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Every year, the WSBA celebrates National Volunteer Week and this year it took place April 20-26, 2025.  Beresford Booth Lawyers Kelsey Affronte, Mackenzie Bretz and David Tingstad were recognized among the nearly 1,000 volunteers who contributed to the ongoing success of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) in 2024.  Volunteers are needed for an assortment… Read More

Please join us in congratulating Beresford Booth Partner Dimitra Scott, 2025 recipient of the prestigious TOP 10 Attorney Award for Washington State designated by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA)! NAFLA was founded in 2013 with the primary objective to uncover and honor the TOP 10 family law attorneys in each state for… Read More

Last week Primerus held its 2025 Young Lawyers Section Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.  Beresford Booth has been a proud member of Primerus for over 15 years.  Primerus is 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. Lawyers Kelsey… Read More

Beresford Booth is proud to announce that Partner Babak Shamsi will assume leadership as Chair of our experienced and well-established Real Estate Litigation and Transactions Team.  “Babak is a proven leader and mentor with a long track record of negotiating sophisticated real estate transactions and litigating complex real property disputes.  He is the natural choice… Read More

Beresford Booth is proud to welcome Aaron M. Dunn to its thriving litigation team. Before joining Beresford Booth, Aaron gained strong litigation experience practicing law for over four years in Montana, and over three years in Seattle. Aaron focuses his practice on real estate litigation, and he has developed an impressive and diverse resume. Aaron… Read More

Beresford Booth is proud to partner with the Washington Women Lawyers (WWL) Snohomish County Chapter in collecting women’s business attire donations. Collections are going through January 17th. Snohomish County WWL presents YWCA’s Working Wardrobe Program The YWCA Working Wardrobe is a unique clothing bank offering free, business appropriate attire to homeless or low-income women in… Read More

David Tingstad, Michael Kvistad, and Drew Tingstad attended the American Bar Association's National Mergers & Acquisitions Institute on November 14 -15, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celebrating its 27th year, this two-day event provided insights into both fundamental and cutting-edge issues surrounding business acquisitions, providing us with advanced skills for every stage of the deal-making… Read More

Beresford Booth has been recognized among Best Law Firms®in the Seattle area for Corporate Governance Law and Corporate Law.  Best Law Firms was launched by Best Lawyers in 2009 as a way of recognizing outstanding law firms.  Their rating service is solely based on extensive peer reviews.  Law firms are selected based on the confidential… Read More

Andrew Tingstad Beresford Booth is proud to welcome Andrew J. Tingstad to its growing team of lawyers. Drew joins Beresford Booth after recently graduating from Willamette University College of Law and passing the Washington State Bar Exam.  He will join his dad, David C. Tingstad, partner and chair of the business and real estate team,… Read More