Attorneys, real estate professionals, owners and managers and contractors
Over the past years we have seen a number of real estate cycles, each one somewhat different from the others. There have been significant tax changes, financing structures, growth of condominium projects, and expanding public projects, each with their own issues. More recently, litigation has steadily increased arising from disputes over easements and CCRs. Although there are differences in these disputes, the general causes are similar--Redevelopment of already developed property into different and more intensified uses. Many times the disputes are exacerbated by older, poorly drafted documents that do not contemplate or address the changes.
We will explore the wide variety remedies that are related to the claims in these disputes. This seminar is a must for those who want to know the latest on the full range of remedies available in commercial real estate.
~ Program Co-Chairs:Christopher I. Brain, Esq. and Andrew A. Guy, Esq.,
Christopher I. Brain, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC / Seattle, WA
Andrew A. Guy, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Specific performance; damages; earnest money; how to tie up the property; provisions for attorney fees; merger documents
Robert J. Henry, Esq.
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, PLLC / Seattle, WA
Exploring the tools in the toolbox; tenant and landlord defaults and remedies; defenses; holdover; security deposits; other enforcement issues
Andrew A. Guy, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Owner and developer defaults; cost overruns; special issues for city and development permits
Scott B. Osborne, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP / Seattle, WA
Declaratory judgment actions; risks and defenses; special issues with reciprocal easement agreements and restrictive easements; easement problem case study
Christopher I. Brain, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC / Seattle, WA
Evidentiary and valuation issues
Kim D. Stephens, P.S.
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC / Seattle, WA
Smorgasbord of remedies; common mistakes; effective use of constructive trusts; reformation; statute of frauds; waivers; mutual mistake; scrivener's error; lateral error; waiver conjunction; injunctions and non-judicial foreclosures
Vanessa Soriano Power, Esq.
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
The process, tips for starting it and tips for stopping it; update on changes to the receivership statute; assignment to collect rents
Diana K. Carey, Esq.
Karr Tuttle Campbell / Seattle, WA
Case study of a commercial project that ran into problems; lessons learned; what real estate remedies were deployed to successfully navigate the problems
Christopher I. Brain, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC / Seattle, WA
Andrew A. Guy, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
Ellen Conedera Dial, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP / Seattle, WA
John A. Gose, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP / Seattle, WA
Richard Hooper, President
Pivotal Solutions, Inc. / Renton, WA
Regular tuition for this program is $695 with a group rate of $595 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $495. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $347.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.
You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2008. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a Homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.
This program qualifies for 6.5 WA CLE credits. WA Appraiser and Real Estate Credits are pending. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
The workshop will be held at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel at 515 Madison St. in Seattle, WA 98104. Call the hotel directly at (206) 583-0300 for reservations at the special negotiated rate of $209/nt and mention that you are attending a Law Seminars International workshop. Rooms are on a first come, first served basis.
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Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $705. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Christopher I. Brain, Program Co-Chair, member at Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC, focuses on complex real property, business and class action litigation. He handles purchase agreement disputes, specific performance and foreclosure actions, restrictive use covenant and construction cases, ownership and management of closely held businesses.
Andrew A. Guy, Program Co-Chair, partner at Stoel Rives LLP, focuses on commercial contract cases, real estate-related litigation, lease enforcement, judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures, representation of creditors in bankruptcy and loan enforcement and restructurings. He was named a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics.
Diana K. Carey, shareholder at Karr Tuttle Campbell, chairs the firm's Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Group and focuses on representation of Chapter 11 trustees, debtors and creditors committees. She was named "One of the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers" by Washington Law & Politics.
Ellen Conedera Dial, partner at Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on real estate development and financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, land use and zoning. She was named in The Best Lawyers in America and a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics.
John A. Gose, of counsel at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, focuses on finance, insolvency and real estate law, and advises clients on public/private real estate development projects. He is past chairman of the Real Property Probate and Trust Section of the American Bar Association.
Robert J. Henry, partner at Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, PLLC, focuses on contract litigation, lease disputes, boundary and title claims, Fair Credit Reporting Act, employment and wage and hour claims. He was named a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics.
Richard Hooper, President of Pivotal Solutions, Inc., handles negotiations with lenders including credit facilities, compiling, preparing and submitting loan request packages to lenders. The company also provides workout restructure consultation. Previously, he was a senior workout and restructuring specialist for two major national banks.
Scott B. Osborne, of counsel at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, focuses on real estate and finance issues. He counsels developers, investors and lenders in transactions involving industrial buildings, shopping centers, hotels, office developments and multi-family projects. He was named in The Best Lawyers in America and a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics.
Kim D. Stephens, P.S., member at Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC, litigates condemnation, environmental, construction and securities matters. He was named in The Best Lawyers in America in commercial litigation, eminent domain and condemnation law.
