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Land Use &
Development Permitting
Guiding your projects through the intricacies of planning, zoning and environmental review
For more than 75 years, we have been providing our clients with exceptional legal guidance across virtually every aspect of land use law.
Our experience includes representing private and public clients on all sizes of projects, from small in-fill developments to large residential, mixed-use, commercial and public works projects. We have counseled our clients through many complex public-private projects, including infrastructure and transportation, sports stadiums and facilities, and public buildings.
Our practice and attorneys are consistently ranked in the top tiers of Best Lawyers® and the Chambers USA legal directory. Chambers recently noted the group’s particular strength in complex litigation arising from a range of commercial, industrial and mixed-use projects, and its extensive work related to major infrastructure projects.
We have vast experience representing clients in nearly all aspects of land use law, including:
Litigation before administrative boards and all levels of judicial review, including the Superior Court, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court
- Site acquisition
- Land use and environmental due diligence
- Planning, zoning and subdivision regulation
- Project permits and approvals from local, state and federal regulatory agencies
- Growth Management Act compliance
- Shorelines and wetlands regulation
- Environmental remediation and cost recovery
- Water quality and water resources
"The team is efficient and very accessible at all times."
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"Foster Garvey is great to work with. They have great talent and interdepartmental talent to meet our needs."
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Foster Garvey Recognized Among Nation’s Top Firms in 2025 Chambers USA Guide; 26 Attorneys and 13 Practices Ranked
6.5.25
Foster Garvey Welcomes Environmental Litigation Associate Noah Mikell
6.2.25
Foster Garvey Expands Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Practice
4.1.25
Foster Garvey Featured in Best Law Firms® 2025, Earns National and Metropolitan Honors
11.7.24
Oregon State Bar Real Estate and Land Use Annual Conference 2025
8.21.25
“Legal Descriptions, Deeds and Land Surveys,” Washington Real Estate Law Online Seminar
12.9.24
Real Estate Case Law Update at the 2024 Real Estate and Land Use Conference
8.8.24
“Easements in Oregon,” The Seminar Group
6.21.24
Unlocking Clean Energy Investments: New Elective Payment Credits for State and Local Governments
2.7.24
Understanding the Latest Federal Wetlands Rulings: A Guide for Property Owners and Developers
1.11.24
Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program Creates Opportunity for Tribes to Combat Climate Change and Generate Governmental Revenues
5.4.23
Seattle City Council Adopts Multiple Ordinances for Rental Properties
5.19.20
Navigating New Camping Terrain: Grants Pass v. Johnson and Its Impacts on Real Estate
1.1.25
“Seattle’s Inclusionary Zoning Scheme May Face Challenges,” Law360
4.17.19
A Comparative Analysis: Legal and Historical Analysis of Protecting Indigenous Cultural Rights Involving Land Disputes in Japan, New Zealand, and Hawai‘i
1.1.19
Balanced development is threatened by I-933
8.11.06
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