This is a three-part series exploring how lawyers and accountants can work together to drive better outcomes in M&A transactions.

Most business owners spend years building something they hope to eventually sell, yet very few think like a buyer until they are already sitting across the table from one.

Beresford Booth is excited to share aspiring artist Eugenia Kvistad, daughter of attorney Michael Kvistad, will be sharing three of her paintings...

Even the most careful lawyers can make mistakes during discovery. One of the most serious is the inadvertent disclosure of privileged or work-product material.

A common question I hear from parents is whether they can request child support from the other party to cover the period during which they were separated before officially filing for either dissolution...

One of the most common issues that arises in disputes between neighbors are those involving trees.

In a welcome sign for sellers of privately-held businesses, the outlook for mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") in the Pacific Northwest Region is strong to begin the year. There are several reasons for rosy outlook.

A "CR 2A agreement" refers to Washington Superior Court Civil Rule 2A (SEE HERE). This rule means courts will enforce a settlement when it meets certain criteria...

In Washington, "one whose land is located in or adjacent to an urban or residential area and who has actual or constructive knowledge of defects affecting his trees has a duty to take corrective...

In April of this year, I published two blog posts here and here regarding the push for private real estate listings spearheaded by Compass Real Estate.

House Bill 1014 will take effect on January 1, 2026. This bill aims to reform child support calculations...

n Washington State, many mechanisms exist to enforce a debt. One of the most powerful mechanisms is the claim of lien. At its most basic definition, a lien is a claim to the personal or real property of another who owes the creditor money.

Washington doesn't have common-law marriage. You could live with someone for 30 years, share a home, raise kids, and introduce each other as husband or wife...

Most people think settlement ends a dispute. But a settlement agreement is a legally binding contract, and disputes regarding compliance can arise. A recent decision from the Washington Court of Appeals, Cai v. Wen...

Last month, my colleague JP. Diener wrote an excellent article here outlining many considerations that a litigant must review before pursuing an appeal.

Article I, section 10 of the Washington State Constitution guarantees Washington residents access to the courts. That right does not mean that a person has unlimited access.

When selling a Washington business that owns real estate, one of the earliest decisions is deceptively simple: Should the property be part of the sale, or should the seller keep it and lease it back to the buyer?

This is Part 2 of my four‑part series on indemnification clauses. In Part 1, we looked at what indemnification is and why it matters; here, we focus on specific red flags I routinely see in Washington contracts.

In business transactions, buyers and sellers tend to obsess over the big issues: purchase price, financing terms, governance structures. Yet it's often the smallest details that create the biggest headaches.

In the world of mergers and acquisitions, “sandbagging” refers to a buyer’s decision to proceed with a transaction despite discovering—before closing—that one or more of the seller’s representations and warranties are false. The buyer closes the deal anyway, then later asserts an indemnification claim for the breach.