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vCard »Examples of the many innovative projects in which John has been involved include:
- Landmark commercial, mixed-use, hotel, residential and institutional urban developments
- Major open space, conservation and TDR transactions in Washington and Maine
- Development of Suncadia (Washington’s first master planned resort)
- Development of the first Major Industrial Development under the provisions of the State Growth Management Act
- Major mineral resource developments
- Georgetown University (B.A., Honors Program, 1964)
- Georgetown University (M.A., Government, 1969)
- University of Washington (J.D., 1969)
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Supreme Court
- US District Court, Western District of Washington
- US District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US Supreme Court
- BTI Client Service All-Stars Award Recipient, The BTI Consulting Group
- Super Lawyers Award Recipient, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
- Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers Award Recipient, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
- Best Lawyer in Land Use & Zoning Law, Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyer in Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyer in Litigation - Real Estate, Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyer in Real Estate Law, Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Top Lawyer Award Recipient, Seattle Magazine
- Top Lawyer - Real Estate Award Recipient, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
- Top Business Lawyer Award Recipient, Seattle Business Magazine
- Top Business Lawyer in Land Use & Zoning Law Award Recipient, Seattle Business Magazine
- Top Business Lawyer in Real Estate Law Award Recipient, Seattle Business Magazine
- League of Justice - Environmental & Land Use Award Recipient, Washington CEO Magazine
- Top 100 Attorneys Award Recipient, Washington CEO Magazine
- Butch Blum Award of Excellence, Legal Arena Award Recipient
- Top (Band 1) Ranked Lawyer - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Award Recipient, Chambers USA
- Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent™ (AV* "recognized for the highest level of professional excellence")
*AV Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies. - Urban Land Institute, Northwest District Council, Vice Chair and Executive Committee
- Urban Land Institute, Transit Oriented Development Council, Vice Chair
- Quality Growth Alliance, Zoning & Entitlements, Chair
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation, President, Board of Governors
- Puget Sound Regional Council, Growing Transit Communities Oversight Committee, Member
- LOCUS, Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, National Steering Committee, Member
- Seattle Community Development Roundtable, Member
- Association of Washington Business, Enviornmental Affairs Committee, Land Use Committee, Regulatory Reform Committee, and Transportation Committee, Member
- Washington Forest Protection Association, Legal Advisor
- Seattle Repertory Theater, Trustee Emeritus and Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- Crozier Society, Archdiocese of Seattle, Member
- Leadership Committee of the Alaskan Way Viaduct/Seawall Coalition, Former Member
- Urban Land Institute, Reality Check 2008, Land Use & Transportation Program, Former Co-Chair
- Legal Trust of the Building Industry Association of Washington, Former Chairman
- Center for Environmental Policy, Former Advisory Board Member
- Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Former Board Member
- Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties Growth Management Task Force, Former Chair
- Washington Parks Foundation, Former President
- Washington State CTED/Ecology SEPA/GMA Task Force, Former Member
- Choose An Effective City Council (CHECC), Former President
- King County Neighbors In Need, Former President
- “Mr. Hopeful,” Washington Law & Politics Magazine’s Washington Super Lawyers 2011, July 2011
- Real Property Deskbook – Chapter 96 – Comprehensive Plans – co-written with Staci Jeske
- Real Property Deskbook – Chapter 105 – Housing – co-written with Janet Garrow
- "Using the Initiative Process to Call a Constitutional Convention in Washington," Washington Law Review, 1971
- “Transportation Planning & Development,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, WA, March 16, 2012
- “New Economic Alliance Between Environmental and Business Interests,” The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, March 25, 2011
- “SEPA & NEPA,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, WA, January 12, 2011
- “Developing Wind Power in the Northwest,” The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, November 12 & 13, 2009
- “Transit Oriented Development,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, WA, September 18, 2009
- “Green or Sustainable Construction,” Lorman Education Services, Seattle, WA, March 24, 2009
- “Growth Management Act 2008,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, WA, December 15 & 16, 2008
- “Growth Management,” Law Seminars International, Seattle, WA, November 14 & 15, 2005
- “Zoning & Land Use in Washington,” Lorman Business Center, September 27, 2002
- “Permitting/Land Use - Successful Permitting Strategies,” March 25 & 26, 1999