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Holiday Parties and Sexual Harassment
People often think of sexual harassment as conduct that happens at the workplace during normal business hours. The reality is that sexual harassment can happen anytime, including after-work functions like business trips or holiday parties. Generally, an employer is...
Who Pays Medical Bills from Auto Accidents?
Confusion and worry over medical bills, especially if high cost surgeries are involved, is one of the biggest reasons folks call an attorney after the initial shock of an auto accident has subsided. It's important to recognize that accident-related medical bills may...
What is a Power of Attorney?
Generally, a Power of Attorney (POA) is a document that allows someone you specify to act on your behalf. These should be part of everyone’s estate plan since they can minimize the impact of unforeseen problems in the future. When it comes to individual estate...
DUI’s and Ignition Interlock Device
Washington State DUI laws outline three different points where folks are at risk of having the ignition interlock device (IID). Two are court related and one comes directly from the Department of Licensing (DOL). Most of the time, having the IID is linked to a...
Do I Need a Living Will?
A Living Will is one of several documents that make up a comprehensive estate plan. Sometimes these are called Advanced Directive or Health Care Directive. They clearly state your wishes regarding the use of certain life-sustaining medical treatments in the event...
DUI Limits for Alcohol and Marijuana
Washington State DUI laws set the legal limit for alcohol .08. This alcohol limit is based on nearly 100 years of medical research. Then about ten years ago as Washington State moved to legalize marijuana, the DUI laws were changed to add a legal limit for marijuana...
Shorter Days Mean Less Visibility For Pedestrians
Auto accidents involving vehicles striking pedestrians and cyclists often cause severe injuries. As our Inland Northwest summer turns to fall many of us enjoy an evening stroll or bike ride with kids. The sun is setting a little earlier each day which makes it just a...
Do I Need an Estate Plan?
Estate planning, which is more than just a Will, is truly an act of love. Having your estate plan in place takes pressure off your grieving relatives if you are incapacitated or pass away. Deciding when to make your estate plan is more about your stage of life and...
In the news: Kitsap County DUI Breath Tests
Most DUI investigations end with law enforcement asking for an alcohol breath test at the police station. The breath test program in Washington State is strictly regulated because just being accused of DUI can have serious consequences, including being booked into...
Bigger Cars are Safer… for their Occupants
In automobile accidents the folks inside bigger vehicles are usually safer. One of the basic laws of physics is momentum conservation. This principle says the total combined momentum of two colliding objects prior to the collision is equal to the total combined...