[WSBAPT] two practice questions

[John McCrady]

I think I can answer number 1...yes drafting a deed for filing in another state is the practice of law in the other state.  And I think it is bad practice to draw a deed to be used in another state unless I am fully versed in all the possible issues to arise.
I see deeds to be recorded in my county created by lawyers from other states that create issues that I am sure the drafting  attorney did not fully consider.

For instance a California attorney will draft a deed into John Smith and Mary Baker, husband and wife, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.  That structure means something different here than it does in California.


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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Diane J. Kiepe
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 10:38 AM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] two practice questions

Hello,

Curious about a few practice points:


  1.  Do you consider drafting a deed in another state (which you are not licensed in) practicing law in that jurisdiction?



  1.  In opening probates, where you have to put numbers down to show solvency, do you only put estimates based on unsecured assets and net values of secured assets?  Or some other practice?

Thanks.

Diane J. Kiepe

Diane J. Kiepe
Douglas Eden
717 W. Sprague Ave.
Suite 1500
Spokane, WA  99201
djkiepe at depdslaw.com<mailto:djkiepe at depdslaw.com>
509-455-5300




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