James M. Walker

Practice Areas

Public Entities

Construction

Affordable Housing

Real Estate

Ports

Government & Regulatory Affairs

Education

Tribal Governments & Enterprises

Condemnation & Eminent Domain

Career

James Walker is a transactional attorney who advises the firm’s public and private clients on real estate, construction, public contracting, and governance and procurement matters. His representative experience includes work and services for school districts, municipalities, drainage districts, affordable housing developers, community colleges, and tribal governments.

Real Estate

James assists clients with drafting and negotiating documentation related to real estate transactions. He has advised nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and financial institutions on matters related to acquiring and disposing of real estate.

Construction

James advises clients on matters related to financing, building, and completing construction projects. He drafts and reviews construction loan documents for financial institutions, and regularly negotiates design, construction, and construction management contracts for general contractors, design professionals, and project owners. He also assists clients on various matters that arise after a construction project commences, including preparing change orders and filing lien claims.

Affordable Housing

James has assisted many clients with navigating complexities related to the financing, design, construction, and completion of affordable housing projects. He has extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating construction loan documents, and regularly negotiates design, construction, and construction management contracts for project owners in the affordable housing industry. James also assists clients with development of the physical property and drafting other applicable documents.

James is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington.

Professional Memberships

Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Committee; Past Chair of the Nonprofit Project Subcommittee

Oregon State Bar

National Association of Minority Contractors—Oregon Chapter, Board of Directors

Oregon City Attorneys Association

Education

Awards