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Beresford Booth is a proud table sponsor for the upcoming Great Futures Gala and Auction benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County.  The event takes place on Saturday, September 23rd at 5:00 p.m. at the Westin Seattle.  This will be an excitement-filled evening that includes a silent auction, games, dinner, a live auction,… Read More

Earlier this year, the Washington State legislature passed Senate Bill 5191. SB 5191 imposes a dual duty upon real estate brokers, i.e. a duty to both buyers and sellers alike, thereby shattering the current landscape of real estate transactions. The legislature used SB 5191 to take aim at a recent Court of Appeals decision. Falcon… Read More

Beresford Booth Attorney Per E. Oscarsson presents: How Do You Bequeath Tangible Personal Property? Read More

Beresford Booth is a proud sponsor for the 32nd Annual Run To Win Golf Classic taking place Monday, September 18th at 11:00 a.m. at Harbour Pointe Golf Club.  To join us in sponsoring or to sign up to participate, please click HERE.  Run To Win (RTW) is a non-profit outreach program that was founded in… Read More

Beresford Booth was a proud sponsor of the HB Classic Golf Tournament that took place last weekend at Harbour Pointe Golf Course benefitting the Edmonds Boys & Girls Club.  The Edmonds Boys and Girls Club was the third Boys & Girls Club in Snohomish County when it opened in 1968.  They are currently raising money… Read More

Most people when discussing adverse possession claims in Washington are unwittingly referring only to one kind- common law adverse possession.  Technically, there are two basic species of adverse possession in Washington- claims based upon statute, and claims based on the common law. Common Law Elements: To establish a common law claim of adverse possession, the… Read More

This year, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law HB 1088, which adopted the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA), a statutory scheme for the arbitration of family law disputes. The new arbitration laws allow for greater flexibility and efficiency in family law cases. And, since all awards are confirmed by the Court, there is a… Read More

In Washington State, owners commonly find themselves in situations where they have long possessed land, only to find out – typically through a survey – that some of the land they think they own sits outside of their record legal boundaries. This creates a conundrum in which a property owner has exercised longstanding ownership rights… Read More

August 31st, 2023 Beresford Booth Attorney Caleb J. Tingstad talks about Minority Shareholder Oppression in Washington State. Read More