Wolfe Continues Observations on Land Use Issues in New Media
	Chuck Wolfe' has authored several articles on land use issues in seattlepi.com, Crosscut and in the blog myurbanist.

Seattle PI Examines Barriers Report
	Click here for the October 28 seattlepi.com article on the "From Barriers to Solutions and Best Practices" Report.

Quality Growth Alliance Issues Press Release on Wolfe-Authored "Barriers Report"
	The Quality Growth Alliance has issued a press release, highlighting the recently released report, "Barriers to Transit Oriented and Urban Center Redevelopment in Washington". Click here for a copy of the press release.

Wolfe Offers Perspectives on Transit Oriented Development at Seattle Transit Blog Event
	On October 8, Chuck Wolfe, Tony Case, Sara Nikolic and Dow Constantine presented varying perspectives on transit oriented development at GGLO Architects in Seattle.  For a summary, click here.

Wolfe Testifies to House of Representatives Local Government and Housing Committee and Co-Chairs Conference Regarding Transit Oriented Development Issues
	Chuck Wolfe has contributed multiple presentations on elimination of barriers to Transit Oriented Development and urban center redevelopment. For more information, click here.

Wolfe Article Challenges Mayoral Candidates to a Bold Planning and Regulatory Vision for 21st Century Seattle
	Chuck Wolfe's September 9 Crosscut article calls for a bold and comprehensive land use vision for city planning and regulation in 21st century Seattle.  For more information. click here.

Wolfe Provides Key Analysis of Seattle "Backyard Cottages" Issue in Crosscut
	Chuck Wolfe's analysis of the "backyard cottage" issue in Seattle was featured in Crosscut on August 28.  Click here for details.

Wolfe Plays Key Role in Report and Bibliography on Innovative, Transit Oriented Development

The Quality Growth Alliance has released a report entitled "From Barriers to Solutions and Best Practices: Urban Centers and TOD in Washington", which strategizes how to enhance our region's ability to assure homes close to work and amenities, without exclusive reliance on automobiles and an accompanying annotated bibliography on Overcoming Barriers to, and Best Practices for: Urban Centers, and Transit-Oriented Development, produced by the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies within the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. Chuck Wolfe is a Senior Fellow for a study effort adjunct to his law practice. Click here for details.

Wolfe Named Washington Law & Politics Superlawyer for Eighth Straight Year
	On June 1, Chuck Wolfe was named a 2009 Washington Law & Politics "Superlawyer", a designation he has held every year since 2002. In 2005, he was named a 2004 "Top 40 Environmental/Land Use Law Superlawyer".

Wolfe Featured in seattlepi.com "Seattle Brights" Articles on Redevelopment Topics
	Chuck Wolfe's essays on redevelopment were featured in the Seattle Brights section of seattlepi.com.  Click here for details.

Key Report Linking Cleanup and Development Released
	A report authored by the University of Washington examining links between cleanup and redevelopment and opportunities for new approaches in Washington State has been released by the Washington Department of Ecology.  Chuck Wolfe was co-Principal Investigator of the two year project.  Click here for details.

Firm Releases New Brochure
	Click here to download the firm's new, October 2008 brochure.

Wolfe Featured on Several Panels at October, 2008 State Brownfield Conference

Chuck Wolfe will speak several times on multiple panels at Washington's first Brownfields and Land Revitalization Conference in Tacoma on October 21 and 22. He is the only private sector lawyer to participate and will comment on various aspects of Department of Ecology programming, the pending University of Washington study and a case study examining the Seattle Seahawks' new headquarters and practice facility in Renton. Click here for details.

Wolfe Named Treasurer on Executive Committee of Urban Land Institute, Seattle District Council
	Effective Summer 2008, Chuck Wolfe began service on the Executive Committee of ULI-Seattle District Council, and was recently named Treasurer of the Council. For more on ULI-Seattle,  click here.

Washington CEO: Wolfe Among 10 HIghest Rated Environmental Attorneys in Washington
	On May 30, Washington CEO Magazine named Chuck Wolfe one of the 10 highest rated environmental and natural resources lawyers in the state as part of its feature article on the "Top Business Attorneys in Washington".   See  http://www.washingtonceo.com/home/lists/business-attorneys-directory.html for more detail.

Wolfe Named Washington "Superlawyer" for Seventh Straight Year
	On June 1, Chuck Wolfe was named a 2008 Washington Law & Politics "Superlawyer", a designation he has held every year since 2002. In 2005, he was named a 2004 "Top 40 Environmental/Land Use Law Superlawyer".

