Webinar – What is Asset Protection?
November 30th, 2023 Beresford Booth attorney C. Michael Kvistad discusses asset protection and how to safeguard your real estate from claims, lawsuits, and other losses. Read More
Recent News
Beresford Booth Welcomes New Lawyer –
Joshua Curtis
Beresford Booth is proud to welcome lawyer Joshua Curtis to its growing team. Joshua has extensive experience in real estate law, both with transactions and litigation. He has worked with many buyers, sellers, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, title companies and other parties involved in purchase and sale transactions. He has also worked with real estate… Read More
No Lender Liability For Alleged Inflated Appraisal
Especially since the Great Recession, distressed borrowers have felt the need to get creative in coming up with theories to avoid foreclosure. Borrower desperation sometimes inspires borrowers to project blame on the lender for poor underwriting practices. To paraphrase the arguments of some borrowers, “If my lender had been more careful, I wouldn’t have borrowed… Read More
Federal and Washington Estate Taxes for 2024
The “basic exclusion amount” is the amount of a deceased person’s estate that passes free of federal estate tax. This differs from the unlimited marital deduction that applies when one spouse dies and transfers all of his or her interest in property to the surviving spouse. There is a basic exclusion amount for federal estate… Read More
Washington Enacts the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
A “partition” is a legal action that involves multiple owners as tenants in common of a parcel of real estate. It is governed by statute, RCW chapter 7.52. Generally, the purpose of a partition is to divide the property so that each owner owns a distinct portion rather than sharing ownership of the larger parcel.… Read More
Every Month Domestic Violence Survivors Should be Recognized
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, however at Beresford Booth we recognize the importance of speaking out and advocating for domestic violence survivors every month. While the holidays are joyous occasions for many, it is a time of increased domestic violence. This is attributed to increased stress surrounding finances or planning, an increased likelihood… Read More
Webinar – Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act
November 16th, 2023 Beresford Booth Attorney Amanda N. Gamble talks about the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act with special guest Judge Steven Rosen. Read More
A Contractor’s Scope of Work Must Qualify as an “Improvement Upon Real Property” to Trigger the Statute of Repose
Washington’s statute of repose, RCW 4.16.310, provides contractors with broad defenses to stale or untimely claims. In fact, the construction statute of repose “terminates the right to file a claim after a specified time even if the injury has not yet occurred.” Wash. State Major League Baseball Stadium Pub. Facs. Dist. v. Huber, Hunt &… Read More
Who Can Serve as Administrator for an Intestate Estate?
We often do not want to plan for death. There are certainly plenty of more uplifting things to do. While estate planning serves a critical role in self-protection as well as protection of one’s family, it often falls to the side as a lower priority endeavor because of its inherent morbid nature. It should not.… Read More