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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">It is not a wet ink signature that one could get recorded at the auditor's office.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">It is an electronic signature back by state and federal law. Though, the operative question in every attorney’s mind is whether you get to litigate those type of things and just how sophisticated are the folks on the bench. Probably in Seattle less of an issue. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">The real estate brokers have been using electronic signatures for years without much issue. I see no reason the Bar cannot be right up there with them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">I actually just did my first electronic signatures for out-of-state personal guarantor on one of my personal residential rentals leases. I still required the local tenant to sign a wet ink version of the lease.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><img width="86" height="130" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D0872C.F5185DF0" align="left" hspace="12"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a"> Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a"> | Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Spokane, WA 99201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Telephone: (509) 252-5074</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Mobile: (509) 994-1143</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Facsimile: (509) 928-3084</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a"><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Web Site: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a"><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.rowleylegal.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><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""> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>MK Henderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 05, 2015 11:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Electronic Signatures (Docusign vs Adobe Echosign)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">WIth a signature signed in this way is the document a copy or an original? </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Rob Rowley <<a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" target="_blank">rob@rowleylegal.com</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">Matt.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">As a post-script I ended up going with the Adobe product as it is only $25.96 for an annual license versus a lot more with Docusign. I’m loving the ability to send out documents (and pleadings/orders) for also immediate signature and return. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a">Adobe rebranded the product and call it something else these days. See below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="650" style="width:487.5pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td width="100" style="width:75.0pt;border:inset #cccccc 1.0pt;background:#eeeeee;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style> <span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Subscription order details:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border:inset #cccccc 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tr><td width="2%" style="width:2.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></td><td width="10%" style="width:10.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style><img border="0" width="50" height="50" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.adobe.com/images/store/product_boxshots/112x112/box_echosign_112x112.jpg" alt="Adobe Send for Signature, Annual"></p></td><td width="88%" style="width:88.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Adobe Send for Signature, Annual (Other,Multiple Languages) </span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border:inset #cccccc 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tr><td width="2%" style="width:2.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></td><td width="10%" style="width:10.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></td><td width="88%" style="width:88.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tr style="height:18.75pt"><td width="30%" style="width:30.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Subscription price </span></b></p></td><td width="2%" style="width:2.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"></td><td width="25%" style="width:25.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">US$23.88/annual</span></b></p></td><td width="43%" style="width:43.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.75pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tax </span></b></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">US$2.08/annual</span></b></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Total </span></b></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">US$25.96/annual</span></b></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><img width="86" height="130" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D0872C.E6B00330" align="left" hspace="12"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a"> | Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Spokane, WA 99201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Telephone: <a href="tel:%28509%29%20252-5074" target="_blank">(509) 252-5074</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Mobile: <a href="tel:%28509%29%20994-1143" target="_blank">(509) 994-1143</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Facsimile: <a href="tel:%28509%29%20928-3084" target="_blank">(509) 928-3084</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Email: </span><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546a">Web Site: </span><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.rowleylegal.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546a"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><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""> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt Albrecht<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 03, 2015 10:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Electronic Sigantures (Docusign vs Adobe Echosign)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>I also use Echosign and have for about 2 years now and it has worked flawlessly. The integration with the desktop Adobe program is nice but a bit unwieldy. I still find it easier to just finish my part in Adobe and save it, then my assistant uploads it and places the signature/initial/text boxes where they are needed and sends it out from the Echosign web site.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>I've had it work well even for farmers who initially complained they didn't even have a computer (but they had email on their phone). Next thing we knew it was returned signed and he called in saying he was surprised how easy that was and it was "pretty slick." He just did it with his finger on the phone and the program worked seamlessly from the email he received.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>But now Echosign I think is being rolled into the new Adobe Cloud subscription so it might be an even better deal. I think $175/yr for full service Echosign and a subscription to Professional Adobe V. XI (about $600 otherwise). </p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style><img border="0" width="1" height="1" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://t.signauxtrois.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v5dq-qW2zGCdK7dKPMzMRYvpjQFLCHW7PYx0w1k1H6H0?si=5982218302783488&pi=047ec8ff-eb8c-4ce2-dfbb-2f19a8bc0e12" alt="http://t.signauxtrois.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v5dq-qW2zGCdK7dKPMzMRYvpjQFLCHW7PYx0w1k1H6H0?si=5982218302783488&pi=047ec8ff-eb8c-4ce2-dfbb-2f19a8bc0e12"></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Rowley, Rob <<a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" target="_blank">rob@rowleylegal.com</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>What is the consensus on using either of those services for general legal agreements (fee agreements, etc) for a small practitioner? As a 'dirt' practitioner I'm familiar with Docusign for my real esate broker clients. (e.g., problematic for technologically challenged clients). Thinking of catching up with my broker clients.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style>Thanks.</p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style><br clear="all"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style>-- </p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><img border="0" width="75" height="116" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://rowleylegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Robert-Rowley-Professional-Photo-2014-Copy-e1409612265243.jpg" alt="http://rowleylegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Robert-Rowley-Professional-Photo-2014-Copy-e1409612265243.jpg"></span></b></p></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, Attorney at Law</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Spokane, WA 99201</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Telephone: </span><a href="tel:%28509%29%20252-5074" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(509) 252-5074</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mobile: </span><a href="tel:%28509%29%20994-1143" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(509) 994-1143</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Facsimile: </span><a href="tel:%28509%29%20928-3084" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(509) 928-3084</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Email: </span><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Web Site: </span><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.rowleylegal.com</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Practice concentrated on business, real estate and general legal matters in Washington and Idaho.</span></p></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> NOTICE: The contents of this message and any attachments may be protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable protections. 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