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Litigation can be complex and full of twists, turns and obstacles.  One of the biggest, and often most unexpected, obstacles occurs when one of the parties passes away before the litigation is resolved.  Defendant clients will often say: “So I am off the hook now, right?  The case is over?”  And plaintiff clients may ask… Read More

May 11th, 2023 Beresford Booth attorney Dexter N. Bradford talks about The New Employers Guide to Employee Handbooks. Read More

In 2021, I wrote a post about 1031 exchanges into Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and presented a webinar on the subject. By contrast to a 1031 exchange, a 721 exchange allows investors to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of appreciated real estate assets by contributing them to a partnership that owns real estate assets. The… Read More

Clients often express concern that if they attempt to settle a dispute, the offer to settle will be seen as admitting fault or guilt, or admitting the validity of the other side’s position.  While there can be good strategic reasons not to offer a settlement, settlement offers are generally inadmissible to prove liability.  The primary… Read More

In late April 2023, South Korean college student, Noh Huyn-soo shocked the art world by eating a famous art installation (the “Comedian”)created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Yes, he ate the installation – the “installation” being a banana taped to a wall in Seoul’s Leeum Museum of Art. His elaborate art heist consisted of removing… Read More

May 4th, 2023 Beresford Booth attorney Anne B. Bennette presents a May the 4th special that covers: What royalties and residuals are and why they’re important; Prenuptial agreements; The effects of different lengths of marriages on divorces; and Estate planning and divorce. Read More

To be clear, it is considered retaliation if an employer fires someone because they complained to HR or anyone else about harassment. Retaliation is a claim that an employee can bring against their employer when they have suffered negative consequences at work in retaliation of the employee's protected action. In order to establish a retaliation… Read More

April 27th, 2023 Beresford Booth Attorney Linda E. Naish presents Understanding Trusts 101: What is a Trust? (Part 1 of 4) Read More

It is official: Washington State can now collect a state capital gains tax. The Washington State legislature had passed a capital gains tax levied at a rate of seven (7%) percent on the sale and exchange of certain types of long-term capital assets, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, and tangible assets. The state… Read More