Attorneys
Pinkstaff, John C.

Practices & Industries

John C. Pinkstaff

Shareholder | Portland | 503.778.2186 | pinkstaffj@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

John Pinkstaff’s practice emphasizes on real estate, land use, environmental and municipal law matters. He has handled a wide variety of development issues for both the public and private sectors including large format commercial centers, residential subdivisions, rural development and distressed real estate and workouts. His renewable energy practice includes representation of developers of wind energy and solar projects. In addition, he has extensive experience dealing with environmental matters, having represented local governments with regard to hazardous waste cleanups, solid waste disposal site permitting, and subsurface sewage disposal issues.

Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon
  • California
  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Academics

  • University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1973)
  • University of Oregon (B.S., 1968)
  • Honors College (1965)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

  • Construction and Environmental
  • Land Use
  • Native American Affairs
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainability and Climate Change

Publications

  • “Land-use law will spark some old-fashioned horse trading,” Portland Business Journal, March 7, 2008
  • “What Measure 49 Means for Business: Search for Workable Compromise Won’t End,” Portland Daily Journal of Commerce, October 11, 2007
  • “LUBA at 20 – Beginnings,” October 1999, “The Land Use Board of Appeals is Turning 20,” sponsored by RELU Section of the Oregon State Bar and LUBA (Co-Author and Speaker)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Wind Energy Facilities Siting and Wind Energy Task Force Report,” AOC Annual Conference, November 2009
  • “Licensing and Permitting a Winery or Brewery,” The Seminar Group, July 22, 2009
  • “Navigating Environmental Overlay Zone Challenges in the Land Use Entitlement Process,” Lane Powell Seminar “Building the Challenging Project,” October 18, 2006
  • “Environmental Cleanups for Local Governments: Using Consultants to Assure Cost-Effective Cleanups,” Oregon State Bar Government Law Section Mid-Year CLE, 2000
  • “Land Use Law Updates,” RELU Annual Meeting, 2000
  • “Land Use in Oregon,” National Business Institute (NBI) Seminar, 2000
  • “Representing Clients in Land Use Matters” and “Land Use Update Oregon,” Multnomah Bar Association, 2001
  • “Acquiring a Vested Right,” Oregon Land Use Law, The Seminar Group, 2002

Professional and Community Activities

  • AOC Wind Energy Task Force
  • Indian Law Section, Oregon State Bar
  • Member, Board of Directors, Child Advocates Inc., (CASA, Clackamas County)
  • Oregon and California Bar Associations
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Environmental Law Section, Real Estate and Land Use (RELU) Section of the Oregon State Bar
  • RELU Education Committee, Past Chair
  • RELU Executive Committee, Secretary and Past Treasurer
  • Oregon State Bar Committees: Law Related Education, Past Chair; Indigent Defense
  • Yamhill County Bar Association, Past President
  • Yamhill County Hospice, Co-founder and Past President
  • NAIOP Oregon Chapter (Commercial Real Estate Development Association) Public Affairs Committee, member
  • CREEC (Commercial Real Estate Economic Coalition), member
  • CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), affiliate member
  • Metro Reserves Steering Committee (Business Interests, alternate representative)
  • Portland Business Alliance/Urban Land Institute Joint Development Committee, member
  • City of Hillsboro-AmberGlen Community Plan Steering Committee