Matthew R. Hansen

Matthew R. Hansen Partner at Miller Nash LLP

Mr. Hansen leads Miller Nash’s condemnation/eminent domain team and is a member of the firm’s real estate development department. He has spent his career focusing on all facets of eminent domain law,

from consulting with agency clients early in the design process to pre-litigation negotiations, condemnation litigation, trials, and appeals. As a proven trial attorney, Mr. Hansen has considerable experience representing municipal and private property owner clients in mediations, arbitrations, and in trials, including a substantial number of condemnation jury trials. He has litigated cases throughout Washington State, and has successfully argued cases before the Washington State Court of Appeals. Mr. Hansen has led most cases to settlement before they reach trial, but in those instances where trial became necessary, he and his team have achieved favorable jury verdicts for their clients in some of the region’s largest and most complex valuation disputes. Mr. Hansen is a frequent speaker on legal issues involving eminent domain law and has served as author and editor for several state and national legal treaties on the topic. He is a past president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the International Right of Way Association and has served the Association as chair of its International Ethics Committee.