Being a secured lender is generally highly preferred to being an unsecured lender because rights in property increase the likelihood of collectability.

Attorney Timothy Potts has joined Carmichael Clark, P.S. Tim will work in the areas of taxation, real estate, transactions, estate planning, entity formation/reorganization and financing/lender dealings.

For the purpose of attempting to limit liability, it is often recommended that investors hold title to real estate in a separate legal entity, such as a limited liability company.

RCW 4.20.010, provides that when the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act of another.

If you loan money to someone and receive a promissory note (“note”) in return, and the party owing the money on the note does not pay when the note is due, what can you do?

FHA requires a residential landlord to make “reasonable accommodation” in rules, policies, practices, or services, “where such accommodations may be necessary to afford a person with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.”

Environmental pollution is regulated by many different levels of government, such as local, state and federal levels. Also, depending upon the type of pollutant and where that pollutant is found, more than one set of laws can apply.

In addition to being the Prosecutor for the City of Lynden, here at Carmichael Clark I handle most of the criminal-type work for the firm. That means that whenever a firm client faces a difficult issue in this arena, we are often able to help without having to refer the client elsewhere. This furthers the…

Meetings of governing bodies of the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County and the governing bodies of public agencies have to comply with the Open Public Meetings Act (RCW 42.30).

A life estate is an interest in property than exists only during the life of the owner, and no further. A future interest is created in the heirs.