Lawyers’ Practice Lawyers’ Practice MaterialsMaterials

Kerry Fitz-GeraldKerry Fitz-GeraldSeattle University School of LawSeattle University School of Law

Choosing a Business EntityChoosing a Business Entity

CLEsCLEs BNA BNA Corporate Practice SeriesCorporate Practice Series

PortfoliosPortfolios Business Law MonographsBusiness Law Monographs Limited Liability CompaniesLimited Liability Companies

Forms for Business EntityForms for Business Entity

Topical: Topical: Fletcher’s Corporation Forms Fletcher’s Corporation Forms AnnotatedAnnotated

Washington Specific: Washington Specific: Washington Washington Business Entities: Laws & Forms Business Entities: Laws & Forms (2005)(2005)

WA Secretary of State: WA Secretary of State: www.secstate.wa.gov www.secstate.wa.gov

LicensingLicensing

WA Department of LicensingWA Department of Licensing

www.dol.wa.gov www.dol.wa.gov

FinancesFinances

Sales: UCC Article 2Sales: UCC Article 2

Payments: UCC Articles 3 & 4Payments: UCC Articles 3 & 4

Letters of Credit: UCC Article 5Letters of Credit: UCC Article 5

Security Interest: UCC Article 9 Security Interest: UCC Article 9 Anderson on the Uniform Commercial Anderson on the Uniform Commercial

Code Code Department of Licensing has a Department of Licensing has a

financing statement. www.dol.wa.gov financing statement. www.dol.wa.gov

Acquiring PropertyAcquiring Property

Washington Real Property DeskbookWashington Real Property Deskbook Water Rights and ResourcesWater Rights and Resources by Dan by Dan

TarlockTarlock

Land UseLand Use

The Law of Zoning and PlanningThe Law of Zoning and Planning Municipal Research & Services Municipal Research & Services

Center of WACenter of WAhttp://www.mrsc.orghttp://www.mrsc.org

ContractsContracts

Drafting Effective Contracts: A Drafting Effective Contracts: A Practitioner’s GuidePractitioner’s Guide

Williston on Contracts: FormsWilliston on Contracts: Forms General Formbooks: General Formbooks:

AmJur Legal FormsAmJur Legal Forms

West’s Legal FormsWest’s Legal Forms

Nichols Cyclopedia of FormsNichols Cyclopedia of Forms

Employment IssuesEmployment Issues

Washington Employment Law Washington Employment Law DeskbookDeskbook

CCH Employment Practices GuideCCH Employment Practices Guide (part of Labor Law Reports set)(part of Labor Law Reports set)

TaxationTaxation

Federal taxes: Federal taxes:

CCH Standard Federal Tax CCH Standard Federal Tax ReporterReporter

BNA tax management portfoliosBNA tax management portfolios State & Local taxes: State & Local taxes:

Washington State & Local Tax Washington State & Local Tax DeskbookDeskbook by WSBA by WSBA

Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property

Treatises: Treatises: Nimmer on CopyrightNimmer on Copyright; ; McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair CompetitionCompetition; ; Chisum on PatentsChisum on Patents

United States Patent and Trademark United States Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov Office http://www.uspto.gov

Estate Planning & Will Estate Planning & Will DraftingDrafting

Washington Estate Planning Washington Estate Planning DeskbookDeskbook

Washington Probate DeskbookWashington Probate Deskbook Washington Law of Wills and Washington Law of Wills and

Intestate SuccessionIntestate Succession (2005) (2005)

Family LawFamily Law

Washington Family Law DeskbookWashington Family Law Deskbook Washington Practice volumes on Washington Practice volumes on

Family & Community Property Law Family & Community Property Law with Formswith Forms

Mandatory Domestic Relations Forms Mandatory Domestic Relations Forms www.courts.wa.gov/forms www.courts.wa.gov/forms

BankruptcyBankruptcy

Collier on BankruptcyCollier on Bankruptcy Norton Bankruptcy Law and PracticeNorton Bankruptcy Law and Practice United States Bankruptcy CourtsUnited States Bankruptcy Courtshttp://www.uscourts.gov/http://www.uscourts.gov/

bankruptcycourts.html bankruptcycourts.html