Chad’s practice focuses on business, real estate, and construction law, including both transactional and litigation matters. His representative clients include commercial real estate developers, architects, engineers, construction contractors and suppliers, small business owners, and single-family homeowners.
Prior to joining Smith Alling, Chad was the managing member of Maher Ahrens Foster Shillito, PLLC. He also served as executive in-house counsel to a development and construction firm. He brings an ability to relate to and appreciate his client’s perspective.
Some of Chad’s representative transactional matters include:
Asset Purchase Agreements
Assignment Agreements
Bills of Sale
Boundary Line Agreements
Condominium Documents (airspace, traditional, declarations, and offering statements)
Construction Contracts and Liens
Deeds of Trust
Design Professional Contracts
Easement Agreements and Covenants
Entity Formations
Estate Planning
Estoppel Certificates
Ground Leases
Lease Agreements (commercial and residential)
Lease Options
License Agreements
Master Service Agreements
Materialmen/Supplier Contracts
Non-Compete Agreements
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Operating Agreements
Power of Attorney
Promissory Notes
Purchase and Sale Agreements
Real Estate Contracts
Right of First Refusal and Options
Security Agreements
SNDA’s (Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreements)
His representative litigation matters include, but are not limited to:
Adverse Possession
Boundary Disputes
Breach of Contract
Collections
Commercial Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Construction Contract Disputes
Construction Defect
Earnest Money Agreements
Lien Foreclosure
Quiet Title
Real Estate Contract Forfeiture
Title Insurance Claims
Unlawful Detainer (commercial & residential)
Chad also has served as a guest lecturer for the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) Construction on contract documents. In 2007, Chad was honored as member of the “40 Under Forty” by the Pierce County Business Examiner.
