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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Meets Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
NEWS ALERT: FEMA Hits "Pause" on Updated Floodplain Maps
Recent Court of Appeals Decisions Highlight the Risk of MTCA Liability
New Energy Efficiency Legislation: What You Need To Know
Draft Construction Stormwater General Permit Imposes New Requirements
Municipal Water Law Case Update Center
Impacts of Newly Designated Floodplains
Partner Molly Lawrence provides comment to FEMA's Region 10 Model BiOp Ordinance
Legislature Expands Rule of Outside Consultants to Review Water Rights Applications
GMA & I-547: After 20 Years, Where Are We?
Report to the Legislature: Conservation Tools
Shoreline Regulatory Updates Information
"Wet Growth": Exploring the Intersection Between Water Resources and Land Use Law in Washington
Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA) Updates
Real Estate and Land Use Legislative Update 2010
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December 21, 2011 - Partner Molly Lawrence weighs in on motion in flood management case
December 15, 2011 - Washington Supreme Court Victory - Land Use/Water Availability
9 GordonDerr partners named 2012 Best Lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America
December 7, 2011 - Molly Lawrence to speak at upcoming Shoreline Master Program Updates Conference in Seattle
December 2, 2011 - Partners Susan Shyne and Molly Lawrence to participate in the 18th Annual Fall Real Estate Conference
December 1-2, 2011 - Partner Rich Moore is speaking at Law Seminar International's seminar on Commercial Real Estate Leases
November 16, 2011 - GordonDerr Recognizes Grant S. Degginger
Partner Molly Lawrence named "Seattle Best Lawyers Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012
November 10, 2011 - GordonDerr is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the Annual MAMAS Banquet
November 8, 2011 - Partners Denice Trimble and Susan Shyne to attend BisNow "State of the Market" Seminar
November 3-4, 2011 - Jay Derr to chair and Molly Lawrence to speak at 20th Annual Conference on Growth Management and Land Use
GordonDerr is proud to be an Admiral sponsor of the Salish Sea Expeditions Patrons of Discovery Breakfast
October 27, 2011 - Executive Director Julie Brandsness and Partner Jay Derr to attend ALA Regional Conference
GordonDerr honored as Washington's top Construction & Real Estate Law Firm in the medium-size firm category, in Super Lawyers National Business Edition 2011
Partner Joel Gordon and Attorney Duncan Greene help the Shoreline Historical Museum purchase their new home.
Partner Molly Lawrence featured in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
October 5, 2011 - Brent Carson to co-chair, Tadas Kisielius and Duncan Greene to speak at the 2011 Wetlands in Washington Conference
Partners Jay Derr and Molly Lawrence honored with "Heavy Lifter" awards at the 2011 AWB Policy Summit
October 19-21, 2011 - Land Use Planner Anna Nelson will be attending the APA 2011 Washington and Oregon Joint Conference
September 13-16, 2011 - Jay Derr presented at Washington's Planning Directors Annual Joint Conference
September 13-14, 2011 - T.C. Richmond presented at the 2nd Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference
Partner Marni Wright appointed to the Housing Resources Group (HRG) Board of Directors
GordonDerr Scores Victory for Compass Housing Alliance
Partner T.C. Richmond named to Federal Climate Change Committee
Attorney Duncan Greene elected President of the Dockton Water Association
GordonDerr Team Earns LEED Green Associate Distinction
June 21, 2011 - Partner Tadas Kisielius spoke at the Regulatory Takings conference in Seattle
June 22-24, 2011 - Partner T.C. Richmond served on the Steering Committee and participated as a discussion leader for the 2011 Water Resources Law Forum in Vail, Colorado
June 2-3, 2011 - Partner Adam Gravley presented on Municipal Water Rights at the Water Law in Washington Conference
May 22-25, 2011 - Executive Director Julie Brandsness to Chair the 2011 ALA Annual Conference, "Imagine the Possibilities," in Orlando, Florida
May 19, 2011 - Partner Adam Gravley to speak on municipal water rights at The Seminar Group's Water Right Transfers seminar
May 18-20, 2011 - Partner Tadas Kisielius to speak at the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) Spring Meeting
May 12-13, 2011 - Partner Denice Trimble to present at the NEBC Brownfields & Land Revitalization Conference
Partner Marni Wright and land use planner Katie Cote earn distinctions.
