National Estate Planning Awareness Week By: Carl H. Block, Esq. October 18, 2022 National Estate Planning Awareness Week is October 17 – 23, 2022. National Estate Planning Awareness Week was designated by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 to help people understand what estate planning is, and why it is important. For more information […]
Announcing the Opening of BPE Law’s Washington Office By: D. Keith Dunnagan Esq. October 15, 2022 On September 19, 2022, BPE officially opened its newest location in Central Washington. Adding to its offices in California and Nevada, BPE continues to expand to provide high quality legal services on the West Coast. BPE’s Washington office is […]
Understanding Private Road Maintenance By: Trey Van Dyke (3L) August 23, 2022 Individuals may share certain pieces of real property for specified uses, such as using a common driveway to access housing developed on neighboring parcels of land. The shared use of the same property creates what is known as an easement or right-of-way. Ordinarily, […]
Honoring the Accomplishments of BPE Professionals 2022 By: BPE Law Group, PC August 16, 2021 Today’s blog is a little different than normal. We want to take to time acknowledge the professional accomplishments of some of our attorneys and say congratulations to the recipients. We are truly humbled and grateful for the support our clients, […]
The Story of July 4, 1826 By: Carl H. Block, Esq. July 4, 2022 This weekend we celebrate the 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of independence on July 4th 1776. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both attended the second Continental Congress. During the Second Continental Congress, John Adams organized a committee to […]
Moving Misery: Can I sue my moving company for damages? By: Trey Van Dyke (3L) June 28, 2022 Understanding this area of the law must begin, unexpectedly, at the source of our legal system in general: the U.S. Constitution. The commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution delegates to Congress the power to regulate matters involving […]
The Housing Market is Changing – What does it mean? By: D. Keith B. Dunnagan, Esq. June 21, 2022 It wasn’t that long ago that we were looking that we had mortgage rates below 4%, multiple offers on many homes with many going into contract over list price, and buyers waiving contingencies and inspections before […]
Memorial Day 2022 By: Carl H. Block, Esq. May 30, 2022 Today is Memorial Day, which is a time to honor the fallen of all of America’s wars. Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. There is a tradition around Memorial Day of wearing red poppies […]
Using the 1031 Exchange to Reinvest By: BPE Law Group, PC May 10, 2022 If you’ve sold an investment property, you may already know about a transaction commonly known as a “1031 exchange.” This transaction is governed by the Internal Revenue Code Section 1031. Essentially, the transaction allows the owner of an investment property to […]
AB 2179—Yet Another Obstacle to Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent By: Kristin Goulet, Esq., D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq., and Keaton Turnipseed (3L) April 19, 2022 As landlords were finally about to breathe a sigh of relief with the end of the last time period affected by COVID-19 protections, the notice requirements and eviction procedures originally […]
