SERVING KENT FROM BELLEVUE · SINCE 1965
Kent Real Estate & Business Attorneys
Kent's warehouses and distribution centers move much of the region's freight. We counsel the valley's property owners, developers, and operating businesses.
The Kent Valley is one of the largest warehousing and distribution corridors on the West Coast, a flat run of industrial and commercial property between the Green River and the freeways that feed the ports. That economy shapes the legal work. Oseran Hahn represents commercial property owners, landlords and tenants, developers, and the operating businesses that lease and occupy the valley's industrial space: acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, and the disputes that come with all of it. The Maleng Regional Justice Center, King County's south-end Superior Court, sits in downtown Kent, which means the venue for a great many of these matters is a building in the client's own city. The firm also represents Kent residents hurt in accidents and counsels churches and ministries across south King County.
Local context
Most of Kent's legal work comes from its industrial property. The valley's warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing sites turn over constantly (bought, sold, refinanced, leased, and re-leased), and each transaction needs an attorney who reads the site plan and the contract together. Oseran Hahn's real estate practice handles that commercial work across the valley, including 1031 exchanges when an owner is rolling gains into the next property and the disputes that surface when a tenant stops paying or a permit takes a hard turn at the county. When a deal turns into a fight, the firm's litigation group handles the contract and partnership disputes, more often than not in the Kent courthouse. For the operating businesses in the valley, the firm provides the same business and corporate counsel it brings to the Eastside: contracts, governance and employment questions, with a partner as the point of contact.
Frequently asked questions
Which courthouse handles a Kent civil case?
The Maleng Regional Justice Center at 401 Fourth Avenue North in downtown Kent. Because Kent is south of Interstate 90, it falls in King County Superior Court's Kent Case Assignment Area under local rule LCR 82, not the Seattle courthouse.
Do you handle commercial real estate in the Kent Valley?
Yes. We represent owners, developers, landlords, and tenants on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, and 1031 exchanges throughout the valley's industrial and commercial corridor, along with the disputes that follow.
Do you handle personal injury cases in Kent?
Yes. We represent people hurt in car crashes and falls, on contingency, so we are paid only when our client is. Kent injury cases filed in Superior Court go to the Maleng Regional Justice Center.
Is your office in Kent?
No. Our office is in Bellevue, about 25 to 30 minutes north. But because King County's south-end Superior Court sits in Kent, many Kent matters are litigated in the client's own city.
When should you hire a real estate attorney in Kent?
The best time is before you sign the letter of intent, because it locks in the price and structure the purchase agreement will follow. We also step in when a title commitment shows a problem, a tenant stops paying, or a permit stalls. On a 1031 exchange, bring us in before the sale closes, because the deadlines start that day.
What does it cost to work with Oseran Hahn on a Kent matter?
We quote at the first conversation, and that conversation costs nothing. When we understand the matter, we tell you how we would bill it before any work starts. Injury cases run on contingency, with no fee unless we recover. Ongoing business clients can keep us on a fixed monthly retainer.
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