Greg Overstreet
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Practice Overview
- Open government laws (Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act)
- Regulatory litigation
- Legislation
Legal Experience
- Special Assistant Attorney General for Government Accountability (2005 – 2007)
- District Court Judge (pro tem) (2006 – present)
- Of Counsel, Perkins Coie, LLP (2001 – 2005)
- General Counsel, Building Industry Association of Washington (General Counsel) (1997 – 2001)
- Associate, Suelthaus & Walsh, PC (St. Louis) (1993 – 1997)
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, Juris Doctorate (1990 – 1993)
- Washington University School of Law (St. Louis) (visiting student) (1992 – 1993)
- Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (editor) (1991 – 1992)
- University of Washington, bachelor of arts, Russian and East European Studies (1985 – 1989)
Admitted to Practice Law
- Washington (1997)
- United States Supreme Court (2000)
- United States District Court: Western District of Washington (2000)
- United States District Court: Eastern District of Washington (2003)
- United States District Court: Southern District of Illinois (1994)
- Illinois (inactive) (1994)
- Missouri (inactive) (1993)
Legal Publications
- Editor–in–Chief, Public Records Act Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (2006)
- Author or Co-Author, Public Records Act Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (2006):
- Chapter 3 “Who and What the Public Records Act Covers: What is an 'Agency' and a 'Public Record'”
- Chapter 4 “Public Records Requests”
- Chapter 6 “Statutory Construction of the Act”
- Chapter 16 “Court Remedies to Obtain Disclosure”
- Chapter 18 “Reverse PRA Action (Private Party Seeking to Prevent Disclosure)”
- Chapter 19 “Introduction to the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)”
- Editor and Author, Attorney General’s Open Government Internet Manual (2006)
- Author, Washington Administrative Code, chapter 44–14 (Attorney General’s non-binding model rules on public records) (2006)
- Co-Author, “The Hangartner Decision: The Supreme Court Limits Access to Public Records,” 58 Washington State Bar News 20 (September 2004)
- Author, “Amicus Curiae Briefs in Washington,” 55 Washington State Bar News 11 (November 2001)
- Co-Author, “The Quest for the Best Test to Vest: Washington’s Vested Rights Doctrine Beats the Rest,” 23 Seattle University Law Review 1043 (2000)
- Author, “Update on the Continuing and Dramatic Effect of the Ripeness Doctrine on Federal Land Use Litigation,” 20 Zoning and Planning Law Report 17 (1997)
- Chapter Co-author, “Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge,” Illinois Workers’ Compensation Practice (1996)
- Author, “The Ripeness Doctrine of the Takings Clause: A Survey of Decisions Showing Just How Far Federal Courts Will Go to Avoid Adjudicating Land Use Cases,” 10 Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law 91 (1994), reprinted in Zoning and Planning Law Handbook (1995)
- Author, “Re–empowering the Native American: A Conservative Proposal to Restore Tribal Sovereignty and Self–Reliance to Federal Indian Policy,” 14 Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy 1 (1993)
- Co-drafter, The Persistent Offender Accountability Act (“Three Strikes You’re Out”), Washington State Initiative 596 (1991)
Legislation
- Public Records Act amendments (House Bill 1445 (2007), Senate Bill 5435 (2007), House Bill 1758 (2005))
- Student Newspaper Freedom (House Bill 1307 (2007))
- Reporter Shield Law (House Bill 2452 (2006))
- Eminent Domain Notice to Property Owners (House Bill 1458 (2007))
Awards and Professional Recognitions:
- Attorney General’s Office, Excellence Award (2007)
- Washington Coalition for Open Govenrment, Key Award (2007)
- Washington Law & Politics, Rising Star (2003)
Volunteer and Professional Activities
- SafePlace (domestic violence shelter legal clinic)
- Administrative Law Section (Washington State Bar Association) (trustee)
