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Beresford Booth Welcomes New Lawyer Sherry Bosse Lueders

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 4/16/2024
Sherry is an associate in the Estate Planning and Probate group.  Her law practice focuses on working with families and businesses to help them successfully navigate transitions. She strives to demystify estate planning for her clients to help them make informed decisions in selecting fiduciaries and planning for their families’ futures. Sherry also advises clients… Read More

Safeguarding Your Business: Unfair Competition and Tortious Interference

the Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 4/9/2024
Introduction In today’s competitive business environment, allegations of unfair competition and tortious interference are not uncommon. This post will provide an overview of these legal concepts and offer strategies to shield your business from such claims. Unfair Competition: An Overview Unfair competition encompasses several types of business conduct that can harm another business or mislead… Read More

Rights and Responsibilities Pertaining to Encroaching Trees and Boundary Trees

Washington State Business and Real Estate Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 4/1/2024
Us residents of Washington State often consider ourselves lucky to live in an area with an abundance of beautiful trees. Naturally, however, the ubiquity of beautiful trees throughout our state has led to the growth of a significant body of law relating to the ownership and maintenance of trees as between neighboring property owners. Indeed, my colleagues… Read More

The Escalator Principle: Military Employee Rights When Returning from Leave

the Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 3/27/2024
Introduction The escalator principle is a concept that applies to the employment and reemployment rights of uniformed service members who take a leave of absence from their civilian jobs to perform military duty. The principle is based on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), a federal law that protects service members from… Read More