Challenging Denied Permits, Compliance Findings, and Enforcement Determinations
When an agency decision threatens your project, business operations, or property rights, administrative appeals offer a pathway to reverse or modify unfavorable rulings. The Law Office of Frank Hammond LLC represents clients in environmental and land-use appeals before DEQ, local planning commissions, state boards, and federal agencies, helping you navigate Oregon's complex administrative processes with precision and strategic insight.
The firm handles challenges to denied permits, compliance findings, and enforcement determinations.
Whether you're contesting a DEQ compliance order, appealing a planning commission denial, or challenging a federal permit decision, you receive representation that is skilled in navigating Oregon's administrative processes, including contested case hearings and agency-level dispute procedures, ensuring that your appeal is grounded in both statutory interpretation and factual evidence.
Schedule a consultation today for administrative and agency appeals in Portland.
The appeal process begins with a careful review of the agency's decision, the administrative record, and applicable statutes or regulations. The firm develops strong records for appeal, including statutory interpretation, scientific evidence, and expert support, identifying procedural missteps, unsupported findings, or misapplications of law that can form the basis of a successful challenge.
You'll understand agency timelines, burdens of proof, and opportunities for negotiated outcomes, giving you realistic expectations and options beyond full litigation. Helps clients understand agency timelines, burdens of proof, and opportunities for negotiated outcomes. The Law Office of Frank Hammond LLC brings familiarity with Portland's land-use framework, DEQ enforcement priorities, and the procedural nuances of contested case hearings, ensuring that your appeal is both timely and persuasive.
The firm is suitable for businesses, developers, municipalities, and property owners seeking to reverse or modify agency decisions, offering counsel that balances aggressive advocacy with practical resolution strategies.
Contact us now for professional administrative and agency appeals in Portland.
How Does Administrative & Agency Appeals Work in Portland?
The firm represents clients in environmental and land-use appeals before DEQ, local planning commissions, state boards, and federal agencies, with deep experience in Oregon's regulatory landscape.
What Makes Us Different
How do we ensure quality?
Every appeal is built on a thorough review of the administrative record, identification of legal and factual errors, and coordination with technical experts to strengthen your position before the hearing officer or review board.
What experience do we bring?
The firm has successfully challenged denied permits, compliance findings, and enforcement determinations across a range of environmental and land-use matters, from stormwater violations to wetland permit denials.
Why choose local?
Portland's unique blend of environmental sensitivity, urban growth pressures, and strict regulatory oversight means that appeals often turn on localized factors—watershed boundaries, neighborhood plan designations, or DEQ enforcement history—that only experienced local counsel can navigate effectively.
What's our approach?
The firm balances aggressive advocacy with a pragmatic assessment of settlement opportunities, helping you understand when to pursue a full hearing and when a negotiated resolution serves your interests better.
How do we serve Portland specifically?
The firm's familiarity with Multnomah County's land-use process, Metro's regional planning authority, and DEQ's Portland office ensures that your appeal reflects both statewide law and local administrative practices.
Don't let an unfavorable agency decision derail your project or business. Schedule a consultation to determine the best strategy for appealing an agency ruling in Portland.