On September 18, 2014, in Frias v. Asset Foreclosure Services, et al., the Washington Supreme Court held that no cause of action for wrongful foreclosure exists under the Deed of Trust Act until after a foreclosure sale occurs. Tom Lerner and Chris Graving provide analysis on why this is important to lenders.

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In this edition you'll find tips on reviewing your estate plan in the event of a divorce, protecting real estate assets, understanding how the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax may affect your estate plan, dealing with property you own outside your revocable trust, and transferring property at death without the need for a probate proceeding.
In this article, originally published in the King County Bar Bulletin, Tom Lerner discusses disruptive physicians as a business and liability risk.
Tom Lerner authored this article, which appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of the King County Medical Society Bulletin.
In this article, originally published in the King County Medical Society Bulletin, Tom Lerner discusses the problems that can arise when a problematic physician is part of the partnership, and considerations for responding to the disruptive behavior.
This edition includes information on addressing the impact income taxes may have on your estate, creating an estate plan when one spouse is not a United States citizen, determining the best time to start receiving Social Security benefits, ensuring that the death of an owner of a business does not negatively affect the other owners, and providing for minor children in the event that the surviving parent is mentally or physically incapacitated.