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Practice Areas:
Education:
- J.D., Gonzaga University, 1984, Gonzaga Law Review Technical Editor
- B.A., University of Denver, 1980
Boards & Memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association – Land Use and Environmental Law Section
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington and Idaho
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Stanley M. Schwartz, Principal
Spokane
P: 509.624.5265
F: 509.458.2717
sms@witherspoonkelley.com
Legal Assistant: Lisa Johnson
Stanley Schwartz practices in the areas of land use, zoning and planning, municipal, real estate, environmental, and water law. For fifteen years, Stanley was employed by the City of Spokane as an Assistant City Attorney, representing the City departments of engineering and construction services, capital programs, real estate, economic and community development, zoning and planning, environmental programs, waste water management, and transportation. His land use experience primarily focused on the development of significant public and private projects. During his tenure, he represented the City in numerous real estate transactions, land use matters, eminent domain actions, and environmental law issues.
Stanley acts as the City Attorney for the Cities of Cheney and Airway Heights and handled the legal work that led to the successful incorporations of the cities of Liberty Lake in 2001 and Spokane Valley in 2003. He also serves as General Counsel to the Spokane Public Facilities District and Columbia Rural Electric Cooperative. Specific areas of expertise include State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Shoreline Management Act (SMA), Growth Management Act (GMA), plats and subdivisions, water code, the Model Toxic Control Act (MTCA), general corporate law and laws related to state and local government.
- Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho.
- Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 2000.
Highlights/Achievements:
- Gonzaga University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Zoning and Land Use
- Presenter of “A Short Course on Local Planning” for the Washington State Department of Commerce
- Author and presenter at Washington State Bar Association seminars
Representative Cases/Transactions/Deals:
- Incorporations of Liberty Lake, 2001, and Spokane Valley, 2003.
- Pinecrest Homeowners Association v. City of Spokane, Court of Appeals Case No. 20916-4 (2003) (Zoning).
- Spokane Research and Defense Fund v. City of Spokane, 96 Wn.App. 568 (1999) (Lease disclosure).
- Priorities First v. City of Spokane, 93 Wn.App. 406 (1998) (Legality of initiative as to reelection of public officials).
- C.L.E.A.N. v. City of Spokane, 133 Wn.2d 455 (1997) (Spokane downtown redevelopment).
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