Pacifica attorneys litigate throughout the Northwest in the region’s appellate and trial courts on behalf of public entities, private companies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.

Pacifica Law Group’s nationally-recognized public finance practice serves Northwest state and municipal issuers. Our public finance attorneys have wide-ranging experience with traditional and innovative financing tools available to state and municipal entities under federal and state law.

Pacifica provides legal support to school districts, higher education institutions and education nonprofits to help them achieve their goal of providing every child and student an excellent education.

Pacifica attorneys have broad and deep experience with the range of constitutional and statutory laws that affect the work of municipal entities, and routinely work with municipal clients on issues related to open public meetings, public records policy and disclosure, public disclosure commission regulation, ethics, conflicts of interest, and municipal elections under state law.

Pacifica’s commitment to the community is reflected in its broad base of nonprofit clients. Pacifica attorneys have assisted nonprofits of every size with a wide range of issues, including incorporation, drafting foundational documents, compliance with federal and state nonprofit laws, board trainings, strategic planning, public policy, lobbying limits, real estate transactions, contract negotiation and drafting, IRS and tax compliance, establishment of 501(c)(4) entities, merger and dissolution, and in litigation and appeals.

Pacifica offers unique experience and perspective on legal issues with political and policy implications. Pacifica attorneys advise municipalities and other public entities, elected officials, non-profit organizations, political committees, and private parties, providing technical, legal support with a nuanced understanding of the larger context within which the issue must be addressed.

Pacifica attorneys assist clients with a variety of public sector procurement issues, from bid document and contract preparation to selection of architectural and engineering service providers and consultants.

Pacifica lawyers represent significant public and private clients in real estate leasing, transactions, and development and support public/private partnership projects throughout the region.