Travis Thornton is a skilled real estate attorney with over 25 years of transactional experience in acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing, joint venture structuring, condominiums, planned communities, construction and water rights, as well as in providing general organizational advice to land trusts and other non-profit organizations.
Represented and advised insurance companies, pension funds and other large institutional owners in commercial leasing and purchase and sale transactions
Represented numerous public technology and healthcare companies in leasing and subleasing office, retail and industrial space
Represented a national banking association in numerous disposition and lease-back transactions, as well as retail and office leasing
Represented and advised a leading regional homebuilder in acquisition and development of residential subdivisions
Provided advice, from land acquisition and financing through construction, condominium formation, lease up and sale for residential, commercial and mixed-use projects valued up to $300 million
Represented large land developer in commercial transactions, including condominium conversion of apartment buildings and in advising house counsel on structuring unprecedented subdivision of owner-constructed affordable housing parcels
Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts (1994)
First Year Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist (1994)
Natural Resources Scholarship (1993-1996)
Scholar List (1994-1996)
Environmental Certificate
Nairobi International Law Institute (Law of International Trade, 1994)
University of Denver (B.A., Environmental Sciences, 1991)
Washington State Bar Association
Real Property and Probate Section
State Bar of Texas
Okanogan County Electric Co-Op, Elected Board Member (2020-Present)
Methow Watershed Council, Appointed Member at Large (2018-2021)
SSL Law Firm LLP, Partner (2015-2022)
Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth PS, Principal (2004-2015)
Travis S. Thornton Attorney at Law, Owner (2002-2004)
The Trust for Public Land, Project Manager (2000-2002)
Charles T. Brandt & Associates, P.C., Associate (1997-2000)