May 4-6, 2011 - Partner Adam Gravley to co-present at the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho
April 29, 2011 - Partner Adam Gravley to speak at the Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys (WSAMA) Spring Conference
April 28-30, 2011 - Partners Jay Derr and Molly Lawrence spoke at the WSBA 2011 Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELUL) Midyear Meeting and Seminar
April 26, 2011 - GordonDerr participates in APA Planning Law Conference
April 9-12, 2011 - Land Use Planner Anna Nelson to speak at the 2011 APA National Planning Conference
March 28, 2011 - Partner Susan Shyne to speak at Commercial Real Estate Purchases & Sales Conference
March 25, 2011 - Adam Gravley and T.C. Richmond participate in upcoming Economic Alliance between Environmental and Business Interests Seminar
NEWS ALERT: FEMA Hits "Pause" on Updated Floodplain Maps
February 17 & 18, 2011 - Brent Carson speaks at Agriculture and Forestry Law in the Pacific Northwest
Congratulations to GordonDerr's newest partner, Tadas Kisielius
January 12, 2011 - Partner Brent Carson to speak at SEPA & NEPA Seminar
Supreme Court rules favorably in long awaited Municipal Water Law Case
GordonDerr teams with zHome
Partner Molly Lawrence featured in Puget Sound Business Journal
Best Lawyers names Jay Derr Environmental Lawyer of the Year 2011
December 2 & 3, 2010 - GD Partners Richard Moore and Susan Shyne will participate in 22nd Annual Conference on Commercial Real Estate Leases
November 2, 2010 - Approval Granted for Teanaway Solar Reserve
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranks GordonDerr as one of the Best Law Firms in America
Best Lawyers in America lists 9 GordonDerr partners as "Best Lawyers" 2011
November 3-4, 2010 - Partner Jay Derr to co-chair and T.C. Richmond to speak at Washington's Growth Management Act Conference
October 19-20, 2010 - Partner Marni Wright to speak at the 2010 Housing WA Conference
October 5-6, 2010 - Partner Brent Carson and Land Use Planner Anna Nelson to speak at the 2010 Washington Chapter APA Conference
August 10-13, 2010 - Managing Partner Jay Derr to speak at the 2010 Western Planner Conference
June 24, 2010 - Associate Attorney Ray Liaw graduates from Leadership Tomorrow
Four GordonDerr partners honored as "Leaders In Their Field" by Chambers & Partners 2010
June 4, 2010 - Attorney Tadas Kisielius presents at the 12th Annual Water Law in Washington Conference
GD client Orting Valley Farms receives Vision 2040 Award from Puget Sound Regional Council
UW law student Kate Warner receives 2010 Public Interest Environmental Law Grant
May 21, 2010 - Attorney Tadas Kisielius presents at Water Right Transfers in WA
May 6-8, 2010 - Partner Jay Derr panelist and partner Adam Gravley speaker at the 2010 ELUL Midyear
May 5-7, 2010 - Partner Molly Lawrence speaker at the 2010 WSAMA Spring Conference
April 6-7, 2010 - Partners Joel Gordon and Denice Trimble to speak at the 2010 Oregon Brownfields Conference
March 31, 2010 - Partner Brent Carson faculty member for WSBA seminar: Land Use and Environmental Due Diligence when Acquiring Property
9 GordonDerr attorneys named "Super Lawyers" 2010 by Washington Law & Politics
Once again, GD ranked #1 in Washington and #1 in Seattle for both Land Use and Environmental Law by Best Lawyers!!
Congratulations to our attorneys listed as "Rising Stars!"
GordonDerr ranked #1 by The Best Lawyers in America 2008
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