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Seattle Land Use Law Lawyer
Overview
Extensive litigation experience in land use and environmental law representing in a wide variety of administrative and judicial forums. Litigation on environmental issues has ranged from complex litigation with statewide implications involving over a dozen state agencies, several federal agencies, and numerous local jurisdictions across the state to litigation involving single sites within a single jurisdiction.
Advising individuals and organizations on comprehensive planning, development regulations, and enforcement of land use laws.
Frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars on land use and environmental law.
About Claudia M. Newman
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Practice Areas
- Land Use Law
- State and National Environmental Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Washington
- Missouri
Other Affiliations
- Washington Conservation Voters -- King County Chapter, 1996 - 2003 (Member, Board of Directors)
- Washington Conservation Voters -- King County Chapter, 1997 - 1999 (Co-Chair)
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Energy Facility Siting, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Code Enforcement Task Force for King County Council, 1997 - Present (Member)
- Referendum 48/No on "164", 1995 (Legal Committee)
- Northwest Fund for the Environment, 2011 - 2019 (Board of Trustees)
- Washington Environmental Council, 2008 - 2014 (Board of Directors)
- Cascadia Green Building Council, 2007 - 2010 (Board of Directors)
- WSBA ADR/ELUL Land Use and Environmental Mediation Committee, 2012 - Present (Member)
- Washington State Dept. of Ecology SEPA Rulemaking Advisory Committee, 2012 - 2013 (Member)
Past Positions
- Bricklin & Gendler, LLP, Associate Attorney
Education
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1994
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Barrister - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1988
B.A.
Major: Mathematics and Philosophy
Articles
Published Works
- City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund: Searching for Plain Meaning in Unambiguous Ambiguity, (Co-author with Richard J. Lazarus), 4 N.Y.U. Envtl. L. J., 1995
Office Information
Address
1424 4th AvenueSuite 500 Seattle, WA 98101
Phone
Fax
- 206-264-9300
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Claudia M. Newman
Honors
- Washington Top Women Lawyers, 2020 - Present
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