Ackerman, Gary N.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1979

Year Joined Organization: 1975

Lawyer Overview

General Real Estate practice with primary focus in condominium and homeowner association law, representing both owners associations and developers of residential, commercial and mixed-use condominium projects.

Gary was also recently singled out by the highly-regarded Chambers USA legal directory, which annually interviews firm clients. In addition to a top-ranking of Foster Pepper's Real Estate practice, Chambers highlighted him as a "go-to condominium lawyer."

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Construction

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1975
• Georgia, 1971

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Washington Condominium Act Task Force (Chairman, 1987-1992; Drafting Committee, 1986)
• Washington State Chapter of Community Associations Institute (President, 1986-1987; Board Member, 1984-1992)
• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Condominium Law Revision Committee), 1984 - 1986 (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Condominium/PUD Committee), 1982 - Present (Chairman)
• King County Bar Association
• Barbershop Harmony Society
• Threshold Housing (Board Member, Secretary)
• Housing Partnership (Board Member, Secretary)
• Northwest Sound Barbershop Chorus (Board Member)

Honors and Awards

• Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business", Real Estate Law - 2005
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
• 2010 Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan magazine
• Washington Super Lawyers®, 2009-2010
• Chambers USA Top Ranked List, Real Estate Law, 2005-2010

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Trends in Deal-Structuring: Brownfields and Condominium Projects, Residential Redevelopment of Contaminated Property - Seattle, WA - March 2008
• Speaker, A Road Map for Protecting Legitimate and Competing Interests of Commercial and Residential Condominium Owners and Uses and the Declarant, Hot Issues in Real Estate and Land Use Development, Seattle WA - March 2007
• Legislative Update: Condominiums, Law Seminars International - March 2006
• Residential Redevelopment of Contaminated Property - Condominiums, Law Seminars International - March 11, 2005
• Real Estate Purchase & Sales-Condominiums, Law Seminars International - March 7 & 8, 2005
• New Condominium Legislation, Fourth Annual Multifamily Investment & Development Symposium - February 10, 2005
• Condominium Construction Liability Reform and Other Current Legal Issues, Multifamily Investment and Development Symposium - January 23, 2003
• Mixed Use Condominiums, Community Associations Institute - March 2002
• Condominium Warranties - New Construction, Miller Torgerson and Associates - September 2001
• Public Offering Statements, Master Builder Association Class for Certified New Home Professionals - 2001-2006
• Condominiums - How to Avoid Litigation, Windermere/PNWT Seminar - April 2001
• Making Real Estate Out of Thin Air, Washington State Bar Association - January/February 2001
• Reducing Risks of Condominium Warranty and Other Claims from Condominium Development, Foster Pepper Annual Real Estate and Land Use Update - January 2000
• Open Space Condominium Developments, Washington State Bar Association, RPPT Midyear Meeting - July 1999
• Homeowner Associations: Recent Trends in Enforcement of CCRs, 5th Annual WSBA Real Estate Conference - November 1998
• Legal Update, Community Associations Institute - October 1998
• Selected Condominium Issues, Transnation Title Company - August 1998
• Homeowner Associations, New & Proposed Legislation, Washington State Bar Association, RPPT Midyear Meeting - June 1996

Past Employment Positions

• Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy - Atlanta, Georgia, Associate, 1971 - 1975
• Honorable A. Andrew Hauk - U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Law Clerk, 1970 - 1971
• Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate, 1975 - 1979

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1970
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1967
  B.A.

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-8956

Faxes

(206) 749-1901

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com