Firm Becomes Urban Land Institute District Council Gold Sponsor for 2008

The firm is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Seattle District Council of the Urban Land Institute at the Gold Level for 2008. For more on the Seattle District Council, click here.  Chuck has served as a subcommittee and exercise design team co-chair for the upcoming Reality Check 2008, a GIS-based exercise similar to those recently completed in Los Angeles, Utah, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C.  Approximately 300 regional political, business, development, community, and environmental leaders will be invited to collaboratively analyze and develop alternative growth scenarios for our rapidly growing region, and to make tough decisions about transportation investment to serve this growth. Chuck is also coordinating an associated seminar at the University of Washington.

Wolfe Moderates Cornell Alumni Session

On December 3, 2007, Chuck Wolfe moderated a panel for the Cornell Enrepreneur Network in Seattle, entitled "Doing Well by Doing Good", which addressed sustainable approaches to redevelopment in our region and the evolving role of environmental concerns. Joining Chuck was Cascade Land Conservancy President and CEO Gene Duvernoy, Kelly Mann, Executive Director of the Seattle District Council of the Urban Land Institute, and John Ryan, Senior Vice President of ENSR.

Wolfe Addresses Major Conferences on Environmental and Redevelopment Issues

On October 17, 2007, Chuck Wolfe moderated "Brownfields 2007: New Approoaches to Funding and Regulation" at the Association of Washington Business' Northwest Environmental Summit in Tacoma. The firm is a Contributing Sponsor of the two day event. In addition, on October 2, he served as a panelist on "Overcoming Environmental Obstacles in Development and Redevelopment" at the Western Regional Conference of the Public Risk Management Association in Seattle.

Wolfe Named Washington "Superlawyer" for Sixth Straight Year
	On June 1, Chuck Wolfe was named a 2007 Washington Law & Politics "Superlawyer", a designation he has held every year since 2002. In 2005, he was named a 2004 "Top 40 Environmental/Land Use Law Superlawyer".

Wolfe Named 2006-2007 Volunteer of the Year for University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning
	He was recently named 2006-2007 "Volunteer of the Year" by the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning for his role in College fundraising and coordination of College activities with the Seattle District Council of the Urban Land Institute. The award will be presented at the annual College award ceremony on May 16.

Wolfe Co-Authors National Article on Washington After Defeat of Initiative 933

The January, 2007 issue of the national publication, Planning & Environmental Law, features an article co-authored with Joseph W. Tovar, entitled "Goes Far Enough, Costs Just Right": The Morning After Election Day in Washington". The article examines the Property Fairness Act in the wake of its defeat at the polls last November 7 and provides insight on pending efforts to address certain issues raised by the Initiative in the 2007 session of the Washington Legislature. Click Download Resources to download the article.

Wolfe Plays Leadership Role in Key ULI Regional Exercise

Chuck Wolfe is serving as co-chair of the Data Collection and Analysis Committee and the exercise design team, as part of the leadership group for the Urban Land Institute's Reality Check. In April 2008, ULI Seattle, the Cascade Land Conservancy, and other prominent area institutions and organizations will convene a diverse group of community stakeholders and policy leaders to work on Reality Check. Reality Check is a one-day participatory GIS-based exercise similar to those recently completed in Los Angeles, Utah, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. Approximately 300 regional political, business, development, community, and environmental leaders will be invited to collaboratively analyze and develop alternative growth scenarios for our rapidly growing region, and to make tough decisions about transportation investment to serve this growth. Chuck is also coordinating an associated seminar at the University of Washington.

Firm Co-Sponsors Key Northwest Environmental Summit in Tacoma

Charles R. Wolfe, Attorney at Law is a co-sponsor of the 2006 Northwest Environmental Summit, Washington State's premier conference for environmental management. The Summit is one of the largest, most comprehensive environmental conference and tradeshows in the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the Summit is to provide low-cost environmental management training to a broad range of environmental professionals. The Summit will be held October 18 and 19 at the Tacoma Convention Center, and Chuck Wolfe will moderate two sessions. Click here  for details and click on Download Resources to review Chuck Wolfe's introduction to the October 19 "Brownfields: Successful Strategies" panel.

