About
Kerry S. Bucklin, founded in 1988 and based in Mercer Island, WA, provides transactional real estate counsel with a focus on condominium and commercial development. The practice advises condominium declarants and developers on new high‑rise and mid‑rise construction, conversions of existing buildings, and mixed‑use projects with retail, office, and residential components. Services include securing site control; forming and structuring development entities to address economic, tax, and liability objectives; preparing syndication documents; and negotiating loan documents, leases, and purchase and sale agreements. The practice also handles commercial real estate acquisition and development matters, landlord‑tenant issues, and commercial lending and borrowing.
Kerry S. Bucklin is a Certified Clock Hour Instructor for the Washington Association of Realtors and the Commercial Brokers Association, a frequent Continuing Legal Education speaker, and the primary author of the Commercial Brokers Association real estate forms. His analysis of Seattle’s condominium market was published in Seattle Magazine in December 2017. He earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 1988 (top 10%) and his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1985. Based on Mercer Island, the practice supports developers and real estate professionals across Washington.