(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
Attorneys, real estate professionals, land owners, developers, governmental officials, planners, consultants and engineers
New administrations, new regulatory developments and new environmental conditions combine to bring about constant change and evolution in land development for public and private entities alike. During this two-day seminar, you will hear about the New King County Vision for growth and development, latest developments in water supply issues, low impact development requirements, evolving shoreline regulations, the impacts from FEMA's changes to the area's floodplain maps, and ongoing development in the world of climate change, to name a few.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear the latest information from some of the best land use professionals in Washington.
~ Molly A. Lawrence, Esq. and Eric Laschever, Esq., Program Co-Chairs
Eric Laschever, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Molly A. Lawrence, Esq., Program Co-Chair
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Strategies for reviving economic expansion; managing and enciting development to achieve social policy goals such as affordable housing and LID; streamlining permitting; dealing with the concerns that led to Ballot Measure 1033
Fred Jarrett, Deputy County Executive
King County Council / Seattle, WA
Supreme Court water rights cases; continuing issues with exempt wells in Kititas County; whether harvesting rainwater triggers the need for water rights; applicability of sustainable use concepts to water supply
Jeff B. Kray, Esq.
Marten Law / Seattle, WA
Joe Mentor, Jr., Esq.
Mentor Law Group PLLC / Seattke, WA
Update on recent Shoreline Hearings Board decisions
Eric S. Laschever, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Local government updates on Shoreline Master Programs
Margaret Clancy, PWS, Senior Project Manager
ESA Adolfson / Seattle, WA
Hal Hart, AICP, Development Services Director
City of Woodinville / Woodinville, WA
Peter Skowlund, Senior Environmental Planner
Washington State Department of Ecology / Olympia, WA
Litigation and response; new legal updates
Lori Terry Gregory, Esq.
Foster Pepper PLLC / Seattle, WA
New guidance for implementation: LID and the Puget Sound Initiative
Curtis Hinman, WSU Extension Faculty, Watershed Ecologist
WSU Pierce County Extension / Tacoma, WA
Berni Johnston, Principal and Project Manager
Team4 Engineering / Poulsbo, WA
William Leif, P.E., Compliance Coordinator
Environmental Programs Compliance Specialist
Snohomish County Public Works / Everett, WA
Appellate Court decisions
Phil A. Olbrechts, Esq.
Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C. / Seattle, WA
Growth Management Hearings Boards and Pollution Control Hearings Board decisions
Edward G. McGuire, Esq., President
E.G. McGuire & Associates LLC / Tacoma, WA
What's been proposed; how the major players line up; what is still pending and the prospects for passage
Business perspective
Patrick J. Schneider, Esq.
Foster Pepper PLLC / Seattle, WA
Environmental perspective
April Putney, Co-Director, Statewide Policy & Advocacy
Futurewise / Seattle, WA
Planner perspective
Michael Shaw, Esq., Attorney/Lobbyist
Shaw-Government Relations / Seattle, WA
Eric Laschever, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Molly A. Lawrence, Esq., Program Co-Chair
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Update on pending next steps for addressing climate change with an impact on land use
Terese (T.C.) Richmond, Esq., Moderator
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Hedia Adelsman, Executive Policy Advisor
Washington State Department of Ecology / Olympia, WA
Hilary Franz, Esq., Council Member
City of Bainbridge Island / Bainbridge Island, WA
Mark D. Kulaas, AICP, Director, Land Services
Douglas County Washington / East Wenatchee, WA
Current issues; progress towards implementation; how the impact on development in floodplains is shaping up; how governments can deal with biological opinion
Molly A. Lawrence, Esq., Program Co-Chair
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Mark Carey, Mitigation Division Director
Federal Emergency Management Agency / Bothell, WA
Gerry Ervine, Land Use Manager
City of Everett / Everett, WA
National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 developments, including recent decision by the Keeper of the National Register regarding eligibility of Nantucket Sound for listing in the National Register of Historic Places
Michael P. O'Connell, Esq.
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Agency priorities and tips from the regulators
Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., State Historic Preservation Officer
Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation / Olympia, WA
Tribal perspective vis-a'-vis tribal and state cultural property protection laws
Gabriel S. Galanda, Esq.
Galanda Broadman, PLLC / Seattle, WA
Update on the Federal Rule on Compensatory Mitigation: The requirement of utilizing a watershed approach for selection sites; the Rule's emphasis on programmatic mitigation; integration of the watershed approach and cumulative impacts analysis
Michael J. Lamprecht, Suoth Puget Sound Section Chief, Seattle District Regulatory Branch
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers / Seattle, WA
Rising above the minimum standards; an analysis of factors and attitudes that can lead to ethical shortcomings; ethical implications of law as a profession
Jeffrey B. Van Duzer, Esq., Dean, School of Business and Economics
Seattle Pacific University / Seattle, WA
There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for 13 WA CLE credits including 1 Ethics credit. WA Real Estate and AICP credits are pending. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the course materials (either a binder or searchable CD), is available for $1005. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or from the date we receive payment.
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Eric Laschever, Program Co-Chair, member of Stoel Rives LLP, practices land use, hazardous waste and environmental law. He focuses on helping private and public clients secure and defend land use and environmental permits and approvals.
