Unlike many real estate practitioners, I have experience appearing in court and before administrative bodies in multiple jurisdictions. This background informs my ability to navigate the intricacies of contractual documents to minimize risk and increase client benefits. I regularly advise developers, ?landowners, and landlords on real estate transactions and commercial leasing matters. Through the course of every representation, I build relationships with ?clients to understand their objectives and strategically ?meet their goals.?In correlation with my real estate practice, I focus on utility-scale renewable energy development. I assist my clients with all phases of development, beginning with site control, obtaining land use entitlements, and negotiating ancillary agreements. I have obtained land use entitlements on behalf of developers for over 30 Oregon solar projects. I ?also assist my clients in navigating construction finance transactions and the purchase and sale of energy ?project portfolios.? I am active in the renewable energy community and have sat on the Board of the Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association (OSSIA) for the past several years.Early in my legal career, I was an Assistant Attorney General for the American Samoa Office of the ?Attorney General. There, I worked with the U.S. Department of Labor to bring the territorial government ?into compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. I also acted as in-house counsel to various government ?departments. Prior to my time in American Samoa, I represented California hospitals and inpatient ?psychiatric facilities in medical malpractice actions. In my time as a litigator, I regularly appeared in state, federal and bankruptcy courts. My background in multiple ?jurisdictions helps me to pivot quickly to address a broad range of client needs.?

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• Lewis & Clark Law School, Juris Doctor degree (2008)
• University of Colorado Boulder, Bachelor of Arts degree, Environmental Studies (2002)

Significant Accomplishments

• Advises and consults with developers and landowners on real estate and land use matters, including a variety of real estate transactions, zoning analyses, and obtaining land use entitlements.
• Performs due diligence for real estate transactions, including review of title reports, escrow documents, closing documents, deeds, easements, legal descriptions, environmental reviews, and surveys.
• Negotiates and prepares commercial leases, ground leases, property and business sale agreements, deeds, entity formation documents, and contracts.
• Works with developers and community associations, including homeowner associations and condominium associations, regarding association formation, drafting governing documents, turnover, and ongoing association governance and disputes.
• Represents commercial landlords and tenants in resolution of landlord-tenant disputes.
• Represents clients before administrative bodies.
• Provides municipal government advice, including drafting and amendment of policies and resolutions, research and analysis of complex legal issues, and drafting and negotiating of agreements and contracts.
• Represented numerous utility-scale solar developers in the Pacific Northwest to obtain necessary entitlements and assisted them in real estate transactions, including ground leases and sale of solar energy portfolios.

• OP-ED: Time Running Out to Take Advantage of Oregon Rebate Program
• Leveraging Solar and Stand-Alone Development Incentives in the Federal Inflation Act
• OP-ED: Large Cities Preparing to Allow Middle Housing in Residential Areas
• Oregon HOA's and Condo Associations Need to Omit Discriminatory Language in Governing Documents
• OP-ED: Tips for Developing, Transitioning Community Association Projects
• Oregon Housing and Community Landlord Compensation Fund

Seminar

• Storage Solutions: A Path Towards a Sustainable Grid
• Energy Transitions in the Northwest Forum
• Renewable Energy Projects: Development, Easements, Leases and Funding