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The Best Qualities of Outside Litigation Counsel

Washington State Litigation Lawyer J Patrick Diener | 7/19/2022
Your company may have its own lawyer on staff, or even a full legal department. While having a lawyer on staff can be invaluable as a ready source of daily advice and review, when it comes to litigation, outside counsel is a must. Litigation is absorbing and time consuming, and if your in-house counsel is… Read More

Aggressive and Efficient Litigation in Washington State

Washington State Litigation Lawyer William O. Kessler | 7/18/2022
“Aggressive litigation” is typically synonymous with “expensive litigation.” But not always. JP. Diener of our firm presented an excellent webinar describing the civil litigation process in general: https://beresfordlaw.com/webinar-youve-been-sued-now-what-introducing-the-litigation-process/. Once the plaintiff files the Complaint, the defendant typically files an Answer, and perhaps other claims of its own. From there, the standard next steps is Discovery –… Read More

What is Indemnification?

Washington State Litigation and Business Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 7/14/2022
Our world is full of contracts:  construction contracts, consulting contracts, retail contracts, employment contracts, settlement agreements, and, well, writing the list down on a stack of papers might result in a stack so thick that it would cover the distance from our Earth to the Moon. Despite covering an unimaginably wide variety of subject matter,… Read More

New Washington State Civil Protection Orders Statute

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 7/6/2022
Major provisions of RCW 7.105, Washington’s new protection order statute, became effective July 1, 2022. The statute combines all current types of restraining orders under one statute, with the intent of increasing the accessibility, efficiency, and effectiveness of protection orders. Under the statute, domestic violence protection orders (DVPO), sexual assault protection orders (SAPO), stalking protection… Read More

What Is Title Insurance, Anyway?  Part 2- How A Title Policy Protects You (And Doesn’t)

Washington State Real Estate Law Lawyer Andrew M. McKenzie | 7/1/2022
In the first part of the blog post, I explained what goes into a title policy.  This part of the blog post discusses how a title policy does and does not protect you. Coverage Generally Title insurance policies protect their insured against actual losses resulting from “covered risks,” which generally include:  (1) Someone else owns… Read More

Reinstating an Administratively Dissolved Washington Entity

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 6/27/2022
Corporations, limited liability companies, and certain types of partnerships, formed in the state of Washington, are required to file annual reports and pay an annual license renewal fee to the Washington Secretary of State (the “Secretary”).  Each year, the Secretary sends notice to the entity that its annual report and fees are due by a… Read More