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Jack L. Orchard
Partner
Portland, Oregon 97204
t 503.944.6026
f 503.295.1058
vcard“We are fortunate that clients continually bring us different and challenging problems. We appreciate their confidence that, together, we can resolve what’s important to them, without preconceived notions of what the solution will be.”
Jack Orchard is a founding partner of Ball Janik LLP and has practiced law for more than 35 years. His principal areas of practice are transactional real estate, real estate development, and land use law. Mr. Orchard has represented clients on some of the region’s most important land use and real estate development projects, including: Oregon’s largest, single-owner, mixed-use development (Tanasbourne); Hawthorn Farm Industrial Park, anchored by an Intel facility; and several major residential developments. He has provided ongoing representation to a 19-acre retirement community (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), financed with tax-exempt revenue bonds, and continues to assist one of Oregon’s fastest growing and largest public school districts (Beaverton Schools) in acquiring multiple school sites.
Mr. Orchard’s real estate work has expanded into significant property tax appeal cases before the Oregon Tax Court, as well as to condemnation matters. In his land use practice, he has successfully argued cases before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, Oregon Court of Appeals, and Oregon Supreme Court and has represented clients before virtually every metropolitan Portland government. Mr. Orchard has been recognized by his peers as an Oregon Super Lawyer in Real Estate and has received the AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, American Registry.
“We are fortunate that clients continually bring us different and challenging problems. We appreciate their confidence that, together, we can resolve what’s important to them, without preconceived notions of what the solution will be.”
Jack Orchard is a founding partner of Ball Janik LLP and has practiced law for more than 35 years. His principal areas of practice are transactional real estate, real estate development, and land use law. Mr. Orchard has represented clients on some of the region’s most important land use and real estate development projects, including: Oregon’s largest, single-owner, mixed-use development (Tanasbourne); Hawthorn Farm Industrial Park, anchored by an Intel facility; and several major residential developments. He has provided ongoing representation to a 19-acre retirement community (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst), financed with tax-exempt revenue bonds, and continues to assist one of Oregon’s fastest growing and largest public school districts (Beaverton Schools) in acquiring multiple school sites.
Mr. Orchard’s real estate work has expanded into significant property tax appeal cases before the Oregon Tax Court, as well as to condemnation matters. In his land use practice, he has successfully argued cases before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, Oregon Court of Appeals, and Oregon Supreme Court and has represented clients before virtually every metropolitan Portland government. Mr. Orchard has been recognized by his peers as an Oregon Super Lawyer in Real Estate and has received the AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, American Registry.
Mr. Orchard has worked extensively with state-funded economic development agencies and is frequently consulted about regional and state economic strategy efforts. He was a part of the economic development team which successfully attracted Genentech to construct its first facility in Oregon. He is currently Secretary of the Westside Economic Alliance, a former member of the Multnomah-Washington-Counties Regional Investment Board, and a board member of the Institute for Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University. He is the former Chair of the Beaverton (Schools) Education Foundation.
Since 1975, Mr. Orchard has represented the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, which awarded him the Roger W. Williams Freedom of Information Award and its President’s Award for Service. He also represents a sizeable number of the state’s newspapers concerning freedom of information and defamation matters. He is a frequent speaker on public records and meetings matters, including freedom of information issues.
In 1997/98, Mr. Orchard served as Interim General Counsel for Legacy Health System, a non-profit, multi-hospital system headquartered in Portland and a long-time client. He was subsequently named to the Legacy Board of Trustees, served as Board Vice-Chair and as Chair of the Finance Committee. He recently retired from the board after completing his 10th year of service.