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

In his spare time, Chip enjoys backpacking and river running.

He has been with Lane Powell since 1983.

Experience

Umatilla Electric Cooperative – McNary Substation Transmission Line
Represented landowners in utility condemnation actions.
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.
ODOT v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc.
Case No. 358 Or 501 (2015)
Represented defendant property owner in leading appellate decision on the scope of abutting rights of access.
City of Tigard v Bonita LLC
Represented owner in condemnation of land affected by wetlands, obtaining revised wetlands delineation and substantial increase in compensation.
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.
Friends of Yamhill County v. Board of Commissioners
Case No. 351 Or 219 (2011)
Represented Measure 49 claimant through extended administrative and appellate process resulting in leading decision implementing ballot measure.
City of Beaverton v. Microclimates, Inc.
Represented city in condemnation of substantial utility assets. Successfully defended challenges to condemnation authority, after which the condemnation case and related contract litigation was settled.
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.
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 (1993)
Co-counsel for plaintiffs in a successful class action for employer beneficiaries of the State Accident Insurance Fund.
Altimus v. State of Oregon
Case No. 513 US 801 (1994)
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.
Case No. 89 Or App 344 rev denied, 305 Or 671(1988)
Co-counsel for defendant property owner in leading Oregon decision on valuation of transportation corridors.

Community Involvement

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

Multnomah Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Inc. (“Blue Sky Gallery”), Board of Directors (1989-Present); Secretary (2017-Present)

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

Thought Leadership

2011Publication
“Trial”- Chapter in Eminent Domain: A Handbook of Condemnation Law
American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2023News
Nineteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2023
Awards & Honors
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
June 3-4, 2021Event / CLE
A Few Things We Have Learned This Year About Remote Litigation and Mediation
The Seminar Group
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
June 6-7, 2019Event / CLE
Ten Things To Think About In Resolving Acquisitions
The Seminar Group
June 1-2, 2017Event / CLE
Access Closure Issues
The Seminar Group
August 11-12, 2016Event / CLE
Update on Oregon Access Law: Abutting Rights After the Alderwoods Decision
Oregon State Bar
June 6, 2014Event / CLE
Eminent Domain: Current Developments in Condemnation, Valuation and Challenges
Eminent Domain | Portland, Oregon
June 6, 2014Event / CLE
Valuing Contaminated Property
The Seminar Group

Practices & Industries

Real Estate
Commercial Litigation

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1982
- Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law
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 (2010-2023)

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

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