Now that traffic has returned to the pre-pandemic levels, traffic collisions have increased exponentially. As we all start driving more, now is a good time to keep in mind what to do if you or your loved one is involved in a collision. Feel free to print out and keep this six-point quick reference checklist […]
Do I Need A Lawyer?
We are pleased to share the final installment of our three-part video series that explains why people need a lawyer in each of our three main practice areas. In this short video, Nate Benjamin answers the often asked question: “Can’t I just handle the Claim Myself?” In the Video Blog, Nate explains the five reasons […]
Should I Handle My Own Divorce?
We are pleased to share the second installment of our three-part video series that explains why people need a lawyer in each of our three main practice areas. In this short video, Andrew Benjamin answers the often asked question: “Can’t I just handle my own Divorce?” Countless people mistakenly try to represent themselves in divorce-type […]
Travel Season is the Right Time to Check Your Estate Plan
This is the time of year when many clients realize that they need to better plan for their absence from the area. Although the risk of catastrophe is probably greater during our regular lives, most of us focus more on our mortality before we embark on big vacation or adventure. Clients report feeling relief knowing […]
Why Should We Care About Selection of Judges?
Almost every year, the single most appreciated mailing sent out by Benjamin Law Group deals with our analysis and recommendations in the elections for local state court Judges. We have received heartfelt messages thanking us for providing insight into the little-known candidates who are always found at the bottom of the ballot. Why does it […]
How We Use Technology to Win “He Said/She Said” Auto Injury Cases
It is not uncommon for a person injured in a car collision to be faced with a dispute over who was at fault. If the facts are disputed and no witnesses are listed on the police report of the incident, how do we prove that the other driver caused our client’s injuries? In short, we […]
Should Divorce Courts treat Family Pets as Property to be divided or like children in need of a Parenting Plan?
The parties to one of my earliest family law cases agreed on almost every aspect of their divorce, except what to do about their pet Macaw, Beto. To the husband, Beto needed a parenting plan so that he could stay in contact with both of his “parents.” To the wife, my client, Beto was a […]
Jury Duty: What is it? Do I really want/have to do it?
After waiting many years to be summoned, I have now twice been picked as a Juror for cases in the King County Superior Court. Where does the trial by jury originate? The US Constitution provides for a trial by jury in the Sixth Amendment (criminal cases) and Seventh Amendment (civil cases). Similarly, the Washington State […]
Prince’s Estate Complicated by Lack of Will
According to the Associated Press, the superstar musician Prince died without having a Will in place. Although Prince’s net worth exceeded $300 million, his estate will be administered through needlessly complicated and expensive Minnesota statutes governing estates without a will, known as Intestate Succession. Unlike streamlined probates in Washington, intestate administration requires greater court oversight […]
Donald Sterling court case cements importance of planning for Incapacity
Sticking with the basketball theme of our last blog post, we now turn to the November 16, 2015 decision of the California appeals court that denied Donald Sterling’s bid to undo his wife’s actions as Trustee of his trust corporation in selling the Los Angeles Clippers to Mr. Ballmer. The court relied on the Trust […]