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While litigation can provide individuals and entities with the necessary mechanism to pursue valid and well-founded claims, some parties, unfortunately, use litigation to intimidate and frustrate others. Sometimes, litigants or their attorneys will use the court system towards these less honorable ends despite lacking a sound basis for their lawsuits. In these cases, the opposing… Read More

Most people when they hear the term “real estate contract” probably think of a purchase and sale agreement, but there are actually important distinctions, no matter how similar the two terms may sound. In the real estate contract, a purchase and sale agreement is a contract under which, in exchange for a purchase price paid… Read More

In Part 1 of this series of articles on nonprobate assets (See here), I discussed the general definition of nonprobate assets under Washington’s probate and trust law. In Part 2 of this series (See here), I discussed the definition of nonprobate assets in the context of the dissolution or invalidation of a marriage or state… Read More

October 27th 2022, Per E. Oscarsson, Linda Naish and Mitch Brewe from RBC, talk about End of Year Estate Planning: Are You Ready? Read More

October 20th 2022, William O. Kessler, talk about Claims Under Form 17 / Seller Disclosed Statement. Read More

October 13th 2022, David C. Tingstad and Richard R. Beresford, talk about Judicial Dissolution of LLCs and Receiverships. Read More

October 6th 2022, Dexter Bradford, talks about What Employers Need to Know About the Washington Silence No More Act. Read More

Beresford Booth is proud to announce its hiring of two new lawyers: Caleb J. Tingstad and Dexter N. Bradford.  Both are recent graduates of Seattle University School of Law and have been admitted to practice law in Washington State.  Caleb is an associate in our Business and Banking Law and Real Estate Law groups where… Read More

Parties often grant legal rights by way of written deeds. A deed affecting real property typically encumbers or conveys that property. In Washington State, parties may convey real property by way of a variety of deeds.   The most common conveyance deeds in Washington State include Statutory Warranty Deeds, Bargain and Sale Deeds, and Quit… Read More