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Lawyers David Tingstad, Michael Kvistad and Drew Tingstad attend ABA’s National Mergers & Acquisitions Institute

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 11/25/2024
David Tingstad, Michael Kvistad, and Drew Tingstad attended the American Bar Association's National Mergers & Acquisitions Institute on November 14 -15, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celebrating its 27th year, this two-day event provided insights into both fundamental and cutting-edge issues surrounding business acquisitions, providing us with advanced skills for every stage of the deal-making… Read More

Beresford Booth Recognized by Best Law Firms ® 2025!

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 11/25/2024
Beresford Booth has been recognized among Best Law Firms®in the Seattle area for Corporate Governance Law and Corporate Law.  Best Law Firms was launched by Best Lawyers in 2009 as a way of recognizing outstanding law firms.  Their rating service is solely based on extensive peer reviews.  Law firms are selected based on the confidential… Read More

A QUICK Guide to Washington State BID Protests

Washington State Litigation Lawyer Trevor H. Lane | 11/19/2024
In Washington state, an aggrieved party may challenge a contract award under the competitive bidding process. An aggrieved party is any bidder that has a substantial chance of receiving the award, an economic interest, and standing to challenge the award. Often, if the second lowest bidder is aware of a material irregularity or informality in… Read More

The End of Registered Land Titles in Washington

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 11/19/2024
In 1907, the state of Washington adopted the Torrens land registration system as an optional alternative to the recording system. The recording system required documents relating to real estate to be recorded with the county auditor of the county in which the real estate was located. (In King County, the county recorder, not the county… Read More

Beresford Booth Welcomes Lawyer Andrew J. Tingstad

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 11/13/2024
Andrew Tingstad Beresford Booth is proud to welcome Andrew J. Tingstad to its growing team of lawyers. Drew joins Beresford Booth after recently graduating from Willamette University College of Law and passing the Washington State Bar Exam.  He will join his dad, David C. Tingstad, partner and chair of the business and real estate team,… Read More

Beresford Booth Welcomes Litigator Trevor H. Lane

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 10/31/2024
Trevor H. Lane Beresford Booth is proud to welcome Trevor H. Lane to its growing litigation team. Trevor joins Beresford Booth after practicing for many years in the Seattle area. Trevor centers his practice on construction litigation where he represents owners, general contractors and subcontractors in both the private and public building industry. He brings… Read More