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Chip

Charles F. Hudson
Counsel to the Firm
Portland
D 503.778.2178
hudsonc@lanepowell.com

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 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 1, 2022News

    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • 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
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • 2022 Super Lawyers

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)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Eminent Domain and Condemnation (2011-2023)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Eminent Domain (2010-2022)

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

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