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May 19th, 2022 Attorney Susan O’Toole and her guests, attorney Soloman Kim, Judge Helen Halpert (Ret.), and Judge Michael Downes (Ret.), discuss mediation in high conflict cases. Read More

Consider a very stressful, but not uncommon, scenario: a process server has just knocked on your door and served you with a lawsuit.  Perhaps a disgruntled homeowner has sued you as a member of the association’s board of directors.  Perhaps a neighbor has sued you for adverse possession of a portion of your property.  Perhaps… Read More

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine under which Person X can establish real estate ownership over a portion of land held in record title by Person Y through X’s consistent use (i.e. possession) of Y’s property. Here is an overview: beresfordlaw.com/adverse-possession-in-washington-state/. Adverse possession is codified under RCW 7.28 et seq. Generally, one cannot adversely possess against… Read More

Families must make a number of decisions in the adoption process. Foremost among them, in Washington State, is the decision of whether or not to pursue an “open” or a “closed” adoption. Washington is one of a few states that allows adoptive parents, birth parents, and if appropriate, the child, to enter into a legally… Read More

In 2022, the Washington State Legislature adopted several significant changes recommended by the Washington State Partnership Law Committee. In a previous post, I discussed two of these significant changes: (1) a member may voluntarily withdraw from a limited liability company at any time; and (2) a transferee of all of single-member’s LLC interest is automatically… Read More

May 12th, 2022 Per E. Oscarsson and Sarah C. Smith talk about Estate Planning in Real Estate, Houses, Vacation Properties and Investment Properties. Read More

In 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued dozens of proclamations to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  One of those proclamations went so far as to order all non-essential workers to “Stay Home – Stay Healthy.”  It cannot be doubted that the Governor’s COVID-19 proclamations had real and meaningful impacts on the daily lives of Washingtonians.  Like all… Read More

May 5th, 2022 Attorney Kelsey Affronte talks about What To Expect From Your Snohomish County Superior Court Case. Read More

April 28th, 2022 David Tingstad and Per Oscarsson discuss changes made to the LLC Act. Read More