Representative Experience
Linda White Atkins focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, real property development, and water resources management. Her work involves buying, selling and leasing commercial and investment property, securing land use and development permits and entitlements, and acquiring and managing water rights. She has particular expertise in site acquisition and development permitting for telecommunications providers.
Practice Highlights
Successfully represented a radio broadcaster in securing multiple land use entitlements for broadcast signal transmission facility through a multi-year process involving substantial public opposition
Represented a public equestrian recreational facility operations board in site acquisition and development activities
Assisted a closely held company with the purchase of commercial investment property valued at $5 million
Assisted a closely held company with the sale of commercial investment property valued at $3.2 million
Represented a regional banking company in acquisition of long-term commercial leases for branch banking facilities
Counseled a multistate commercial developer concerning easement rights and resolution of obstacles to obtaining development entitlements
Represented publicly traded and privately held companies and individuals in transactions involving the acquisition, sale and leasing of surface and ground water rights for commercial, agricultural and domestic use activities
Representation of a telecommunications company in purchase of commercial network properties valued in the $1.5-$3 million range
Represented a telecommunications company in sale of surplus network-related real estate valued at $1.7 million
Secured needed land use entitlements, over public opposition, for wireless communications providers
Provided technical legal advice to multiple wireless communications providers regarding issues arising under the federal Telecommunications Act
Represented wireless telecommunications service providers in connection with acquisition of leasehold and easement interests for multiple network signal transmission sites
Additional Qualifications
Site acquisition and permitting specialist for LCC International, Inc.
Acting Legal Planner for the City of Bellevue
Memberships
Washington State Bar Association
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Education
J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1988
- Recipient, Vivian Carkeek Memorial Prize
B.A. in English, magna cum laude, University of Washington, 1976
