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Subdivision of property in Washington State is, generally speaking, highly regulated, and has been for many decades.  For Many owners of potentially subdividable land find themselves deterred from going through the process because of how onerous it is.  Subdivision can cost a lot and take a while.  Both state and local governments want to protect… Read More

October 17th, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney Caleb J. Tingstad talks about Alternatives to Judicial Dissolution for Washington Entities Read More

October 10th, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney Dexter N. Bradford talks about Avoiding and Defending Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits Read More

Haddox v. PEAT, LLC, 2024 Wash. App. LEXIS 1825 A recent Washington decision provides some valuable lessons regarding the effect of commercial leases and subleases, and the rights of the parties to such agreements.  In Haddox and Lewis v. PEAT LLC, and Research & Development LLC, Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals upheld… Read More

Part 3: Contract Formation In our two previous posts, we tackled questions surrounding when UCC Article 2 applies and  when a contract for the sale of goods needs to be in writing. This entry of our UCC fundamentals series asks, “how do I form a contract for the sale of goods?” As most first year… Read More

Property owners sometimes assume they can do (or should be able to do) whatever they want with their land.  Of course, the world is not that simple; living in a civilized society involves an interconnectedness which necessarily means that some land uses are bound to affect those around us.  Stemming from that recognition are a… Read More

August 22nd, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney J.Patrick Diener talks about The Challenges of AI in the Entertainment Industry with voice actress Cissy Jones. Read More

In the recent Washington Court of Appeals case Henderson v. Schmoll, we see the significant cost of sloppy legal drafting. We also see the comparative ease of avoiding that cost. Edith Henderson signed her Will in 1982, leaving her home to her daughter, Jane. But that bequest contained a condition: when Jane sold the property,… Read More

August 8th, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney Anne B. Bennette talks about What is Abusive Litigation? Read More