Jan 11, 2001

Kidder Mathews & Segner

Osterhout

Rick Osterhout became manager of Kidder Mathews & Segner's Seattle office, replacing Curt Gahn, who continues working as an office broker in the Seattle branch. The manager job doesn't pay a substantial amount and is considered largely "voluntary," said the firm's full-time manager for all of its offices, executive vice president Gordon Buchan. Gahn brokered deals while serving as office manager for the past three years. Osterhout, a close-in Seattle industrial broker, will do the same. The change raises Osterhout's title to senior vice president. Gahn's goes from senior vice president back to vice president. Osterhout joined Kidder two years ago after a long stint with CB Richard Ellis.

Harbor Properties

Blue

Riggs

Barbara Blue and Lynn Riggs joined Seattle-based Harbor Properties as apartment managers. Blue, who spent the past nine years managing the Carillon Heights Apartments and One Carillon Point Condominiums in Kirkland, manages Harbor's 25-story McGuire, which nears the finish of construction in Belltown. The McGuire totals 272 apartments. Riggs, who previously managed athletic, social and golf clubs, oversees operations of Harbor Steps, which nears completion of its second phase. When that phase is built, the four-tower, downtown Seattle, luxury complex will total 739 apartments, an inn, a day-care and restaurants. Riggs previously managed the Glendale Country Club in Bellevue, the Woman's Athletic Club in Chicago and the Spotlight Recreation Club in Hong Kong. Her career began as athletic director for the Bellevue Club from 1980-1989.

HAL Real Estate Investments

Dana Behar has returned to HAL Real Estate Investments, the Dutch-owned firm based in Seattle, after eight months in the start-up tech scene. "Dana resumes his position as vice president with responsibilities for acquisitions and asset management," HAL said. The firm also promoted N.J. Tolton to vice president in acquisitions and asset management, and six-year employee Dierdre Africa to executive assistant. "Further expansion of the Seattle office will take place as it will become the head office for (publicly traded parent company HAL Holding N.V.'s) U.S. operations, effective May 1," the firm said.

Fannie Mae

Eric Brown joined Fannie Mae's Puget Sound partnership office in Seattle as a community development manager. Brown, who was a vice president in community development lending for Bank of America in Seattle, is responsible for spearheading "catalytic investments designed to strengthen neighborhoods throughout the Seattle area as part of Fannie Mae's America's Living Communities goal to help revitalize 300 communities nationwide," Fannie Mae said. Before BofA, Brown served five years as executive director for St. Andrews Housing Group in Bellevue, a non-profit housing developer, and Common Ground, a Seattle non-profit low-income housing development consultancy.

Pinnacle Realty Management Co.

Hoster

Cornachio

The huge, Seattle-based, nationwide apartment management company Pinnacle Realty named three executives to leadership roles in its Central region, each to the title of regional vice president. Jeffrey V. Hoster Jr., who has worked for Pinnacle since 1995, became responsible for North Texas, working out of Dallas. Jack Cornachio, new to Pinnacle from senior vice president at Lend Lease/Boston Financial Group, heads the Midwest, based in Cleveland, Ohio. Jim Marfuggi became responsible for Pinnacle's Gulf Coast area, working out of Houston, where he had headed Hartex Properties' office. Pinnacle said it now manages 105,000 apartments and 9 million square feet of commercial space.

Riddell Williams

Katherine Felton, Erin Joyce, Phil Neiswender and Megan McCloskey have joined Riddell Williams law firm in Seattle. Felton joined the firm as a member of its litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Joyce and Neiswender are members of the firm's corporate finance and transactions practice group. McCloskey joins the firm's environmental and land use practice group.

Thought.Velocity

Thought.Velocity, a business process consulting firm announced that San Francisco-based Aventis Business Solutions will join the Thought.Velocity team. Thought.Velocity is a Vancouver-based firm that provides continuous business process improvements. Steven Weitz, president of Aventis, became executive vice president on Jan. 1 when the merger was complete.

Herrick Douglas

Herrick Douglas, a Bellevue-based provider of project management, quality assurance and applications development services, announced its acquisition of Inteliant, a West Coast information technology consulting company. The new company will operate under the Herrick Douglas name, employ 400 consultants and generate revenues targeted to exceed $70 million in fiscal year 2001.

City of Bellevue

Former City Councilmember Don Davidson has been chosen to fill the Bellevue City Council seat recently vacated by Ron Smith. Davidson is a Bellevue dentist and resident of Bellevue since 1967. He served on the Bellevue City Council from 1984-96, including two years as mayor. He is not expected to run for the position, which will be up for election in November. Smith resigned his council post on Dec. 31 after serving seven years on the council, including two years as mayor.

Short Cressman & Burgess

Daniel Johnson has joined the Seattle law office of Short Cressman & Burgess as an associate. Johnson concentrates his practice in the areas of employment, civil rights and consumer protection law, providing employment law, litigation and consulting services. He has litigated federal and state discrimination, wage and hour, contract and tort cases for individual and class clients at trial and appellate levels.

Washington Appellate Lawyers Association

A group of 30 Washington state appellate practitioners has formed the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. Membership in WALA is limited to lawyers with at least 10 years experience who have been lead counsel in at least 25 appeals. The association's goals include working to improve the representation of appellate litigants and make the administration of justice more efficient.