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When selling a home, the selling party will typically pay a 5-6% commission to the listing agent, who then pays a negotiated portion of that commission (often, but not always, half) to the buyer’s agent. Technically, the commissions are negotiable, but the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a powerful trade association boasting over 1.5 million… Read More

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

Sometimes a parent is needed to make health care decisions for one or more of their children or a guardian is needed to make health care decisions for one or more of the children for whom the guardian is the legal guardian, but the parent or guardian is unavailable. This could happen when the child… 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

Attorneys Amanda Gamble and Mackenzie Bretz recently co-authored an article titled "Legal Collaborations: an Emerging Area of Law School Life” for the October 2024 Primerus Lady Justice, a Publication of the Primerus Women Lawyers Section. Amanda N. Gamble Mackenzie O. Bretz Read Article Read More

October 3rd, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney Mackenzie O. Bretz talks about how to prepare for a successful mediation. Read More

September 26th, 2024 Beresford Booth Attorney Sherry Bosse Lueders explains revocable living trusts. 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