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Stephan O. Fjelstad - Seattle, WA
1200 Fifth AvenueSuite 1550 Seattle, WA 98101- 3146
Peryea Silver Taylor
Seattle Community Association Law Lawyer
Overview
My practice centers on general counsel, contract drafting and dispute resolution for community association clients. Services include covenants interpretation & enforcement, construction contract drafting, major building repair & rehabilitation project guidance, association governance, and general vendor agreements review and revision.
I have been serving community association clients principally since I joined this law firm in 2007...
My practice centers on general counsel, contract drafting and dispute resolution for community association clients. Services include covenants interpretation & enforcement, construction contract drafting, major building repair & rehabilitation project guidance, association governance, and general vendor agreements review and revision.
I have been serving community association clients principally since I joined this law firm in 2007...
My practice centers on general counsel, contract drafting and dispute resolution for community association clients. Services include covenants interpretation & enforcement, construction contract drafting, major building repair & rehabilitation project guidance, association governance, and general vendor agreements review and revision.
I have been serving community association clients principally since I joined this law firm in 2007. Immediately prior to joining this firm, I was owner of a law firm practicing commercial and real property litigation, and business advising. Before that I was a full time litigator with the Seattle law firm Tousley Brain Stephens and with the San Francisco firm Carroll, Burdick & McDonough.
I have lectured and presented at Washington State Community Association Institute (WSCAI) educational events and at Continuing Legal Education seminars on various topics such as short-term rentals, view covenants and impairment law, general primers on homeowner association law, architectural design review and enforcement in community associations, non-profit corporation records policies and retention duties, construction contracts, and surface water diversion and lateral support law. I have contributed articles to the WSCAI Journal and other publications, and most recently have served on the WSCAI Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution.
About Stephan O. Fjelstad
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney Shareholder
Languages
- English (Primary)
Practice Areas
- Community Association Law 90%
- Business Counsel & Advising 5%
- Contracts Law and Drafting 5%
Litigation
- 5%
Representative Clients
- Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue Condominium Association, Seattle (Downtown)
- 2200 Condominium Association, Seattle (Westlake)
- Redmond Ridge Residential Association, Redmond
- Snoqualmie Ridge Residential Association, Snoqualmie
- Royal Crest Condominium Association, Seattle (Downtown)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1987
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
Other Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
- Washington State Community Assn. Institute, 2007 - Present (Member)
Pro Bono Activities
- Waterfront Landings Condominium, Board of Directors, 2014 - Present
- Real Change, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2008
Past Positions
- Stephan O. Fjelstad PLLC, Attorney, Owner, 2000 - 2006
- Tousley Brain Stephens, PLLC, Attorney, 1987 - 1999
Education
- University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1986
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Distinguished Graduate Scholar - Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1979
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship
Major: History
References
References
- Ferdinand Boyce
- Jerry Ringenberg
- Kristen Ledbetter
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
1200 Fifth AvenueSuite 1550 Seattle, WA 98101- 3146
Phone
Fax
- 206-858-6368
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Closed Saturday, Sunday, and court holidays
Achievements
Honors
- Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright-Hays Commission, 1979 - 1980
- PLU Alumni Merit Scholar Award, 1976 - 1979
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