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Lawyers, doctors, accountants, and other professionals cannot engage in the “corporate” practice of their professions, except through authorized entities.  Professional LLCs and professional service corporations are two such authorized entities.  When considering which entity may be right for you, it is important to note their differences. At least three issues distinguish professional LLCs from professional… Read More

May 13th, 2021 David Tingstad and Eli Yim discuss the ABCs of written LLC agreements. Read More

On May 11, 2021, Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals issued an opinion arising out of a corporation owned by the Rees family.  The case is interesting for a host of reasons, but the focus of this article is minority oppression. The Family v. Don Rees Don Rees owned 51% and his wife,… Read More

Washington State, and particularly King and Snohomish Counties have grown rapidly in recent years. New construction and remodeling projects are a part of the familiar landscape of the area. Contractors and subcontractors who provide labor, professional services, materials, or equipment to improve real property, however, must navigate through the extensive statutory scheme contained in RCW… Read More

Investors regularly make the mistake of assuming they do not need a written LLC agreement when they form a single-member entity. In the absence of a written LLC agreement, statutory default rules apply, which often come with surprising consequences. A Hypothetical Let us consider, for example, you purchase a fourplex in your own name then transfer… Read More

Recently, the Washington State Supreme Court published its decision in Silver v. Rudeen Mgmt. Co, a case surrounding Washington’s Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RLTA), RCW 59.18. The issue in Silver was the statute of limitations for recovery of a tenant’s security deposit. Facts Thomas Silver leased an apartment from Rudeen Mgmt. Co. from 2012-2015. Silver… Read More

April 22nd, 2021 William O. Kessler and Andrew M. McKenzie discuss adjusting boundary lines through "friendly" quiet title lawsuits. Read More

April 15th, 2021 Per E. Oscarsson (on behalf of the Business and Real Estate Group) discusses recording documents in real estate records 0 Read More

The City of Burien established a Rental Housing Inspection Program in September 2019 which applies to apartments, duplexes, triplexes and four-plexes. Currently, single-family homes, condos, townhomes, short-term rentals, and others are exempt from the licensing and inspection requirements in the City of Burien. In the City of Burien, the rental license is managed by the… Read More