Kari Sand

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Seattle

P (206) 447-2250

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Kari values the unique and diverse challenges and opportunities facing cities and other public sector agencies and strives to attain her clients’ goals in a collaborative, highly professional manner.

Kari enjoys helping city leaders solve problems and improve the lives of the residents they serve. Her clients appreciate her thorough approach and ability to quickly assimilate information and relate to their issues. She is dedicated to achieving successful outcomes through her enthusiasm and ability to effectively navigate complex situations. As a Member of the firm’s Municipal practice group, her practice focuses on all areas of municipal law, with an emphasis on land use, condemnation, employment and labor law, and local finance and taxation matters. For over twenty years, Kari has served as general and special counsel advising numerous cities on a variety of issues with excellent results. Prior to joining OMW, she was the in-house City Attorney for the City of Mercer Island. Prior to that, she represented numerous Puget Sound cities with the Kenyon Disend PLLC firm and was also in-house at the City of Tacoma.

Born in Vancouver, Washington, Kari received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1993 and her J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1997, where she was the Operations Editor of the Oregon Law Review. In her free time, Kari enjoys travel, sporting events, walking her two dogs and socializing with family and friends.

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 - Present