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Land-use attorneys

McCullough Hill

McCullough Hill is a Seattle law firm whose practice areas are land use, real estate, business and corporate law, land use litigation and mediation, environmental law, and condemnation and eminent domain. It represents private and public entities in development projects and business transactions throughout the state of Washington.

Land use work runs through the entitlement process: strategic advice on project conditions, State Environmental Policy Act compliance, critical areas, transportation concurrency, impact fees, vesting strategies, design review, development agreements, code amendments, rezones and comprehensive plan amendments. When approvals are contested, the firm litigates zoning and permit appeals before hearing examiners, city councils, boards and state courts. Land use attorneys pair with the firm's transactional lawyers on acquisitions, financing, leases, joint ventures and outside general counsel work.

The firm says its practice spans over thirty years and covers all of Washington plus other states in the West, and its portfolio page reports a portfolio size of 175 million square feet. Site metadata describes McCullough Hill Leary, PS as an eleven-attorney firm. Published matters include the Starbucks headquarters, the Space Needle, the Seattle Great Wheel, a phased Expedia development permitting up to 1.9 million square feet of office, the SODO Arena project and a downtown Kirkland master plan. One attorney profile lists townhome, apartment, mobile home, condominium and single-family projects throughout Washington.

The office is at 701 5th Avenue, Suite 6600, Seattle. No fees or rates are published, and the site uses both McCullough Hill PLLC and McCullough Hill Leary, PS, so confirm the engaging entity and which attorney covers your jurisdiction and asset type before instructing.

Best for

Owners and developers entitling projects in Washington jurisdictions who need permitting, SEPA or Growth Management Act work, or an appeal before a hearing examiner. Not the firm for a routine out-of-state closing.

What they do

  • Land use entitlements and permitting
  • Rezones, code amendments and comprehensive plan amendments
  • SEPA and environmental review
  • Land use litigation and mediation
  • Condemnation and eminent domain
  • Commercial real estate acquisitions and development
  • Environmental due diligence and transactions
  • Business and corporate transactions

Details

AttributeValue
Team size11-50 employees

What stands out

  • The firm's portfolio page reports a portfolio size of 175 million square feet.
  • Says its practice spans over thirty years and covers all of Washington and many other states throughout the West.
  • Site metadata describes McCullough Hill Leary, PS as an eleven-attorney firm.
  • Published matters include the Starbucks headquarters, the Space Needle, the Seattle Great Wheel and phased Expedia permitting of up to 1.9 million square feet of office.