David J. Petersen

Education:
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law - University of California, Berkeley, 1998
Order of the Coif
Recipient, Jamison Award: Excellence in Scholarship and Advocacy
B.A., magna cum laude, Syracuse University, 1991

Biography:

David is a partner in our Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group, and is co-chair of our Energy Practice Group. He focuses his practice on renewable energy, real estate development and local government law.  His areas of expertise include:

• Renewable Energy – David handles real estate, title, financing and permitting matters for utility-scale wind and solar energy development projects in the Pacific Northwest, California and across the country.
• Real Estate Transactions – David regularly represents clients in real estate purchase and sale transactions and commercial leasing. He assists both tenants and landlords in lease negotiations and dispute resolution, and counsels landowners in disputes with neighbors on issues involving encroachments, easements, water rights and land-related matters.
• Land Use Counsel – David's experience in real estate development ranges from large-scale residential subdivisions in California's Central Valley, to renewable energy projects in the Columbia Gorge, to small commercial and retail developments across Oregon.  He has appeared before numerous permitting bodies including the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, the Oregon Energy Facilities Siting Council, and several Oregon and California cities and counties.

Professional Organizations:
Oregon State Bar
California State Bar
U.S. District Courts, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Multnomah Bar Association

Community Activities:
Southwest Portland Little League – Board of Directors
Community Services, Inc. – Board of Trustees
Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Committee - 2009 Chairperson


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