[WSBAPT] Attorney Mark S. Beaufait?

[David Faber]

Thank you Brent. Yes, good suggestion, and one I had not thought of (though
I should have).

Best,
David J. Faber
Faber Feinson PLLC
800 Polk Street, Suite B
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 379-4110

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On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 5:16 PM Brent Williams-Ruth <
brent at williams-ruthlaw.com> wrote:

> If this has been suggested - i apologize - but have you tried the WSBA
> directory that is online? that information should be current as of the
> submission for the 2022 dues.
>
> *Brent Williams-Ruth*
> *Attorney-At-Law*
>
> *Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, a division of **BWR Consulting, PLLC*
>
> Office/Scheduling Phone: (253) 285-7751
>
> Direct Mobile: (253) 285-7453
>
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> On Mar 7, 2022, at 4:24 PM, David Faber <david at faberfeinson.com> wrote:
>
> 
> C's (F)ather died a couple months ago with assets ostensibly left in
> trust. C's only copy of F's trust documents are unsigned, as is the copy of
> the pourover Will in C's possession. The unsigned copies are stamped
> "Client's Copy" and the signature pages indicate that there is a signed
> original with the attorney who created the originals. Intestate
> beneficiaries differ dramatically from Trust beneficiaries, so efforts to
> legitimate the unsigned trust copy seem destined for failure.
>
> The firm that created the originals (Elston, Brown, & Beaufait, PS.) is no
> longer in existence, and the attorney F worked with was Mark S. Beaufait.
> I've been able to determine that Mark S. Beaufait appears to still be
> practicing in Seattle (at least potentially), but all of the phone numbers
> I can find for him online either just ring without end or cuts off after 4
> rings to tell me "you cannot leave a message on this number". I believe the
> "Elston" in Elston, Brown, & Beaufait is Douglas Elston, whose number goes
> to a voicemail. I have been able to connect with either attorney.
>
> Does anyone know Mark S. Beaufait and are you able to connect me with him?
> I need to track down the original documents or my sense is that this
> situation will end in a pretty major catastrophe for C. Any leads are
> helpful.
>
> Let me also say that if you are still keeping original documents for your
> clients: please stop. It's a terrible practice that is
> ethically-questionable and liable to create huge problems for your clients,
> which itself might reasonably be considered malpractice. It makes
> everyone's life harder, including yours. No bueno, as they say.
>
> Best,
> David J. Faber
> Faber Feinson PLLC
> 800 Polk Street, Suite B
> Port Townsend, WA 98368
> (360) 379-4110
>
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