Pet trusts growing in popularity — learn what you need to know. More and more commonly, clients task estate planning attorneys with taking care of a pet if the unfortunate happens to the client/owner. Between 12 and 27% of people who draft wills include provisions for their pet, often in the form of pet trusts. Pet trusts […]
Read More…Attorney Steven Kim recounts his year in Korea lecturing and writing about his jury trial experiences. When the Ministry of Justice — Republic of Korea invited me to spend a year in Korea lecturing and writing about my jury trial experiences, I was very reluctant. Although fluent in Korean, I wasn’t sure if Koreans would […]
Read More…NWLawyer Editor Michael Heatherly shares how video games made him a better litigator. I started my video game indulgence as a kid with Pong, Space Invaders and Asteroids. I didn’t play much in my younger adult years, but I rediscovered gaming as a parent, occasionally venturing into my son’s chaotic, Star Wars-themed room to challenge him […]
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Last night I gave away an old 27” tube-style TV. The unwanted, unneeded behemoth had been in my garage for over a month, doing nothing but collecting dust and blocking access to my stash of toilet paper. It needed to go. With a quick Craigslist post, I edited the TV from my life. Editing my […]
Read More…Learn more about Washington Daily Decision Service and enter to win a subscription! Technology, for better and worse, has changed the legal profession. When I began practicing in 2000, the partner I worked for slyly told me he didn’t envy me starting my legal career in the technology era, noting that in his day, there […]
Read More…Does the Product Liability Act allow emotional distress damages absent a physical injury? In the cult comedy Super Troopers, a policeman orders a hamburger at a fast-food restaurant. The teenager taking his order calls back to the grill, “Double bacon cheeseburger. It’s for a cop.” The policeman asks why he said that, to which the teenager […]
Read More…The Legislature is beginning week 8 in Olympia. Learn more about the activity that may affect you. The Legislature is beginning week 8 in Olympia, which means bill cut-off for House of Origin has come and gone, and through that process the WSBA-backed bills have survived and appear to be heading toward success. Here’s an […]
Read More…This post will help you get a jump on your March calendar! For me, February went by in a chocolate-laden blur of groundhogs and Valentine’s and turning 30 (gulp). But, somehow March has arrived and spring is just around the corner. I’m looking forward to some better weather (ha-ha), garden planning, and a few CLEs. […]
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