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Matt is a member of Graham & Dunn's Real Estate and Litigation Teams. His principal areas of practice include condemnation, real estate, and commercial litigation. Matt routinely advises and represents both municipal agencies and property owners regarding condemnation litigation and property valuation issues. Matt also regularly represents and counsels clients on commercial landlord-tenant law - including lease negotiations, lease disputes, workouts and unlawful detainer actions. Matt worked at Graham & Dunn as a full-time legal intern and law clerk while attending law school. He also externed with Sound Transit's legal department - providing legal research support and assisting the organization in its acquisition of real property as part of its capital improvement projects. Professional and Community Activities American Bar Association; Litigation Section; Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Litigation Committee Belltown Business Association, board member King County Bar Association Tacoma Human Rights Commission, Commissioner Washington State Bar Association Publications and Articles Author, Washington State Section; Law and Procedure of Eminent Domain in the 50 States; American Bar Association (2006) Co-Author, Part Eighteen: Eminent Domain; Washington Lawyers Practice Manual; King County Bar Association (2006 update) Education J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2004 B.A., Central Washington University, 2000.
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