Leroy Harold Brettin JR

My experience includes private practice and in-house corporate counsel positions. I assists clients with a wide range of legal needs such as buyer and seller representation on residential and commercial real estate transactions; unlawful detainer actions; contract negotiations and disputes; commercial lease negotiation and enforcement; trademark registrations and intellectual property matters; franchise transactions and disputes; and complex business and commercial real estate matters. As General Counsel and Vice President of Seattle Coffee Company, the parent company of Seattle’s Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia, I assisted with the development of retail stores and coffee houses located in key demographic markets across the country and with international product distribution and licensing. I have negotiated and documented real estate transactions; franchise compliance documents, territory development and single unit franchise agreements; product development and licensing agreements; and other corporate transactions for private and franchise enterprises. Prior to entering the practice of law, I served as senior vice president of a successful and highly regarded multi-state commercial real estate development company where I was responsible for the management and leasing of a portfolio of first-class shopping centers exceeding one million square feet for institutional investors including Aetna Realty Investors and Prudential Real Estate Investors. In addition to his leasing and property management experience, Lee has been involved in real estate site selection for a number of successful regional and national tenants and the development and redevelopment of shopping centers and retail properties.

University of Puget Sound

J.D. | Law

1988

University of Oregon

M.S. (1979) | Business, Finance, Real Estate

1979

Certified Property Manager

IREM

Washington State Bar  # 21545

Member

1992 - Current

King County Bar Association

Member

1992 - Current

Neighborhood Legal Clinic

Volunteer

1992 - Current

Activities: Volunteer Lawyer

Wayfind

Volunteer

1992 - Current

Activities: Microenterprise Legal Clinic Volunteer

Institute of Real Estate Managment

Certified Property Manager

1985 - 2001

ICSC

Member

1979 - 1997

Activities: Real Estate Management I & II Shopping Center Leasing

Washington

Since 1992

• Contracts
• Franchise Law
• Landlord Tenant