Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho
Practice Summary
As the Chair of the Housing Law Practice Group, Mack represents a diverse range of clients, including housing providers, property management companies, developers, government agencies, and housing authorities.
With a solid history of successfully handling thousands of residential eviction cases, Mack oversees extensive unlawful detainer portfolios, emphasizing risk management and cost efficiency. He helps clients navigate complex issues involving the Fair Housing Act, the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, the Spokane Municipal Code, reasonable accommodation and modification requests, HUD regulations, and affordable housing management programs such as Continuum of Care, the CARES Act, Section 8, and tenant relocation. Additionally, his expertise includes addressing discrimination claims, having effectively resolved cases against housing providers before the Washington State Human Rights Commission.
Mack is dedicated to education, frequently conducting seminars for both private institutions and government agencies on compliance with the ever-changing landscape of housing regulations at the state, local, and federal levels, as well as best practices for tenant notices and evictions. He has testified before the Washington legislature and has been instrumental in drafting legislation that promotes his clients’ interests within Washington State’s evolving housing laws. As a determined advocate, Mack has successfully argued cases before the Washington Courts of Appeal and secured a unanimous decision from the Washington Supreme Court in favor of his clients.
He has also been appointed as class counsel by state and federal courts for complex consumer class actions and has collaborated with the Innocence Project to exonerate three wrongly convicted individuals, successfully suing the State of Washington for wrongful conviction.
Beyond his legal practice, Mack actively participates in the firm’s marketing and recruiting committees. In his leisure time, he enjoys road cycling, skiing, fly-fishing, camping, and going on adventures with his daughter and two yellow labs.
Education:
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Southern Methodist University, B.A., with distinction
Admissions:
- State of Washington
- State of Idaho
- United States District Courts, Eastern and Western Washington
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association
- Idaho State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Leadership/Activities
- Member, Eastern WA Representative, and Co-Chair, Government Affairs Committee, Washington Multifamily Housing Association (WMFHA) (2023-Present)
- Member and Board of Directors, Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA) of Washington (2024-Present)
- Member, Rental Housing Association of Washington (RHAW) (2024-Present)
- Member, Washington Business Properties Association (WBPA) (2024-Present)
- Chairperson, Idaho State Bar Association LAP Personal Assistance Subcommittee (2021-Present)
- Member, Idaho State Bar Association Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) (2021-Present)
- Peer Advisor, Washington State Bar Association Member Wellness Program (2020-Present)
- Outside General Counsel, Nurses Advisory Committee for Perinatal Education (non-profit) (2020-2022)
- Member, Landlord Association of the Inland Northwest (2019-Present)
- Outside General Counsel, Spokane Hospitality Coalition (non-profit) (2020-2022)
- Member, Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices Section, Washington State Bar Association
- Editorial Board Member, Trial News, Washington State Association for Justice (2015-2016)
- Trustee, Spokane County Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division (2012-2014)
- Volunteer with RE-START C-P-R Mentoring Program (2012-2014)
Awards/Recognition:
- Best Real Estate Lawyers in Spokane, Expertise.com (2020-2023)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics (Class Actions, Corporate, and Business Law (2013-2024)
- Spokane Top Lawyer, Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Living Magazine (Business and Corporate Law, M&A, and Class Actions) (2013-24)
Presentations and Publications:
- Landlord-Tenant Legal Updates in Federal Region X, Pacific Northwest Regional Council Conference for National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (2025).
- The Social RX: Boosting Well-Being with Connection, Virtual Panel for Idaho Bar Association’s Lawyer Assistance Program’s Well-Being in Law Week (2025).
- Evictions and Notices Best Practices in Washington State, Washington State Multifamily Housing Association Virtual Legal Symposium (2025).
- Fair Housing Law Fundamentals, Washington State Multifamily Housing Association’s Online Legal Seminar (2025).
- Fair Housing Law Basics, Fair Housing Law Advanced Issues, Evictions and Best Practices in Washington State, and 2025 Legislative Update, Affordable Housing Management Association of Washington’s Annual Convention (2025).
- What the Lawyers Assistance Program Can Do For You, Idaho State Bar New Admittee CLE Program (May/September 2021-Present)
- Essential Tools to Build a Successful Plaintiff Consumer Protection Law Practice, “Resist Litigating in the Dark (Part 2): Avoiding Arbitration,” October 11, 2017.
- Co-Author, Washington State Consumer Protection Litigation Desk Book, Washington State Association for Justice (October 2017)
- Presentation, Discussing the Impact of Recent Washington Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Consumer Protection Act Claims and Deceptive Insurance Subrogation Tactics, Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Annual Insurance Law Seminar at Spokane, January 28, 2016.
- Boyd M. Mayo, SCOTUS Continues Pro-Arbitration Trend in DirecTV v. Imburgia, 577 U.S. __ (2015), WSAJ Trial News (February 2016).
- Boyd M. Mayo, Washington Needs Private Enforcement of its Consumer Protection Laws on Payday Lending, WSAJ Trial News (April 2013).
- Matthew J. Zuchetto and Boyd M. Mayo, Opening the Courthouse Door by Invoking Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act, WSAJ Trial News (April 2012).
- Matthew J. Zuchetto and Boyd M. Mayo, Debt Adjusting in Washington State and the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Carlsen v. Global Client Solutions, LLC, 171 Wn.2d 486 (2011), WSAJ Trial News (Feb. 2012).
- Boyd M. Mayo, Monetary Liability for Involuntary Servitude?: South Carolina Needs to Abandon the Negative Incentive Approach and Grant Absolute Immunity to Indigent Criminal Defense Attorneys Appointed Under Rule 608, 3 Charleston L. Rev. 573, 709 (2009)
Published Cases:
- Larson v. State of Washington, 194 Wn. App. 722, 375 P.3d 1096 (Wash. App. 2016), review denied, 2016 Wash. LEXIS 1333 (Wash., Dec. 7, 2016): Obtained reversal and remand of defense verdict on behalf of three wrongfully convicted individuals, where trial court applied an erroneously high burden of proof and misinterpreted key provisions of the newly enacted Wrongly Convicted Persons Act. Obtained denial of State of Washington’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Washington Supreme Court.
- Gandee v. LDL Freedom Enterprises, LLC, 176 Wn.2d 598 (2013): Successfully obtained a unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the denial of Defendants’ motion to enforce an arbitration clause on unconscionability grounds, distinguishing the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, and upholding the right to sue in court for a class of disenfranchised Washington consumers.
- Gorden v. Lloyd Ward & Assocs., 323 P.3d 1074 (Wash. App. 2014): Co-counsel in a matter in which Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals struck down an arbitration clause in a debt settlement contract in a consumer class action.
- Smith v. JEM Group, Inc., 737 F.3d 636 (9th Cir. 2013): Co-counsel in a consumer class action striking down an arbitration agreement in a Consumer Protection Act class action.
- Carlsen v. Global Client Solutions, LLC, 171 Wn.2d 486, 499 (2011): Co-counsel in briefing certified questions to the Washington State Supreme Court on issues of first impression involving interpretation of the Washington Debt Adjusting Act and its applicability to the new evolution of the unsecured debt relief industry.
Law School Activities and Honors:
- Charleston Law Review, Student Works Editor
- Legal Writing Teaching Fellow
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Eagle Scout
- CALI Awards
- Legal Research and Writing I
- Legal Research and Writing II
- Property I
- Criminal Procedure
- National Security Law
