Kerry's Practice Areas

• Condominium Development

• Commercial Real Estate Development

• Landlord/Tenant

• Commercial Lending/Borrowing

KERRY S. BUCKLIN, Principal

For three decades, Kerry's practice has included a particular emphasis on developers (declarants) of condominium projects including new construction high-rise and mid-rise projects  and the conversion existing buildings. Recently, many of these projects have involved mixed-uses including retail with office or apartments above. Currently, the more traditional  “residential” condominiums comprised of individual dwellings are on the rise.

Kerry also has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions representing developers, including tying up the property, forming and structuring the development entity to address economic, tax and liability protection issues, drafting syndication documents, and negotiating loan documents, leases and purchase and sale agreements. He utilizes his natural proclivity for finding creative solutions to complex problems that make the most efficient and effective use of everyone's resources.

Kerry's Practice Areas

• Condominium Development

• Commercial Real Estate Acquisition and Development

• Landlord/Tenant

• Commercial Lending/Borrowing

Professional Affiliations, Leadership and Publications

• Certified Clock Hour Instructor, Washington Association of Realtors and the Commercial Brokers Association, frequent speaker (Real Estate Agency and Commercial Real Estate Forms)

• Frequent speaker, Washington Bar Association Continuing Legal Education

• Primary author of the real estate forms for the Commercial Brokers Association

• "The Condo Conundrum: 10 Reasons Why There's a 'For Sale' Shortage in Seattle" Published in Seattle Magazine Dec. 2017

Education

• J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1988 (top 10%)

• B.A., University of Washington, 1985

• Queen Anne High School, 1981 (last class)

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Education

Kerry received his J.D. in the top 10% of his class from the University of Washington School of Law in 1988. He earned his B.A. from the University of Washington, 1985.