Andrew F. Rigel
Attorney | Seattle | 206.223.7066 | rigela@lanepowell.com
Areas of Practice
Andrew Rigel is a member of Lane Powell’s Construction and Environmental Practice Group and he regularly advises clients regarding real estate and land use related issues. His experience also includes matters involving water and air quality issues, Land Use Petition Act, the Endangered Species Act, tribal hunting and fishing rights, CERCLA/MTCA, NEPA/SEPA, condemnation actions, and construction defect claims. Andrew is also a member of Lane Powell’s Sustainability and Climate Change Practice Group.
Professional Experience
- Judicial Extern, United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana
- Legal Intern, Joy Rothenberg, Esq., Cincinnati, OH
- Legal Assistant, David J. Young Co. LPA, Cincinnati, OH
Admitted to Practice
- Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- Oregon
Academics
- Tulane Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002)
- Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Tulane Environmental Law Certificate (2002)
- Miami University (B.A., 1998)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
- Construction and Environmental
- Land Use
- Railroad and Mass Transportation
- Real Estate
- Sustainability and Climate Change
Publications
- “New Rules on Stormwater,” The Seminar Group, November 14, 2008
- “Climate Change: A Rising Tide in Real Estate and Environmental Litigation,” Business Litigation Committee News, American Bar Association, Summer 2008
- “The New Washington Condominium Act,” BUILDERnews Magazine, December 2004
Awards and Honors
- Named as a “Rising Star,” Washington Law & Politics, 2009
Professional and Community Activities
- Washington State Bar Association
- Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association