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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Josh,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I don’t have any sample language on hand, but you can use the same language that you would use to plead individual liability under circumstances where the entity involved is a corporation pursuant to RCW 25.15.060, which states:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 3.75pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RCW 25.15.060<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Piercing the veil.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 3.75pt 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Members of a limited liability company shall be personally liable for any act, debt, obligation, or liability of the limited liability company to the extent that shareholders of a Washington business corporation would be liable in analogous circumstances. In this regard, the court may consider the factors and policies set forth in established case law with regard to piercing the corporate veil, except that the failure to hold meetings of members or managers or the failure to observe formalities pertaining to the calling or conduct of meetings shall not be considered a factor tending to establish that the members have personal liability for any act, debt, obligation, or liability of the limited liability company if the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement do not expressly require the holding of meetings of members or managers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#006666'>Lisa C. Vargo </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F7A209'>|</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F7A209'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#006666'> Of Counsel </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>Telephone: (206) 595-4816</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>Facsimile: 1-866-827-0425</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>Email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:lisa@staceyromberg.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>lisa@staceyromberg.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>Office hours: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="55%" style='width:55.0%'><tr><td width=94 style='width:70.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.staceyromberg.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=91 height=81 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D00E14.ECFBBCC0" alt="Description: C:\SigPix\SRSLUG.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Stacey L. Romberg, Attorney at Law<br>Telephone: (206) 784-5305<br>Fax: (206) 789-8103<br>Website: <a href="http://www.staceyromberg.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.staceyromberg.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StaceyRombergAttorneyatLaw"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01D00E14.ECFBBCC0" alt="Description: C:\SigPix\FB.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyRomberg"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.png@01D00E14.ECFBBCC0" alt="Description: C:\SigPix\TW.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyromberg"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.png@01D00E14.ECFBBCC0" alt="Description: C:\SigPix\LI.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>NOTICE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>NOTICE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00506C'>Please be advised that, based on current IRS rules and standards, the advice contained herein is not intended to be used, nor can it be used, for the avoidance of any penalty that the IRS could assess related to this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this matter.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Josh Grant<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 01, 2014 5:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbar<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] suing members of LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I need to sue a Washington LLC, and I want to also sue and allege individual liability by the two individuals (H&W) listed as members of the LLC. Piercing the veil except it is a LLC not a corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>anyone have any suggested language for alleging the individual liability I could use?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>These are people who granted client a mortgage, but it turns out what they mortgaged was subject to a prior real estate contract which will be forfeited and there goes the client’s mortgage.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Joshua F. Grant, PS<br>Attorney at Law<br>P. O. Box 619<br>Wilbur, WA 99185<br>tel 509 647 5578<br>fax 509 647 2734<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>