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Cozette

Cozette Tran-Caffee

Associate

Cozette advises owners, developers, investors and lenders on all aspects of land use, real estate and eminent domain matters, including extensive experience with land use entitlements. Cozette works to obtain practical, creative and cost-effective solutions for her clients as they navigate the regulatory process.

Cozette provides a full range of land use services, including:

Annexation and other boundary changes;
Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map amendments;
Discretionary design reviews, including Historic Resource Review;
Land divisions, including subdivisions, partitions and property line adjustments;
Land use due diligence and other pre-purchase or pre-development issues;
Master planning and amendments; and
Measure 49.

Cozette represents clients at neighborhood meetings, local land use proceedings, before the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and in court.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Cozette served as a Policy Consultant for the City of San Jose Housing Department, where she advised on housing policy. She also worked on planning and housing issues in the nonprofit sector. This experience coupled with her master’s degree in public policy plays an integral part in her legal practice.

Nothing is more satisfying to Cozette than seeing a project through to completion, which is why she integrates her practice with Lane Powell’s corporate, construction, trusts & estates, finance & banking, and litigation attorneys — providing her clients with a full spectrum of legal services.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC, Summer Associate (2011)

California Department of Justice, Law Clerk, Oakland, Calif. (2010)

Federal Public Defender’s Office, Law Clerk, Portland, Ore. (2010-2011)

City of San Jose Housing Department, Policy Consultant (2008-2009)

Community Involvement

Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Member, Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Member, Oregon Minority Lawyers Association

Member, Oregon Women Lawyers Association

Member, Urban Land Institute

Thought Leadership

July 5, 2019News
Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
October 1, 2018Publication
Siting Your Distillery: Leasing and Locational Considerations
Oregon Business Magazine
September 4, 2018Blog
Judge Recommends Dismissal of Josephine County Marijuana Suit Against the State of Oregon
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
August 29, 2018Event / CLE
Important Considerations When Negotiating a Distillery Lease
American Craft Spirits Association | Webinar
August 27, 2018Publication
Exaction or Extortion? Limits on the Power to Take Property During Land Use Proceedings
Real Estate Legal Update
July 24, 2018News
Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
May 30, 2018Blog
OLCC 'Pauses' Review of New Recreational Marijuana License Applications
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
April 11, 2018Blog
Josephine County Sues State of Oregon Over Marijuana Laws
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
March 21, 2018Blog
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Remands County Ordinance Restricting Marijuana Production
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
December 28, 2017Blog
Proposed Marijuana Farm Raises Scope of Oregon's Right-to-Farm Law
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
November 16, 2017News
Tran-Caffee Appointed to ACLU of Oregon’s Lawyers Committee
Awards & Honors
January 27, 2017News
Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Appoints 2017 Fellows and Pathfinders
Awards & Honors
September 28, 2016Blog
OLCC Eases Transition From Medical to Recreational Marijuana Sectors (and Releases Related Business Resources)
The Pipeline: Cannabis Law Advisor
April 8, 2016News
Cooper and Tran-Caffee Selected as 2016 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinders
Awards & Honors
October 21, 2015News
Lane Powell Recognized for Charitable Contribution at Dress for Success Oregon Empowerment Breakfast
October 29, 2014News
Thirteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named to Oregon State Bar’s 2013 Pro Bono Honor Roll
Awards & Honors

Practices & Industries

Cannabis
Construction
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Real Estate

Education

University of California at Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2012
University of California at Berkeley, M.P.P., 2009
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., with high honors, 2005

Admissions

Oregon
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Honors

“Oregon Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters, Real Estate (2018-2019)

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