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Dianne K. Conway

Partner
dconway@gth-law.com
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Phone: 253.620.6523
 Fax: 256.620.6565

Wells Fargo Plaza, 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Primary Areas of Practice

Environmental Law, Real Estate Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Land Use

Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998

M.A., Arab Studies, Georgetown University, 1991

B.A., Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington, 1988

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Washington Agriculture-Forestry Leadership Program, Class 26

American Bar Association
Member, Environment, Energy and Resources Section

Washington State Bar Association
Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section

Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association

Washington Women Lawyers, Pierce County Chapter
Co-President (2006)
Chair, Auction Committee (2003, 2005 & 2007)
Co-Chair, Auction Committee (2004)
Co-Vice President, Special Events (2001-2002)

Professional History

  • Joined Firm in 1998
  • Summer Law Intern, Plum Creek Timber Company, 1996
  • International Documentation Associate, Henri Beaufour Institute, Washington, D.C., 1992-95
  • Volunteer/ Administrative Assistant, Galilee Society for Health Research & Services, Rama, Israel, 1990-91

Representative Cases/Transactions

  • Co-counsel for Dow Chemical Company in successful defense against third party MTCA-liability claim
  • Key member of team that successfully defended City of Tacoma against $6 billion damages claim brought by Skokomish Indian Tribe
  • Represented the purchaser of an operating RCRA facility in multi-million dollar transaction
  • Represented numerous property owners in broad variety of real estate and land use disputes
  • Represent homeowners associations in broad variety of matters, including enforcement of restrictive covenants
  • Briefed cases before the United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Washington Supreme Court, and the Washington State Court of Appeals

Community Activities

  • Point Defiance Zoo Society, Board of Directors (2003-present); Secretary (2008-09); Vice President (2009-10); President (2010-present)
  • Washington Agriculture-Forestry Education Foundation, Board of Trustees (2007-present); Second Vice Chair (2009-present)
  • KBTC Association, Board of Directors (2007-10)
  • Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program (1999)
  • Ran/limped/crawled two marathons for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training Program

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Co-author (with Lara Fowler), The Innocent Purchaser Exemption in Washington and Oregon, ABA Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter, April 2005
  • Pierce County chapter of Washington Women Lawyers Member of the Year (2005)
  • Co-Author, Salmon on the Brink: The Imperative of Integrating Environmental Standards and Review on an Ecosystem Scale, SEATTLE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW (1999)
  • Author, TMDL Litigation: So Now What?, VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL (1997)
  • Articles Editor, VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL, University of Virginia School of Law (1997-1998)