use v. Kitsap County, 92 Wn. App. 1048, 1998 WL 729535 (1998) (unpublished decision)

Skagit Surveyors and Engineers, LLC v. Friends of Skagit County, 135 Wn.2d 542, 958 P.2d 962 (1998)

Organization to Preserve Agricultural Lands v. Adams County, 128 Wn.2d 869, 913 P.2d 793 (1996)

Razore v. Tulalip Tribes of Washington, 66 F.3d 236 (9th Cir. 1995)

Citizens Alliance To Protect Our Wetlands v. City of Auburn, 126 Wn.2d 356, 894 P.2d 1300 (1995)

Hilltop Terrace Homeowner's Association v. Island County, 126 Wn.2d 22, 891 P.2d 29 (1995)

Birch Bay Trailer Sales v. Whatcom County, 65 Wn. App. 739, 829 P.2d 1109 (1992)

Friends of Snoqualmie Valley v. King County Boundary Review Board, 118 Wn.2d 488, 825 P.2d 300 (1992)

Toandos Peninsula Association v. Jefferson County, 32 Wn. App. 473, 648 P.2d 448 (1982)