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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brent,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><a href="http://www.bettsaustin.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.bettsaustin.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">11120 NE 2nd Street – Suite 100 P.O. Box 53050
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Williams-Ruth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 31, 2025 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>; WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com>; Solo and Small Practice Section <solo-and-small-practice-section@list.wsba.org>; lgbt-law <lgbt-law@list.wsba.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Off Topic - Estate Tax Inflation Fix Letter of Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">First, apologies to anyone that gets this more than once. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Second, please see the attached correspondence signed by Ryan Montgomery, Liberty Upton, and myself. This is a letter in support of HB 1375, a simple piece of legislation that fixes the Washington
Estate Tax inflation index issue. This bill would fix it, and adjust the exemption amount to what it should be had the pause never happened. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We want to get as many supporters of this legislation as possible. Reason - we need to convince Chair April Berg to give this bill a hearing, and then also to show our support. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you want to support this letter - sorry, no edits - please write back to me at
<a href="mailto:Brent@williams-ruthlaw.com">Brent@williams-ruthlaw.com</a> by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025. Please provide your city of residence, your WSBA # (if you have one), and a simple statement, I consent to adding my name to your letter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<br>
Brent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b>Brent Williams-Ruth</b> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
<i>Attorney-At-Law</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="color:red">Mailing Address:</span> PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Office/Scheduling Phone:<span style="color:#004080"> </span><span style="color:red">(253) 285-7751</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:red">For All Meetings & Scheduling: <a href="mailto:info@williams-ruthlaw.com" target="_blank">
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