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Earnouts: A Creative Solution or a Recipe for Post-Closing Disputes?

Washington State Business Lawyer Andrew J. Tingstad | 10/5/2026
Earnout provisions are among the most creative and, simultaneously, the most litigated structures in M&A transactions. When a buyer and seller cannot agree on purchase price because they disagree about the future performance of the business, an earnout can bridge the gap—allowing the seller to receive additional consideration if the business achieves agreed-upon milestones after… Read More

Why Do Appeals Take So Long? Understanding Delay in the Washington Court of Appeals

Washington State Litigation and Business Lawyer J Patrick Diener | 10/5/2026
One of the most common—and most difficult—questions clients ask during an appeal is: Why is this taking so long? An appeal can take a surprisingly long time to reach oral argument. And even after the lawyers have argued the case, months can pass before the Court of Appeals issues its decision. That silence can be… Read More

Beresford Booth Announces the Election of Ryan Foltz to Partner

Beresford Booth | 10/5/2026
Please join us in congratulating Ryan Foltz, Beresford Booth’s newest partner. Ryan joined Beresford Booth four years ago as a construction lawyer representing owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals in all phases of construction disputes. After years of experience as a partner at national and Seattle law firms handling complex construction and commercial litigation, he… Read More

Vargas Update: Nonjudicial Foreclosures in Limbo

Washington State Real Estate Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 9/30/2026
On April 30th, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in Vargas v. RRA CP Opportunity Trust 1, et al. that beneficiaries seeking to enforce collection on a Home Equity Line of Credit (“HELOC”) cannot do so by way of the Deed of Trust Act (RCW 61.24 et. seq). In other words, creditors trying to collect on a HELOC debt… Read More

Like It or Not, WUCOIA is Coming…(Part 1 – Insurance)

Washington State Real Estate Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 9/29/2026
On January 1, 2028, RCW 64.90, known as the as the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act or more commonly, “WUCIOA”, will apply to all common interest communities, with a handful of exceptions. In other words, it will apply to most condominium and homeowners’ associations and will effectively repeal the prior statutory schemes: the Homeowners’… Read More

Run To Win Annual Golf Tournament

Beresford Booth | 9/28/2026
Run To Win hosted their annual golf tournament in September to continue to raise money to support their ongoing vision of developing young people who are equipped to lead by example, live with integrity, grow in faith, and positively impact their families, teams, schools and communities, through sports. Beresford Booth is a proud Gold Sponsor and… Read More