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Misery Loves Company: Post-Foreclosure Guarantor Liability
Jan 09, 2015

On January 8, 2015, the Washington State Supreme Court resolved a conflict between the state's Court of Appeals regarding deficiency judgments and guarantor liability following a nonjudicial foreclosure of the borrower's real property. Chris Graving explains the significance of this decision.

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Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2014
Dec 02, 2014

In this issue, you'll find tips on the estate planning benefits of saving for college, potential reasons to appoint a trust protector, substantiating charitable deductions, planning for incapacity, and ensuring your joint bank accounts are set up the way you want them.

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Supreme Court to Address Piece Rate Pay
Oct 17, 2014

Paying piece rate may cost you more than you think. The Washington Supreme Court will rule on whether agricultural employers must separately pay piece rate workers for rest breaks. The answer may result in substantial back pay claims for piece rate workers. Sarah Wixson explains five things agricultural employers should do now.

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Insight on Estate Planning - October/November 2014
Oct 06, 2014

In this issue of Insight on Estate Planning, you'll find a review of the uses of Crumney trusts, information about charitable lead trusts, tips on ensuring that asset transfers comply with the relevant laws, an explanation of the IRS's new approach to IRA rollovers, and an article on gift tax exclusions for the payment of certain qualifying expenses.

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