Wolfe Introduces Ninth Annual University of Washington Lecture

On October 19,Chuck Wolfe provided an introduction to the Ninth Annual Myer R. Wolfe Lecture at the University of Washington, which is periodically given in honor of his father, the former Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University and an influential contributor to the evolution of the urban planning and urban design disciplines.  Click on Download Resources  to view the introduction.

Wolfe Moderates ULI/BDA Panel on Compact Development

On June 9, Chuck Wolfe moderated a dynamic joint meeting of the Urban Land Institute/Seattle Chapter and the Bellevue Downtown Association addressing the modernization of zoning to faciliate compact development in Washington. Featured speaker Dwight Merriam of Robinson & Cole, Hartford Connecticut was joined by local panelists Joe Tovar, Planning Director of Shoreline, Eric Campbell, President, CamWest Development and Wayne Reisenauer of Property Development Corporation.  Click on Download Resources to review the questions presented to the panel.

Wolfe Named Superlawyer for Fifth Consecutive Year
	On June 1, Chuck Wolfe was named a 2006 Washington Law & Politics "Superlawyer", a designation he has held every year since 2002.  In 2005, he was named a 2004 "Top 40 Environmental/Land Use Law Superlawyer".

Wolfe Plays Major Role in Tent City 4 Litigation and Settlement

From last July until settlement was announced  and formally reached during the week of January 23,  Chuck Wolfe was special land use counsel and an active member of the legal team advising Bellevue's Temple B'nai Torah regarding the Temple's application to host Tent City 4 under the City's Temporary Encampment Ordinance.  On November 2, the City issued a permit with conditions limiting Tent City 4 at the B'nai Torah site to 40 individals for 60 days. The City refused to grant the Temple religious-based hardship exceptions to host up to 100 Tent City 4 residents for 90 days, consistent with prior Tent City 4 100 person/90 day stays at other Eastside churches in adjoining jurisdictions.  On November 14, Temple B'nai Torah appealed the permit decision to King County Superior Court. Less than a week later, the City removed the case to federal court, where it was assigned to Judge Coughenour. Hear and read Chuck Wolfe's KUOW interview  and see the initial Seattle Times article and follow-up articles discussing removal to federal court , and federal court decisionmaking on constitutional issues, as well as the Seattle Weekly article discussing the preliminary federal court activity.  See also the initial  MSN/Eastside Journal article  and Temple B'nai Torah's resource page for details.

Wolfe Moderates AWB and APA Brownfields Panels

On October 19, 2005, Chuck Wolfe moderated a panel of public and private sector representatives on the topic of "partnering brownfields" at the Association of Washington Business Environmental Summit, Tacoma. On October 31, 2005. Chuck moderated a panel which featured representatives of the City of Tacoma and the City of Bainbridge Island, who described "implementing the Brownfields vision" at the Annual Conference of the Washington State Chapter of the American Planning Association. Click on Download Resources  for the Powerpoint presentation from the panels.

Wolfe Provides Perspective on Property Rights for Law and Politics Article
	In the October/November 2005 Washington Law & Politics, Chuck Wolfe provides perspective on the reach of governmental authority to regulate private property and suggests that legislative amendments might preclude a property rights initiative in Washington similar to Oregon's Measure 37. See "This Land is My Land" by Eric de Place and click on Download Resources  for more information.

Recent and Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Chuck Wolfe is a frequent local and national speaker on prominent environmental and land use legal topics. Previous 2005 and 2006 engagements include: Speaking on brownfields funding issues at Law Seminars International's 2006 Brownfields Redevelopment in Alaska seminar in Anchorage. Moderating and speaking on the "Brownfields Practicum" panel at the Law Education Institute/Colorado Bar Association National CLE in Aspen, Colorado. Organizing and moderating the "Implementing the Brownfields Vision" panel at the Annual Conference of the American Planning Association Washiington Chapter in Bellevue. Organizing and moderating the "Partnering Brownfields" panel at the the Association of Washington Business Environmental Summit in Tacoma. Participating on a panel presentating private marketplace perspectives at a Washington Department of Ecology management retreat Co-chairing two seminars in Seattle on brownfields and the residential redevelopment of contaminated properties Organizing and presenting a municipally oriented brownfields redevelopment panel at the American Planning Association National Conference in San Francisco, California Presenting an environmental liablility update to lenders for Environmental Data Resources Risk Management Summit in Bellevue Speaking on the residential redevelopment of contaminated properties in Aspen, Colorado More recent and upcoming engagements are listed below.