Thomas L. Dickson, Partner
Thomas L. Dickson
Practice Areas
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Land Use & Environmental Litigation
- Zoning & Land Use
- Construction Litigation
- Estate Planning
- General Business Law
Professional Associations
- International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
- Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC)
- Master Builders Association (MBA)
- Admitted to practice before the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts of the State of Washington
- Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
- Admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Business Industry Association of Washington (BIAW)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Education
- California Western School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- Brigham Young University, Bachelor of Arts, (cum laude)
Bar Admissions
- Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
Community Activities and Honors
- Executive Council Member of the Pacific Harbors Counsel, Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
- Attorney for nonprofit NW Furniture Bank
Honors, Publications, & Presentations
- Frequent lecturer to attorneys and the public regarding real estate, construction, estate planning, and environmental issues
- Author:
- Zoning, Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law Chapter XXIII, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual (1991 to 2004)
- Contractor’s Registration, RCW 18.27, Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (May 1992).
- Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington, Lorman Education Services (June 2002)
- Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals, IPE (September 2002)
- Construction Liens, Construction Litigation, Lorman Education Services (October 2002)
- The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law, National Business Institute (July 2003)
- Taking a Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law, National Business Institute (September 2004)
