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The Cost Of A Mistaken Recording!

Washington State Litigation Lawyer Andrew M. McKenzie | 10/8/2025
Washington State’s recording system is designed to make it easy for the public to see who owns what interests in real estate.  When someone conveys an interest in real estate, the conveyance is generally effective upon delivery of the document embodying the conveyance.  However, if you want that conveyance to be binding upon future grantees… Read More

Beresford Booth Lawyer Todd Cook Undefeated at Primerus Trial Skills Academy

BeresfordBooth | 10/8/2025
Beresford Booth is a proud member of Primerus, an international society of top-rated independent law firms who share a commitment to a set of common values and high standards of legal practice. In 2025, Primerus announced the formation of the Primerus Trial Skills Academy.  Over the last several months, the Trials Skills Academy has offered… Read More

Beresford Booth Congratulates and Welcomes Attorney Samantha Dammrose

BeresfordBooth | 10/7/2025
After recently passing the Washington State Bar Exam, Samantha Dammrose attended a private swearing in ceremony facilitated by the Honorable Judge Whitney Rivera, Superior Court Judge for Snohomish County. Samantha is an associate who serves on both Divorce & Family Law and the Litigation Teams where she is passionate about helping her clients resolve issues… Read More

Easements by Implication (Prior Use and Necessity)

Washington State Real Estate Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 10/2/2025
Easements are a non-ownership right to use or enjoy someone else’s land. I recently discussed the two major types of easements, appurtenant easements and easements in gross, in a blog post here. Parties can create easements in a variety of ways. Most easements are created by express grant – essentially a written agreement between parties on… Read More

The State Doesn’t Want Your Stuff— But It Won’t Give It to Your Chosen Family

Washington State Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer Rachel J. Wright | 10/2/2025
Here’s a hard truth: the State of Washington doesn’t want your stuff when you die. Really, it doesn’t. The law goes out of its way to try to keep your estate in the family. So, what happens if you don’t have a will? Without a will, Washington’s intestacy laws run the show. And the law… Read More

Committed Intimate Relationships: Love Isn’t Enough

Washington State Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer Rachel J. Wright | 10/1/2025
Washington doesn’t have common-law marriage. You could live with someone for 30 years, share a home, raise kids, and introduce each other as husband or wife—but when it comes to inheritance, Washington law doesn’t see you as “married.” Instead, Washington recognizes something called a Committed Intimate Relationship (CIR). A CIR isn’t automatic, and it’s not… Read More

What Determines The Cost Of Litigation?

Washington State Litigation Lawyer Andrew M. McKenzie | 10/1/2025
The American legal system is one of advocacy.  That means that generally speaking, the court in a dispute does not do its own investigation to get to the truth of the matter; rather, it relies upon the parties and their counsel to plead their positions with evidence and legal arguments.  The court then weighs the… Read More

Announcement –Babak Shamsi – Presenting on WA Land Rights, Restrictions & Regulations

BeresfordBooth | 10/1/2025
Identifying, Classifying, and Defining Easements Babak Shamsi, Beresford Booth Partner and Chair of the Real Estate Litigation and Transactions Team, is presenting for HalfMoon Education Inc.’s upcoming webinar on Washington State Land Rights, Restrictions and Regulations. This will be a live, interactive webinar, on Thursday, October 16, 2025.  Babak will be discussing the topic of… Read More