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On September 21, 2022, Beresford Booth litigators Todd J. Cook and Kelsey L. Affronte obtained a favorable jury verdict following a 7 day trial in Snohomish County Superior Court.  Cook and Affronte's client asserted a Timber Trespass claim based on the unauthorized removal of the client's nearly 200-foot privacy hedge that separated two lake front… Read More

September 15th, 2022 Per Oscarsson and Caleb Tingstad present: Limiting Gift Tax--Gifting Fractional LLC Interests. Read More

Most people have heard of something called a statute of limitations.  Generally speaking, a statute of limitations is a law which specifies a period of time within which a claim may be brought, before it becomes time barred.  There is no one statute of limitations for all possible claims.  Rather, each specific claim is governed… Read More

September 8th, 2022 Susan O’Toole discusses updates on Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPO). Read More

A Child Support Order entered in another state is referred to as a “Foreign Support Order.”  In Washington, enforcement of such foreign orders must be done in accordance with the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (codified in RCW 26.21).  Enforcement is a remedy asking the Court to compel a party to abide by the terms… Read More

When I am defending a client in a civil lawsuit, I often hear a variation of this question: “Can I sue them for suing me?”  This is a typical reaction to being sued, because you may feel angry and offended and want to lash out and punish the other side just for filing a lawsuit… Read More

Washington State affords great flexibility to parties that want to enter into a contractual arrangement. Indeed, in Washington State, parties to a contract do not have to create a written contract to have an enforceable agreement. Of course, oral contracts often create confusion and leave parties open to expensive litigation that they could have avoided… Read More

September 1st, 2022 attorneys Per Oscarsson and Linda Naish discuss committed intimate relationships. Read More

August 25th, 2022 attorney Babak Shamsi discusses earnest money disputes and related purchase and sale issues. Read More