Christopher Veley, Attorney

Commercial Litigation Lawyer, Portland (OR) Oregon

Real Estate Lawyer, Portland (OR) Oregon

Construction Lawyer, Portland (OR) Oregon

Business Litigation Attorney, Vancouver (WA) Washington

Real Estate Litigation Attorney, Vancouver (WA) Washington

Construction Law Attorney, Vancouver (WA) Washington

Christopher M. Veley

Areas of Practice:
Christopher M. Veley is a real estate, construction law, and commercial litigation attorney. Christopher also provides business transactional advice and document drafting. Christopher has been licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon since 1999 and 2000, respectively. He regularly appears before courts in both states, and particularly in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties in Oregon, and Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz counties in Washington.

 * Real Estate Litigation
o Adverse Possession
o Boundary Line Disputes
o Easements
o Restrictive Covenants
o Purchase & Sale Disputes
o Foreclosures (Non-Judicial & Judicial)
o Homeowner Association Disputes
o Nuisance & Trespass
o Timber Trespass / Tree Cutting
o Neighbor & Neighborhood Disputes
o Homeowner Association Disputes
o Commercial Evictions / Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law
o Environmental Litigation
o Real estate mediation, arbitration & litigation
 * Commercial Litigation / Business Litigation
o Partnership Disputes / Shareholder Disputes
o Bank Litigation
o Contract Litigation / Breach of Contract
o Commercial Collections
o Commercial mediation, arbitration & litigation
 * Construction Law
o Construction Defects
o Construction Liens (Advice, Drafting, Foreclosure Litigation)
o Construction Contracts Drafting & Advice
o Disputes between Contractors and Owners
o Breach of Construction Contract
o Oregon Construction Contractors Board Claims & Disputes
o Construction mediation, arbitration & litigation
 * Homeowner Association Law / Condo Association Law
o Board of Directors Advice
o Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R)
o CC&R Enforcement
o Collections of Assessments
o Lawsuits and HOA Lien Foreclosures
o Construction Defects
o Represent HOA's and Homeowners
o Homeowner Association mediation, arbitration & litigation
 * Breach of Contract & Collections Litigation
 * Consumer Law
 * Business Transactional Advice and Document Drafting
 * Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Mediation

Education:

 * J.D. 1999 Gonzaga University School of Law (Spokane, Washington)
o Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.59)
o Awards for highest grade in Criminal Law, Legal Research and Writing 2, 3 & 4, and Juvenile Law
o Dean's List
 * B.A. 1994 Western State College of Colorado (Gunnison, Colorado)
o Major: Psychology