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September 9th, 2021 Law clerk Caleb Tingstad discusses how to enforce your contract aggressively with prejudgment writs of attachment and garnishment. Read More

Sometimes a defendant in a lawsuit has insurance to cover some or all of the potential damages alleged.  Most of the time in those circumstances after the insurer agrees to defend on the insured’s behalf, the insurer hires counsel to represent the insured.  While this may provide some assurance to the insured, the insured can… Read More

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about assigning commercial leases generally.  Sometimes, contractual rights or obligations get transferred without an express assignment.  This can happen, for example, where a party to the contract gets acquired by someone else, or where the party’s ownership or control changes hands.  An entity tenant under a commercial… Read More

A possessor of real property can be liable for dangerous conditions on land which cause injury to people who enter the land.  However, the legal standard of care owed by the possessor is tied to the status of the visitor.  The law classifies visitors as either trespassers, licensees, or invitees.  As to trespassers and licensees,… Read More

A person close to you passed away and you are devastated.  Sometime after, someone files a last will and testament for your loved one in the court and begins the probate process.  You review the will and realize there is something terribly wrong.  Maybe the will doesn’t appear genuine, maybe it gives a giant chunk… Read More

Recently, the tragic and shocking collapse of the Surfside condominium in Florida has made national headlines. This truly devastating event left many questions unanswered regarding the causes of the collapse. News reports have indicated that in the years leading up to the collapse, the Board of Directors for the condominium had become frustrated by internal… Read More

In the world of litigation, parties can sometimes get so wrapped up in the process of trying to win, that they forget to plan out what they ought to do after they win.  Depending on the nature of the case, victory in litigation may result in the entry of a monetary judgment. Once a court… Read More

Not all deeds are created equal.  For example, in the case of a quit claim deed, the grantor makes no warranty that they even own the property being conveyed.  Rather, the grantor merely transfers whatever the transferor actually owns.  But in the case of a statutory warranty deed, the grantor makes certain promises which give… Read More

June 17th, 2021 Babak Shamsi discusses the process of collecting judgments in Washington State. Download the PDF slideshow: I Won, I Have A Judgment! Now What?Download Read More