Short Sale Services / Distressed Property Consultation

Our law firm provides comprehsensive advice, strategy, and representation to homeowners who find themselves faced with difficult decisions concerning their home in today's real estate market.  Many homeowners owe more than their property is worth, and need prompt, competent legal counsel as to the scope of their options. There are numerous options available and numerous important factors to take into consideration. 

We offer an array of distressed property services including consultation, document review, and short sale negotiation.  Even if your property is not "distressed" but you are concerned about your future with it, you will need good legal advice as to what options will work best for you.  A homeowner needs to understand the impacts of a short sale, foreclosure, and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on the homeowner's future responsibility on the debt (the "deficiency"), tax obligations, and credit rating.

If you elect to pursue a short sale (being a sale of your property for less than you owe on it), we can guide you all the way through that process and obtain for you the best possible result available.

Please CLICK HERE to review further details of our Short Sale and Distressed Property Services.

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Real Estate

The firm represents some of the largest real estate brokerages in Washington. We provide on-call counseling and consultation to our broker clients on all aspects of their business, render assistance in drafting forms and transactional documents, and represent brokers and agents in disputes. We help our clients facilitate transactions and prevent litigation. When lawsuits do occur we handle court and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

The firm also represents real estate licensees in matters before regulatory agencies and professional associations. In addition, several of the firm’s attorneys have been approved by the Washington Department of Licensing to teach continuing education courses for real estate licensees, and are frequent lecturers on agency law, contracts, and other real estate topics.

The firm represents buyers, sellers and property owners in real estate transactions and litigation. Transactions include negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements, leases, options, easements, covenants and other documents for residential and commercial properties. Litigation includes purchase and sale disputes, landlord-tenant, adverse possession, quiet title, foreclosure, representation of homeowner’s and condominium associations, construction and development disputes, and other matters.
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Civil Litigation

We primarily defend clients who are being sued. We are authorized as errors and omissions (E&O) defense counsel with many insurance carriers and will submit defense claims for our clients. We also represent plaintiffs in a variety of real estate and commercial matters. The firm maintains a vigorous motions practice directed at obtaining prompt and cost-effective resolution of claims. Many of our business clients have adopted a strong anti-settlement posture in an effort to discourage nuisance claims. We support this approach and prepare each case for trial.

When our clients direct, we will negotiate settlement terms that minimize litigation expenses and liability exposure. Finally, when appropriate, the firm represents clients in appeals.

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Business & Estate Planning

The firm handles a wide variety of general corporate and commercial matters for individuals and closely held businesses, including formation of corporations, LLCs and partnerships, mergers, purchases and sales of existing businesses, reorganizations, succession planning, contract drafting, creditor debtor counseling and litigation, employment law, trademarks and copyrights, and internet law.

We also provide estate planning services including drafting wills, trusts, estate plans, powers of attorney, property agreements, etc., and we will provide you counsel in determining which choices are best for you.
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