Past News Items

6.22.10   The Buck Law Group welcomes Kelly Sheridan as its 2010 summer associate.

6.10.10  Client Richard Bach, well-known author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, had this to say about a recent, pointed opinion letter from Pete Buck and The Buck Law Group to an adverse party:  "As always with thee, it is not the parry that stops the attack, but the riposte!  Beautifully thought and written, of course."

5.25.10   Through the generous funding of Pete's former firm, GordonDerr, this year's Peter L. Buck Environmental Law Grant has been awarded to Kate Warner, who will spend her summer clerking for the Southern Environmental Law Center.

4.26.10  BLG celebrates a major milestone  for client Laurelon Terrace, & Children's Hospital: after years of controversy, no more challenges to Children's Hospital Master Plan, recently approved by the city council.

4.23.10  Heather Pearce settles a litigious real property dispute by facilitating communication between parties for just a few weeks, saving a real estate deal in the nick of time.

4.22.10  Peter Buck recognized among top Washington attorneys in land use and zoning by May/June edition of Super Lawyers Magazine.

4.05.10  BLG celebrates Seattle City Council decision approving Children's Hospital Major Institution Master Plan, which moves BLG's client, Laurelon Terrace, one step closer to the sale of its property to the hospital. 

1.3.10   Randall Olsen named a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics magazine--an honor bestowed upon only 2.5% of Washington attorneys.

11.3.09 BLG client wins arbitration and attorneys' fees.

9.22.09 BLG scores a home run for its client in a heavily contested permit dispute. Read about it here, here, here, and here.

8.25.09 BLG files show-stopper appeal, algebraically and artistically proving that a square peg can fit in a round hole.

6.10.09 Pete Buck named as a "Leader in the Field" in the 2009 Chambers USA directory.

1.22.09  With the generous help of clients and friends, BLG's 2008 Charitable Thanksgiving Program raises over $27,000 for The Imagine Cambodia Foundation.

7.2.08  With assistance from BLG, the UW School of Law loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) achieves its campaign goal of raising $250,000.

6.20.08  For his efforts to resolve a property dispute at a reduced fee, Pete receives WSBA award for random act of professionalism.