
Tacoma, WA Land Use & Real Estate Attorney
Untangle the Restrictions on Land Use and Real Estate
Developers and property owners get bogged-down on land use and real estate regulations. I untangle these so you can proceed.
About Us
Halinen Law provides legal services relating to real property throughout the Puget Sound region.
As a licensed professional engineer (civil), the firm's attorney, Dave Halinen, is well equipped to deal with legal issues relating to real property matters that are technically oriented—stormwater, grading, traffic, critical areas and the engineering questions that so often decide whether a project is approved.
That engineering background, combined with more than 40 years of land use practice, lets him speak the same language as your engineers and planners, and spot weak points in a jurisdiction's technical findings.
Read the attorney profileThe firm's practice areas are land use and environmental law and real estate law.
Halinen Law provides legal services to:
- Real estate developers
- Land subdividers
- Home builders
- Property owners
- Construction companies
- Gravel mine operators
- Property buyers and sellers
- Businesses
- Churches and private schools
- Nonprofit organizations
- Architects and engineers
To schedule a free initial consultation or request more information, call (253) 627-6680 or contact us.
Practice Areas
From zoning and permits to title, leasing and wetlands, each practice area addresses a different obstacle between your property and your plans in Tacoma and across Pierce County.
Attorney & Local Knowledge

When you call Halinen Law Offices, you work directly with attorney David Halinen—not a rotating team of associates. Each jurisdiction—Tacoma, unincorporated Pierce County, Lakewood, Puyallup, Gig Harbor and beyond—interprets its code differently, schedules hearings differently, and weighs neighborhood concerns differently.
That local experience helps clients anticipate the issues that matter, from shoreline rules along Commencement Bay to rural density limits near Graham and Eatonville and infill housing in established Tacoma neighborhoods.
Communities served: Tacoma, Lakewood, University Place, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Fircrest, Ruston, Fife, Milton, Edgewood, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Steilacoom, DuPont, Spanaway, Graham, Orting, Buckley, Eatonville, Key Peninsula.
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Whether you're facing a permit denial, buying development land, or sorting out a title problem, a short conversation can clarify your next step. The consultation is free.