Overview
Jack focuses on land use and real estate development issues for projects throughout the state of Washington.
Seattle Times Profile: “Power Broker & Deal Maker,” Oct 8, 2015
Recognition & Community Involvement
- 2010 Seattle Land Use Lawyer of the Year (Best Lawyers in America)
- Best Lawyers in America (1995-present)
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- Seattle Magazine: Best Lawyers in Seattle
- Washington Law & Politics: Superlawyer (Top 100 Washington lawyers)
- Washington Law & Politics: Top 40 Environmental Lawyers
- Downtown Seattle Association
- Chair (2012-14)
- General Counsel/Board of Trustees (1989-2020)
- Urban Land Institute (former Seattle Chapter Trustee)
- Pike Place Market Foundation (former Board member)
- Mountains to Sound Greenway (former Board member)
- Municipal League (former Board member)
- Seattle-King County Convention & Visitors' Bureau (former Board member)
- WSBA Environmental and Land Use Law Section
Education
- Harvard College, A.B.
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
- Commencement Orator