Jacquie’s representative matters:

• Prevailed in multi-million-dollar litigation protecting a property owner’s vested rights under a development agreement, and constructively resolved the litigation and damages through a development agreement.

• Advised a brewery on land use and shoreline code requirements to build a new brewery location that is now open.

• Defended a large-scale development proposal against a land use appeal involving complex appeal issues, including environmental contamination.

• Successfully defended a student housing development against appeal.

• Resolved a dispute regarding wetlands and critical areas that prevented development on a property.

• Successfully represented a developer in litigation through the Court of Appeals to resolve claims related to demolition permits brought by a neighboring property owner under the Land Use Petition Act.

• Represented a major institution in obtaining the approvals needed for a new campus building. This entitlement process required litigation against the City of Seattle and local landmarks preservation groups.

• Successfully represented a residential developer in litigation to invalidate a provision of Seattle’s Design Review ordinance.

• Represented a national company in a four-week jury trial involving contractual, environmental and insurance issues.

• Successfully represented a potentially liable party in navigating insurance and reaching the resolution of claims under MTCA for the costs of investigation and remediation of petroleum products released from a commercial tanker truck during a freeway accident.​
   

Education:

• ​University of Oregon School of Law, Juris Doctor (JD), graduated Order of the Coif, top 1% of the class

• Western Governors University, Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education (MA)​​

• Western Washington University, Bachelor of Arts (BA), double major in Environmental Policy & Planning and History, magna cum laude, awarded Outstanding Graduate in History