CH&’s bankruptcy attorney John Rizzardi and business litigation attorney Stephen VanDerhoef were once again selected to the Washington Super Lawyers Top 100 list. The complete list of CH& attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers is below.

This meeting unites next generation lawyers who are members of Mackrell International from across the country to discuss professional development and business development opportunities in an interactive manner to develop relationships and benefit from one another’s expertise.

This forum will focus on the current state of office investment and development across Seattle and the future of the office itself.

On May 21, 2019, Governor Inslee signed the recently passed Washington State Senate Bill 5998 (“SB 5998”), which will impose new rates and rules for real estate excise taxes (“REET”) in Washington State beginning January 1, 2020.

The Washington State Legislature has passed a new Bill that restricts noncompete agreements. The Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1450 (“ESHB 1450” or the “Noncompete Bill”), ratified by Governor Inslee on May 8, 2019, places new parameters on noncompete agreements. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

Representing Dick’s Drive-In and a coalition of property owners, CH& attorney John Hempelmann attended the recent Sound Transit Board meeting which voted 15-2 in favor of removing the Kent Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) properties, including Dick’s Drive-In, from sites to be studied for the 30-acre Operations and Maintenance Facility.

“We are very pleased to welcome this group to Cairncross & Hempelmann,” said Matt Hanna, Managing Partner of Cairncross & Hempelmann. “We have been intentional in the growth of our firm as well as the growth of our litigation practice, all with a focus on better serving our clients.

Steve provides property owners and condemnors the highest quality of representation throughout the eminent domain process.