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<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Faber<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:10 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Attorney Mark S. Beaufait?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you Brent. Yes, good suggestion, and one I had not thought of (though I should have).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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