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Washington State, like many other states, generally prevents non-medical professionals from having ownership interests in businesses providing medical services. Washington State utilizes the Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) doctrine, which in its simplest form, generally provides that a business entity may not employ medical professionals to practice their licensed professions. The CPOM doctrine ostensibly protects… Read More

The recent Washington State Court of Appeals’ decision In Re Est. of Sylvester offers valuable insight into just how high the bar is for a Washington court to determine that filings or claims were frivolous so as to award attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.  The Sylvester decision also concerned the issue of jurisdiction, but… Read More

As summer approaches and holidays like Memorial Day draw near, it is crucial to consider which holidays to include in your Parenting Plan and how they will be allocated between each parent. When your attorney prepares a proposed Parenting Plan, they will often include the standard holidays in the family law form. However, it's important… Read More

May 15th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney William O. Kessler discusses Resolving Adverse Possession Claims. Read More

May 8th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Eli K. Yim discusses Proposed Changes to the Real Estate Excise Tax in Washington. Read More

Washington estate tax doesn’t get much attention. In part, this is because there have not been any changes to our state’s estate tax since 2018, when the last adjustment for inflation to the applicable estate tax exclusion amount occurred. The applicable exclusion amount is the value of an estate that is exempt from estate tax.… Read More

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

Discovery is an essential part of litigation. Discovery allows each litigant to learn about the other’s financial situation, assets, debts, parenting plan requests (when applicable) and other relevant information. Discovery can often feel overwhelming and like the other side is being intrusive or requesting privileged information. However, there is very little information that is “off… Read More

In Washington, parties to a lawsuit have the opportunity to obtain a broad range of information and documents from another party (and non-parties) through a process called discovery. During the discovery phase of a lawsuit, a party can, among other things, (1) ask another party for information using written questions called interrogatories, (2) request that… Read More