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Dual Representation in Real Estate Transactions

Let’s say your current client wants to sell a piece of real property to a friend or business associate with whom he has an excellent relationship. The proposed transaction is straightforward, your client and the buyer are comfortable with the deal terms, and neither party expects any dispute to arise out of the transaction. The parties need an attorney ...

Let’s say your current client wants to sell a piece of real property to a friend or business associate with whom he has an excellent relationship. The proposed transaction is ...

Signing Your Deposition Transcript: To Waive or Not To Waive?

At the end of a deposition, pursuant to Washington Civil Rule 30(e), the court reporter typically asks the deponent’s attorney whether she would like to “reserve signature,” i.e., for the deponent to await her review of the transcript before she attests to its accuracy.  Most attorneys view this as the right of deponent and, as a matter of course, ...

At the end of a deposition, pursuant to Washington Civil Rule 30(e), the court reporter typically asks the deponent’s attorney whether she would like to “reserve signature,” i.e., for the ...