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William O. Kessler David C. Tingstad Babak Shamsi Dimitra S. Scott Beresford Booth is proud to announce several lawyers are now rated as 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Among our firm’s family of lawyers, William O. Kessler and David C. Tingstad are included in the 2020 class of Super Lawyers while Babak Shamsi and… Read More

The Big Dipper is a club in Spokane known for its lively music and fantastic atmosphere. Unfortunately, it became the center of an ugly dispute between co-owners (and friends), which culminated in (almost certainly) the end of a friendship and the recent unpublished appellate decision, Brower v. Hoerner, No. 36442-9-III, 2020 WL 1282511 (Wn. App.… Read More

Beresford Booth congratulates lawyer and partner David C. Tingstad on his appointment as a Founding Fellow of the American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys. The College was formed in part to honor members of the Bar who are lawyers, judges, or professors who have (i) distinguished themselves by devoting and demonstrating a willingness to… Read More

Real estate brokers in Washington frequently confront situations where they must carefully navigate to avoid acting as lawyers.  In Washington, it is a misdemeanor to engage in the “unauthorized practice of law.”  Court rules define the practice of law as “the application of legal principles and judgment with regard to the circumstances or objectives of… Read More

Increasingly, many property owners find themselves living in condominiums governed by associations.  A condominium association typically has several governing documents that enumerate rights and responsibilities of the owners and the Board of Directors, such as a declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations.  One of the major aspects of community living consists of enforcement of the… Read More

June 25th, 2020 David Tingstad and Bill Kessler speak about the new PPP application for loan forgiveness. Read More

On June 24, 2020, Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman (the “Secretary”) issued an Order requiring “Face Coverings – Statewide” effective June 26, 2020. This blog entry discusses how we got to this point, the Secretary’s authority for the new Order, and an overview of the new facial covering requirements. How Did We Get Here?… Read More

Most property owners have a mortgage.  In the course of property ownership, the owner may end up paying off this mortgage (“deed of trust”), whether by sale of the property to a third party, refinance of the loan, or outright payment with personal finances.  Once the loan is paid in full, this should effectively end… Read More

Earlier today—June 17, 2020—the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) posted a new loan forgiveness application for recipients of a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan.  In May, the SBA released their first application, which I (very briefly) noted here. The SBA updated the new application so as to align with the recent changes to the PPP legislation. … Read More