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Erika S. Baurecht 
Seattle, Washington
Associate
phone (206) 516-3210
fax (206) 292-1995
email Email Me

Erika Baurecht has spent the past 15 years in corporate and private practice representing real estate developers, landlords, tenants, restaurant owners, construction companies, large corporations, banking institutions, and public entities in a wide variety of commercial real estate and financing matters. Her primary focus has been in the areas of construction transactions, commercial leasing, the purchase, sale and development of commercial real estate, condominium conversions, project financing and loan workouts, with a complementary focus on corporate restructurings and all aspects of general corporate law.

Ms. Baurecht is currently the Board President of the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Seattle & Sound. She is a native of New Mexico and has practiced law in Wisconsin, California and Washington.

Areas of Practice:
Construction Transactions
Real Estate Acquisition and Development
Project Finance and Loan Workouts
Commercial Leasing
Condominium Conversions
Zoning and Planning
Business Planning & Corporate Formation
Bar Admissions:
Washington, 2006
Wisconsin, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
U.S. Federal Courts, 1996
Education:
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1996
J.D.


University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1992
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  English


Representative Clients:
Construction Companies
Commercial Property Owners
Commercial Landlords and Tenants
Commercial and Residential Developers
Lenders
Municipal and State Entities
Public Utility Companies
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Washington State Bar Association
Member


Seattle-King County Bar Association
Member


Wisconsin State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association Forum On The Construction Industry
Member


American Corporate Counsel Association
Member


Commercial Real Estate Women - Wisconsin, 1997 - 2004
President's Council and Director of Membership


Commercial Real Estate Women - Seattle, 2007
Chair of Membership Committee


Commercial Real Estate Women - Seattle, 2008 - 2009
Director of Sponsorship


Commercial Real Estate Women - Seattle, 2010 - Present
President - Elect


Past Employment Positions:
John Laing Homes, Newport Beach, CA, Associate General Counsel, 2004


Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, LLP, Milwaukee, WI, Head of Construction Practice Group, 2001 - 2004


Cook & Franke, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, Associate, 2000 - 2001


Hurtado, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, Supervising Associate, 1997 - 2000


Foster Wheeler Environmental, Monterey Park, CA, Legal Regulatory Advisor, 1996 - 1997