Practice Areas
Adrienne D. McEnteeMember
Professional Experience
Adrienne's practice includes real estate and commercial litigation, homeowner association disputes, class actions and other matters. Adrienne has litigated matters involving breach of real estate purchase and sale agreements, easement disputes, defense of borrowers and guarantors in banking and receivership actions, allegations of bad faith against insurance companies, and disputes with contractors.
Adrienne has significant trial experience. Since joining the firm in 2009, Adrienne has tried successfully commercial cases involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and breach of easement. Before entering private practice, Adrienne spent more than five years with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, where she prosecuted a broad range of cases, including fraud and other economic crimes. Adrienne has tried approximately 50 cases and has briefed, argued and won cases before the Washington State Court of Appeals.
Representative Matters
Kirkland Property #2 v. Trinity at the Beach, LLC - Prevailed at trial in an easement dispute on behalf of a developer where adjoining land-owner alleged breach of easement and sought to enjoin construction of a multi-million dollar, 84-unit mixed-use development.
Kahler v. Green Island Hills Community Association - Prevailed at trial, as second chair, in defense of homeowner association board and individual board members, after seven homeowners sued the board and its members for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
224 Westlake, LLC v. Engstrom Properties, LLC - Represented developer as second chair at trial in breach of contract dispute over option to purchase $4 million commercial building, recovering developer's $600,000 in option payments, more than $400,000 in feasibility investments, and attorneys' fees.
Represented car dealership in breach of contract and receivership action by bank seeking recovery of $4 million on a flooring line. Shortly after successfully defending against the bank's petition for receivership, the bank dismissed its lawsuit.
Represented homeowner in judicial foreclosure action by bank. Successfully precluded bank's motion for summary judgment in arguing that genuine issues of material fact surrounded the bank's duties under the Truth in Lending Act, resulting in a favorable settlement.
Publications and Presentations
Author: The Failure of Domestic and International Mechanisms to Redress the Harmful Effects of Australian Immigration Detention, 12 Pac. Rim L. & Policy Journal 263 (2003).
Professional and Community Involvement
Washington State Bar Association
Education
LL.M. in Taxation, University of Washington School of Law
J.D., University of Washington School of Law
Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal, Articles Editor
Moot Court Honor Board, Executive Board Member
Student Bar Association, Executive Board Member
B.A., University of Washington
Admissions
Washington
U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington