Sarah M. Mathenia
Associate Attorney
Sarah M. Mathenia is a real estate attorney focused on commercial real estate transactions, land use, and property disputes. With 12 years of experience counseling developers, investors, landlords, tenants, and property owners, she brings a practical, detail-oriented approach to complex real estate matters. Sarah is known for her responsiveness, clear communication, and ability to develop systematic, practical solutions that address her clients’ immediate needs while anticipating future risks.
Personal
Outside the office, Sarah enjoys staying active outdoors and cheering her girls on at their various sporting events—a schedule that keeps weekends busy and rewarding.
- Advises clients on real estate transactions, including land acquisition, boundary line dispute resolution, and title defect reformation.
- Drafts and negotiates construction contracts, commercial leases, easements, and restrictive covenants.
- Previously served as Associate General Counsel for a residential home builder and developer, providing insight into the operational and legal challenges faced by real estate and development clients.
- Represents commercial landlords and tenants in negotiating and closing lease portfolios across the Pacific Northwest.
- Advises developers on land use entitlements and zoning compliance for large-scale mixed-use and residential developments in Oregon and Washington.
- Counsels buyers and sellers through multimillion-dollar commercial real property acquisitions and dispositions, including due diligence, title review, and closing.
- Represents borrowers in commercial real estate financing transactions, including construction loans and refinancing.
- Advises cooperative corporations on membership agreements, governance, and Bylaws compliance.
- Provides transactional support on real estate-related litigation matters, including lease disputes, easement conflicts, quiet title and adverse possession matters, and title disputes.
- Oregon State Bar — Real Estate and Land Use Section
- Associate Editor, UC Davis Law Review