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Court of Appeals Reaffirms Public Utility District Authority to Condemn State School Trust Lands

Foster Pepper attorneys assist Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County in condemning easements needed for construction of new transmission line In 1930, in the first-ever initiative to the people of the State of Washington, the voters authorized Public Utility Districts. At the same time, the people of the State authorized PUDs to condemn certain State lands that may be necessary for public purposes. More than 80 years later, Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals on May 7, 2013, affirmed the right of ...

Oxford Press publishes The Washington State Constitution Second Edition, co-authored by FP Attorney Hugh Spitzer

April 25, 2013 – Oxford University Press today released The Washington State Constitution Second Edition, co-authored by Foster Pepper PLLC attorney Hugh Spitzer and retired Washington State Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter. The second edition has been expanded to detail the impact of the late nineteenth century Populist movement on both the structure and content of Washington’s constitution, drafted in 1889. “Since the first edition a dozen years ago, the Washington State Constitution has really come into its own,” said Spitzer. ...

Foster Pepper Public Finance Practice Ranks First in the Nation for Top Bond Counsel (Competitive)

April 18, 2013 – Foster Pepper’s Public Finance group is ranked first in the Top Bond Counsel (Competitive) category, having served as bond counsel in connection with the competitive offering of more municipal bonds than any other firm in the nation with the issuance of $1.7 billion in bonds, according to Thomson Reuters’ First Quarter 2013 rankings. Foster Pepper was also ranked ninth nationally in the Top Bond Counsel category (with equal credit given to each firm) and tenth nationally in the Top Bond Counsel (with full credit given to ...

Foster Pepper Highlights Pro Bono Projects in Annual Report

April 16, 2013 - Foster Pepper has issued its Pro Bono Annual Report, highlighting just a few of the cases and projects that led to Foster Pepper attorneys providing more than 4,000 pro bono hours, worth more than $1.5 million in 2012. Commitment to pro bono projects by all attorneys led the firm to being named as one of the Top Ten Pro Bono organizations by The National Law Journal. Attorneys from all practice groups worked in conjunction with nonprofit organizations, state and regional bar associations, and the Domestic ...

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