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Chip

Charles F. Hudson

Counsel to the Firm

Chip Hudson is a real estate and commercial litigator, representing clients in matters involving eminent domain, land use and administrative law issues. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Eminent Domain and Condemnation, and was named Portland’s “Lawyer of the Year” for 2016, 2017, and 2022 by Best Lawyers® in that practice area.

Chip represents clients before government agencies, in state and federal trial courts, and in appellate proceedings, where several cases have produced landmark decisions.

Chip’s eminent domain practice includes work on behalf of individual and business clients, as well as representation of utility companies and local government agencies. He frequently speaks on topics related to eminent domain and access law.

Chip also routinely represents business clients, including banks and other financial institutions, in a variety of real estate and commercial disputes.

He has been with Lane Powell since 1983.

Experience

Gas Transmission Northwest LLC v. 15.83 Acres of Permanent Easement, et al.
Oregon
Represented plaintiff in federal condemnation of pipeline under the Natural Gas Act.
Washington Water Power v. Union Pacific Railroad
Case No. 97-2-06870-8
Successfully defended 5-year “test case” condemnation litigation and negotiated multi-state agreement for railroad and utility crossings.
Hilltop Mall 20-Acre Master Plan and Redevelopment
Counseled Hilltop Mall in the redevelopment and leasing of the client’s 20-acre site in Oregon City, Oregon, which included a 20-acre master plan approval from the City of Oregon City and an anchor tenant lease with Safeway, Inc.
International House of Pancakes, et. al. v. State of Oregon Dept. of Transp.
Case No. C96 0399CV
Counsel to Burns Bros, Inc. Inc., obtaining an injunction requiring ODOT to condemn property owners’ rights of access prior to closure of a frontage road.
Alsea Veneer, Inc., et al. v. State of Oregon, et al.
Case No. 318 Or 33, 862 P2d 95
Co-counsel for plaintiffs in a successful class action for employer beneficiaries of the State Accident Insurance Fund.
ODOT v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc. Appeal
Represented Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc. in a claim for compensation after the Oregon DOT sought to condemn all direct highway access at one of the client’s Oregon funeral home locations.
City of Tigard v Bonita LLC
Case No. C125531CV
Represented owner in condemnation of land affected by wetlands, obtaining substantial increase in compensation based on revised wetlands delineation.
Washington County v. Commercial Enterprises, LLC et al.
Represented shopping center owner in condemnation of land and access, obtaining settlement for increased monetary compensation and the preservation of highway access.
City of Beaverton v. Microclimates, Inc.
Represented City in condemnation of substantial utility assets. Successfully defended challenges to condemnation authority, after which the case and related contract litigation was settled.
Dept. of Trans. v. Pyramid Investments LLC
Case No. 03CV0172MA
Defended property owner, obtaining recovery following trial of more than $98,000, including fees, against ODOT alleged value of $10,500.
Altimus v. State of Oregon
Case No. 513 US 801
Appellate counsel for defendant property owners in the first case nationally to apply Dolan v. City of Tigard’s principle of rough proportionality to the evidentiary use of exactions in condemnation cases.
Department of Trans. v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co.
Case No. 89 Or App 344, 749 P2d 1233
Counsel for defendant property owner in the leading Oregon decision on valuation of transportation corridors. (rev denied 305 Or 671)
Trammell Crow Company Development of 48-Acre Industrial Park
Represented Trammell Crow Company in the long-term land development and rezoning to convert a golf course into an industrial park and green space/city public park.

Community Involvement

Multnomah Bar Association;

Senior Law Project (1984-1992)

Oregon Law Center, Southeast Legal Clinic (1993-2014)

Oregon State Bar; Sections on Real Estate and Land Use, and Sustainable Futures

Federal Bar Association

Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Inc. (“Blue Sky Gallery”), Board of Directors (1989-Present)

Business for Culture and the Arts, Board of Directors (2005-2014); Secretary (2013-2014)

Thought Leadership

August 19, 2021News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 15, 2021News
Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
Awards & Honors
July 6, 2020News
Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2020
Awards & Honors
August 15, 2019News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 5, 2019News
Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
August 15, 2018News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2018News
Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
August 15, 2017News
Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
Awards & Honors
July 10, 2017News
Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2016News
Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
Awards & Honors
July 11, 2016News
Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2015News
Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
Awards & Honors
July 8, 2015News
Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Four Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
August 18, 2014News
Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
Awards & Honors
July 9, 2014News
Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
June 6, 2014Event / CLE
Eminent Domain: Current Developments in Condemnation, Valuation and Challenges
Eminent Domain | Portland, Oregon

Practices & Industries

Commercial Litigation
Construction
Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Real Estate

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1982
- Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, Editorial Board
University of Virginia, B.A., with distinction, 1977

Admissions

Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Honors

“Portland Lawyer of the Year” Best Lawyers®, Eminent Domain and Condemnation (2016-2017, 2022)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Eminent Domain (2010-2021)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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