Washington Civil Litigation

The famous move quote is often repeated by litigators explaining to clients the need to build a case or a defense.  That a litigant knows certain material facts, including technical facts, to be true, does not matter.  What matters is the ability to present the facts, within the rules of evidence, and persuasively, to a trier.    Washington’s rules of evidence, which are modeled after the federal rules, guide how evidence can, and cannot, be presented.  A comprehensive discus

After an incorrect legal decision from the trial court, this author and his client spent 5 years trying to get the decision corrected.  The journey involved renewed proceedings at the trial court level and 3 separate appeals: Luv v. W. Coast Servicing, Inc. , 18 Wash. App. 2d 1049 (2021), W. Coast Servicing, Inc. v. Luv , 24 Wash. App. 2d 1038 (2022), and Luv v. W. Coast Servicing, Inc. , 30 Wash. App. 2d 1032 (2024). The matter eventually went to the Washington Supreme Court

Leading-up to the foreclosure crisis of 2007, many homeowners, in Washington and nationally, encumbered their properties with junior...

Just about every Washington litigator has encountered a potential client with a great case who fatally delayed filing.  Sometimes the...

In Washington, real property title disputes are generally adjudicated in the county superior court where the property is located.  As...