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• About Us
• Firm Awards & Recognition
• Firm Culture

People

• Julie Brandsness
• Linda Brown
• Brent Carson
• Katie Cote, AICP
• Jay Derr
• Alina Gola-Skelly
• Patty Goldsmith
• Joel Gordon
• Adam Gravley
• Duncan Greene
• Seth Gustafson
• Wayne Gustafson
• Connie Jacobson
• Dale Johnson
• Tadas Kisielius
• Mandie Kleiss-Acres
• Molly Lawrence
• Ray Liaw
• Linda Lightfoot
• Rusty Martin
• Pat McShea
• Keith Moxon
• Anna Marie Nelson, AICP
• Rachel Nervik
• Terese (T.C.) Neu Richmond
• Jessica Roper
• Susan Shyne
• Bruce Siddons
• Denice Trimble
• David Van Skike

Careers

• Associates, Summer
• Associates, Z
• Land Use Planners
• Staff

Representative Experience

• 21 Acres
• Alexandria Real Estate Equities
• Briar Development
• Cascade Water Alliance
• City of Bainbridge Island
• City of Bellevue
• City of Roslyn
• City of Snoqualmie
• City of Tacoma
• City of Washington
• Clear Valley Environmental Farm, LLC
• Columbia & Garfield Counties
• Garfield and Columbia Counties - Windfarm Project
• Gemini Construction
• Greenbridge
• Haggen/Top Foods, Inc.
• Hawkins Companies
• Hylebos Waterway
• Kenetech - Windfarm Project
• Kitsap County
• Kittitas County
• Lorig Associates
• Moses Lake
• Moses Lake Ethanol Project
• Northwest Hospital - Medical Waste Incinerator
• Northwest Racing, Inc.
• Port of Walla Walla
• Port of Walla Walla
• Puget Sound Energy
• Puget Sound Energy - Wildhorse and Hopkins Ridge Windfarm Projects
• Salishan
• Skagit County
• Starbuck Power Project
• Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)
• Triple L
• Tulalip Tribes
• University of Washington
• Wards Cove
• Washington Water Utilities Council
• Westfield Corporation – Southcenter Mall

Community

• Community Involvement
• PILA Environmental Law Grant
• Sponsorships
• Thanksgiving Program

Updates

• 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

Industries

• Cities and Counties
• Educational and Health Care Institutions
• Environmental/Natural Resources
• Housing
• Institutional Ownership (REITs, Pensions Funds)
• Land Development
• Municipal Government
• Ports, Airports, and Marinas
• Private Non-Profit Housing
• Property Management
• Public Housing Authorities
• Real Estate
• Renewable Energy
• Retail
• Single Family and Multi-Family Housing Development
• Telecommunications
• Utilities

News & Events

• 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

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Environmental
• Land Use
• Land Use Planning
• Real Estate
• Water

Practice SubAreas

• Administrative Appeals
• Appeals
• Arbitration
• Citizen Suits
• Clean Water Act
• Climate Change
• Development
• Due Diligence
• Environmental Damage Claims
• Environmental Litigation
• Financing
• General Litigation
• GMA Planning & Compliance
• Hazardous Waste
• Hazardous Waste
• Land Use Litigation
• Land Use Litigation
• Land Use Petition Act (LUPA)
• Leasing
• Municipal Land Use
• Municipal Water Supply
• Permit Due Diligence, Acquisition & Expediting
• Planning Process & Environmental Review
• Policy & Code Development
• Project Management & Permitting
• Purchase & Sale
• Real Estate/Real Property Litigation
• SEPA/NEPA
• SEPA/NEPA Assessments
• Site Planning, Sustainable Development, & Urban Design
• Successful Settlement
• Superfund/CERCLA
• Trial Practice
• Water and Sewer Infrastructure
• Water Quality
• Water Quality
• Water Rights
• Water Transfers and Transactions
• Wetlands
• Wetlands
• Wildlife & Habitat