Alison Moss helps private residential and commercial developers, contractors, local governments, ports and individuals navigate complex land ‎use and dispute resolution issues throughout the Pacific Northwest. With more than 34 years of ‎experience in land use, she is an active force in advocating for clients in environmental and planning issues throughout ‎the region.‎ Alison’s clients appreciate her creative, collaborative solutions fueled by her in-depth industry knowledge, dispute resolution skills, and sense of humor and adventure.

Bar Admissions

• Washington State Courts
• United States District Court, Western District of Washington
• United States Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education

• University of Chicago Law School, Juris Doctor, 1982
• Radcliffe College, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1977

Permitting

• Secured approvals for retail, office and multifamily projects for a major landowner in downtown Bellevue.
• Represented large landowners in a comprehensive plan amendment, rezone and development agreement for a mixed-use project in Pierce County.
• Aided an industrial landowner in negotiation of substantial reduction in system development charges for a sanitary sewer.
• Advised the purchaser of the former Snoqualmie Mill in the annexation of the property to the City of Snoqualmie, adoption of a development agreement and defense of the zoning and development agreement before the Growth Management Hearings Board.
• Counseled numerous developers of urban infill projects.
• Permitted a large sand and gravel operation in Thurston County, working with state agencies and other shareholders and avoiding all appeals.

Growth Management Implementation

• Assisted the City of Seattle in developing affordable housing strategies and regulations.
• Assisted Island County in developing its full range of growth management implementation, including its comprehensive plan, zoning regulations, critical areas regulations, subdivision regulations, storm water regulations and concurrency regulations.
• Representing Pierce County in the defense of a community plan.

Ports

• Collaborated with Port of Vancouver in Concept Development Plan and shoreline permits for Terminal 1 Waterfront Development on the Columbia River in downtown Vancouver Washington.

• Assisted Port of Skagit County in a wide range of critical areas regulations and in persuading regulatory agencies that drainage ditches should not be regulated as streams.

• Represented Port of Tacoma in Pierce County’s adoption of its initial Growth Management Act (GMA) critical areas regulations.
• Counseled Port of Chehalis in Lewis County’s adoption of its GMA comprehensive plan and development regulations as well as development of an industrial park.

• Potential Changes in Office, Retail, and Residential Construction in the Post-COVID-19 Market
• Fossil Fuel Cases Continue to Shape SEPA and Shoreline Laws
• Subdivisions May Speed Up in Jurisdictions Near You
• Sky Bridges are Making a Comeback in These Pedestrian-Friendly Times
• Port to Market: Building Infrastructure to Meet Demand

Seminar

• Critical Areas Cases ‎