Thomas L. Dickson  tdickson@dicksonlegal.com Primary Areas of Practice: Commercial and Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use and Environmental Litigation; Zoning and Land Use; Construction Litigation, Estate Planning, General Business Law Present Position: Partner Professional Associations: Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association; King County Bar Association; Washington State Bar Associations; admitted to practice before the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts of the State of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Member AGC of Washington Education: Juris Doctorate, California Western School of Law; Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University (cum laude) Community Activities: Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Honors, Publications, & Presentations: Frequent lecturer to attorneys and the public regarding real estate, construction, estate planning, and environmental issues Author: Zoning, Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law Chapter XXIII, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual (1991 to 2004) Contractor's Registration, RCW 18.27, Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (May 1992). Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington, Lorman Education Services (June 2002) Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals, IPE (September 2002) Construction Liens, Construction Litigation, Lorman Education Services (October 2002) The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law, National Business Institute (July 2003) Taking a Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law, National Business Institute (September 2004)