Full bio and contact info for Eric Laschever at Stoel Rives LLP
Eric Laschever, Program Co-Chair, member of Stoel Rives LLP, practices land use, hazardous waste and environmental law. He focuses on helping private and public clients secure and defend land use and environmental permits and approvals.
Full bio and contact info for Eric Laschever at Stoel Rives LLP
Molly A. Lawrence, Program Co-Chair, partner at GordonDerr LLP, focuses on land use law, including federal, state and local requirements, drafting new and revised development regulations and development agreements. She advises clients through the legislative process and counsels on flood hazard regulations.
Full bio and contact info for Molly A. Lawrence at GordonDerr LLP
Fred Jarrett, Special Opening Address, Deputy County Executive of King County, focuses on the County's strategic plan for articulating the reform agenda under the new King County Executive. Previously, he worked in the Washington State House and Senate on education (Vice-Chair of Higher Education Committee), transportation and improving government performance.
Terese (T.C.) Richmond, Moderator, partner with GordonDerr LLP, focuses on environmental, land use and water law, with emphasis on policy. She was on the Washington State's SEPA/Climate Change Advisory Group and now is on Ecology's SEPA Climate Group.
Hedia Adelsman is Executive Policy Advisor in the Office of the Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology.
Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., State Historic Preservation Officer at the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, focuses on overall program administration, budget and environmental review of transportation projects.
Mark Carey, Mitigation Division Director at Federal Emergency Management Agency, focuses on the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program and Risk Analysis and Risk Reduction programs for northwestern states.
Margaret Clancy, PWS, Senior Project Manager, ESA Adolfson, streamlines environmental review and permit processes, obtains Section 404 permits, water quality certifications, Hydraulic Project Approvals, shoreline permits and ESA section 7 compliance.
Gerry Ervine, Land Use Manager, City of Everett, supervises the land use review process, including environmental and other project permit reviews.
Hilary Franz, Council Member for the City of Bainbridge Island, focuses on real estate, land use and environmental law issues.
Gabriel S. Galanda, partner at Galanda Broadman, PLLC, focuses on complex, multi-party Indian law and gaming litigation and assists tribal governments and Indian-owned corporations with economic development and diversification initiatives.
Lori Terry Gregory, partner, Chair of the Environmental Practice Group at Foster Pepper PLLC, is experienced with NPDES permits, State Waste Discharge Permits, stormwater, reuse, Section 404 permits, aquatic leases and easements, and water rights.
Full bio and contact info for Lori Terry Gregory at Foster Pepper PLLC
Hal Hart, AICP, Development Services Director, City of Woodinville, oversaw the completion and adoption of the Shoreline Master Program and is implementing the City's restoration action plan.
Curtis Hinman, Associate Professor, Washington State University Extension and Affiliate Faculty with the Department of Natural Resources Sciences, directs water resource programs to protect water quality and aquatic habitat in Puget Sound basin.
Berni Johnston, Principal and Project Manager at Team4 Engineering, handles feasibility analyses, site layouts and infrastructure, project approvals, construction and compliance.
Jeff B. Kray, partner at Marten Law, focuses on water resources, water quality, and complex environmental litigation, including CERCLA site remediation.
Mark D. Kulaas, AICP, is Director of Land Services, Douglas County Washington.
Michael J. Lamprecht, South Puget Sound Section Chief for the Seattle District Regulatory Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, oversees the WSDOT liaison program, the Compensatory Mitigation Program, and Aquaculture.
William Leif, Environmental Compliance Programs Coordinator for Snohomish County Public Works Surface Water Management Division, works on technical and regulatory issues for stormwater, salmon recovery, in-stream flow regulations, low impact development, water supply and critical areas.
Edward G. McGuire, President of E.G. McGuire & Associates LLC, provides GMA/SMA consulting, mediation and hearing examiner services. Previously, he was attorney member of the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.
Joe Mentor, Jr., partner at Mentor Law Group PLLC, focuses on water resources, land use and natural resources developments. He advises on funding issues and water-related legislation.
Michael P. O'Connell, partner at Stoel Rives LLP, focuses on natural resources, environmental, energy, water rights and Indian law matters involving project development.
Full bio and contact info for Michael P. O'Connell at Stoel Rives LLP
Phil A. Olbrechts, member in Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C.'s Municipal Practice Area, focuses on land use law and is the Hearing Examiner for several municipalities.
April Putney, Co-Director, Statewide Policy & Advocacy at Futurewise, coordinates statewide policy and field activities. Previously, she worked to protect citizens and communities from impacts of irresponsible development in Washington and New Jersey.
Patrick J. Schneider, member at Foster Pepper PLLC, focuses on land use and municipal law, including SEPA, shorelines permitting, historic preservation and the Growth Management Act.
Full bio and contact info for Patrick J. Schneider at Foster Pepper PLLC
Patrick J. Schneider, member at Foster Pepper PLLC, focuses on land use and municipal law, including SEPA, shorelines permitting, historic preservation and the Growth Management Act.
Michael Shaw, contract lobbyist of Shaw-Government Relations, represents the Washington Chapter of the APA in Olympia, the Washington State Transit Association, Pierce County and Washington State Boundary Review Board Association.
Peter Skowlund, Senior Environmental Planner with the Washington State Department of Ecology's Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, is responsible for statewide implementation of the Shoreline Master Program Guidelines.
Jeffrey B. Van Duzer is Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University and is Professor of Business Law and Ethics.
