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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=72 height=108 src="cid:image001.png@01D07212.5104EF00" align=left hspace=5 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Stacey L. Romberg</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>, Attorney at Law</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br>10115 Greenwood Avenue N., PMB #275<br>Seattle, Washington 98133<br>Telephone: 206-784-5305<br>Facsimile: 206-789-8103<br>E-mail: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:info@staceyromberg.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>info@staceyromberg.com</span></a><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Web site: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.staceyromberg.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.staceyromberg.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <br> <br>Practice concentrated on business law, estate planning and probate.<br>Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 5:00. In-person appointments scheduled: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Group_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:-.75pt;width:108.75pt;height:33.75pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:char;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:relative;z-index:251660288'><span style='position:absolute;left:2px;top:-1px;width:145px;height:45px'><img width=145 height=45 src="cid:image004.png@01D07212.5104EF00" v:shapes="Group_x0020_7"></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=152 height=48 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image003.gif@01D07212.50F69720" alt="http://www.staceyromberg.com/SLR-logo.gif"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>NOTICE<br>The contents of this message and any attachments may be protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable protections. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify the sender and promptly delete the message. Thank you for your assistance.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Schuchman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 08, 2015 3:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Off-topic referral - corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>I have a corporate client who wants to give some stock benefits to a key employee with limits on the employee’s ability to sell shares and some other complicated conditions that are beyond my skill level. Can someone work with him to discuss whether his ideas are feasible and legal? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Lisa E. Schuchman<br>206-325-2801<br><a href="http://www.lisaschuchman.com/" target="_blank">www.lisaschuchman.com</a><br><br>I prefer an excess of caricature to an excess of censorship. -Nicolas Sarkozy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>NOTE: I do not use encrypted email. Messages sent to or from my office via email are not secure and may not be protected by attorney-client privilege. This email address is not monitored at all times. If your matter is urgent, please phone my office during regular business hours. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Any tax advice included in this document and its attachments was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:green'> </span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#008100'>Please consider the trees before printing this document</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>