Sindy M. Maher, Associate

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP

Sindy Maher’s practice focuses primarily on real estate law. She assists buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, lenders, and borrowers with acquisitions, sales, exchanges, development, financing, and leasing of residential and commercial property. She also works with real property owners to form new construction condominiums, conversion condominiums, and planned unit developments.

Sindy is a Portland native and a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, where she was a law review editor. Before law school, Sindy was elected Phi Beta Kappa at Santa Clara University and graduated in the top 1% of her class. Prior to law school, Sindy worked in both residential and commercial property management.  

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 2006
• Washington, 2010

Education:

• Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2006
• Santa Clara University, B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2003

Honors and Awards:

• Lewis & Clark Law School: Scholar List 2003, 2004; Animal Law Journal, Editor, 2005-2006; First Place, Client Counseling Moot Court 2005
• Santa Clara University: Dean's List all 12 quarters; Phi Beta Kappa member; Director of Scholarship for Delta Gamma Fraternity

Publications:

• In Washington State, Traffic Impact Fees are not Conditions of Approval and Still are not Subject to the Vested Rights Doctrine, 26 RELU Digest (Oregon State Bar Section, Real Estate and Land Use) 12 (Oct. 2004).

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar
• Multnomah Bar Association

• METRO Natural Areas Program Performance Oversight Committee 2009–2011