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April 21st, 2022 attorney Susan O'Toole explains what is mediation. Read More

Community associations rely upon regular assessments and special assessments paid by their owners to address their collective common expenses. Sometimes, however, owners cannot pay their assessments.  Such unfortunate circumstances require community associations to review their options on how to collect the needed unpaid assessments.   To understand a community association’s possible avenues for collection of assessments,… Read More

April 7th, 2022 attorney J Patrick Diener presents Trust and Estate Litigation: An Overview of the TEDRA Process. Read More

Background Since the 1700s, the American legal system has largely clung to a tradition of not automatically awarding attorneys fees to the party who prevails in court.  In Washington, the general rule has been that the prevailing party does not get their attorneys fees unless a statute or a contract with the losing party specifically… Read More

March 24th, 2022 attorney Anne B. Bennette explains what is cryptocurrency. Read More

The Washington Legislature recently passed House Bill 1901, which formally adds ‘coercive control’ to the domestic violence statute.  Coercive control is defined as a pattern of behavior that is used to cause another to suffer physical, emotional, or psychological harm, and in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with a person’s free will and liberty.  Examples… Read More

March 17th, 2022 Per E. Oscarsson & Sarah C. Smith discuss things to consider when estate planning for your surviving spouse. Read More

One might think that the “handshake deal” is a thing of the past but it continues to thrive in the construction industry.  After representing many contractors in various lawsuits with owners and other contractors, I have concluded that almost everything comes down to the quality of the contract between parties.  Surprisingly, as often as not,… Read More

Condominium and homeowners associations typically govern their communities through their CC&Rs, bylaws, and rules and regulations. Although not always the case, the CC&Rs often tackle big ticket items such as maintenance and repair obligations, damage and destruction to the units and common areas, insurance coverage, condemnation proceedings, and other such matters. The bylaws, on the other hand,… Read More