Practice Areas:

• Land Use and Zoning
• Real Estate
• Business and Corporate

Education:

• J.D., Gonzaga University, 1972
• B.A., Gonzaga University, 1968

Boards & Memberships:

• Washington State Bar Association, Environmental Land Use Section and Real Property and Probate Section
• Economic Development Council for Spokane, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, 1992-2007
• Mid-Year Meeting of ELUL, Co-Chair, 1998
• Spokane Guilds School & Neuromuscular Center

F. J. Dullanty, Jr., Principal

Spokane

P: 509.624.5265

F: 509.458.2717

fjd@witherspoonkelley.com

Legal Assistant: Karina Hermanson

Rick Dullanty has over 36 years of experience in land use, water rights, environmental, real property, and municipal law. Prior to entering private practice, Rick was employed for six years by the City of Spokane as an Assistant City Attorney.

Rick represents both developers and citizen groups in all aspects of land use matters including representation before courts and governmental agencies. He has extensive experience with commercial development, shoreline regulation, subdivision development, real property leasing, and purchase and sale agreements. He has also been active in growth management on behalf of his clients and the development industry.

Rick has presented many papers and is a frequent speaker at various continuing legal education seminars. 

• Licensed to practice in Washington.
• Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 1995.

• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Real Property Deskbook, Editor, 2009

Representative Cases/Transactions/Deals:

• Zoning for Shopko, Spokane Valley Mall, and a majority of Albertsons grocery store locations statewide.
• Standow v. City of Spokane, 88 Wn.2d 624, 631, 564 P.2d 1145 (1977).
• Woodward v.City of  Spokane, 51 Wash. App. 900, 903, 756 P.2d 156 (1988).
• Biermann v. City of Spokane, 90 Wash. App. 816, 820, 960 P.2d 434 (1998)
• Crosby v. Spokane County, 137 Wn.2d 296, 301, 971 P.2d 32 (1999).
• Taylor v. Stevens County, 111 Wn.2d 159, 759 P.2d 447 (1988).