Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights

Restoring Private Property Rights Since 2003

  • King County’s Outside Counsel Monopoly: How Taxpayer Dollars Are Used to Block Taxpayers

    December 4, 2025

    By Dominique Scarimbolo, CAPR King County President

    King County’s Outside Counsel Monopoly: How Taxpayer Dollars Are Used to Block Taxpayers

    Through extensive public-records requests, CAPR has uncovered a deeply troubling pattern inside King County government: the County has spent over $56 million on outside legal counsel since the year 2000—despite already employing hundreds of attorneys in-house.

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Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR) organized in 2003 as a non-partisan political action committee where individual citizens and existing organizations can work together protecting property rights.

We support equitable and scientifically sound land use regulations that do not force private landowners to pay disproportionately for public benefits enjoyed by all.