For the past 30 years, she has represented businesses and individuals interfacing with the government; she helps businesses and individuals obtain all types of zoning and land use permits, assists individuals facing government compliance and penalty actions and represents individuals with property disputes about easements, boundaries and adverse possession. She also obtains licenses for all types of business enterprises. Ms. Koler frequently challenges arbitrary requirements associated with government compliance and land use permitting. See Guimont v. Clark, 121 Wn.2d 586 (Washington Supreme Court invalidated state law imposing mobile home relocation fee on developer); Berst v. Snohomish County, 114 Wn. App. 245 (Forest Practices Act penalty moritorium invalidated because it violated due process). Ms. Koler is an active member of the Gig Harbor community -- she has served on the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce Board as well as its Executive Board. She presently is a Board Member of the Gig Harbor Film Festival, as well as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harbor History Museum.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Environmental Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Agricultural Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Land Use and Permits
- Shoreline
- Land and Property Development
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Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted.
- Washington
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Board Member
- Gig Harbor Film Festival
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- Member
- Gig Harbor Mid-Day Rotary
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- Past Board Member and Executive Board Member
- Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce
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- Seattle University School of Law
- J.D. (1982) | Law
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University of Washington School of Law
- M.A. (1976) | Art History
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- Whitman College
- B.A. (1970) | English
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- Washington State Bar # 13541
- Member
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- Mediation Certification
- Univeristy of Washington School of Law
- Website
- Land Use & Property Law
