Webinar – Business Succession Planning
March 18th, 2021 David C. Tingstad discusses business succession planning with Grund Painting Tatley-Grund President Stacey Grund. Read More
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Transfer Restrictions in Shareholder Agreements
Corporations are creatures of statute, contrary to LLCs, which are creatures of a contract. I have written extensively about the need for a carefully crafted LLC agreement, but have not written much about the need for shareholders in a closely held corporation to have a carefully crafted shareholder agreement. Shares of stock are generally freely… Read More
Are Restricted Stock Units Considered Income For Child Support Purposes? (New Caselaw)
We finally have an answer as to whether vested and delivered Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) should be included as income when calculating child support, and the answer is YES, according to the WA State Court of Appeals, Division 1. First, what are RSUs? “Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a form of equity-based compensation consisting of… Read More
Monuments Matter – Mutual Acquiescence And Recognition
Although perhaps unfamiliar with the dynamics of real property law, many in the general public often have an ingrained concept of adverse possession, a notion that the property that they have used for so long should belong to them no matter what a survey might show (discussed in a previous blog post here). Along with this… Read More
Webinar – Washington’s 2021 Minor Guardianship Law
March 11th, 2021 All you need is love… and a mountain of paperwork. Walton L. Dabney talks about Washington's new Minor Guardianship Law. Read More
Fundamentals Of Business Succession Planning
Inevitably, every business will end. Successful businesses plan for the end, and, as a result, maximize the value of their efforts. A proper advance plan can help maximize value when the time comes. Just as every business is different, a plan for succession varies for every business. There are a few fundamentals for an ‘advance… Read More
Webinar – The Probate Process
March 4th, 2021 Matthew J. Cruz, Per E. Oscarsson, and Sarah C. Smith discuss the probate process. Read More
Building Families Through Assisted Reproduction – Surrogacy
When families plan to have children through an Assisted Reproduction process such as Gestational Surrogacy or Genetic Surrogacy, families are formed with the assistance of physicians and fertility clinics all over the country and indeed, throughout the world. However, it appears in many case the medical technology developed faster than the laws in most states.… Read More
An LLC Issued Me a K-1. What Am I?
In prior postings, I have discussed how membership has its privileges, but how does a person know if they are in fact a member? Washington’s LLC Act provides two different standards for membership depending on the time period a member is admitted. For the admission of “the initial member” a person becomes a member upon… Read More
