Practice Areas

Real Estate

With their practical understanding of the real estate industry, the attorneys of Tousley Brain Stephens add value by working creatively with you, your accountants and other advisors.

Our real estate attorneys concentrate on ownership, development, leasing, ground leasing, purchase, sale, design, construction and finance of complex projects, including retail, office, industrial, multi-family and residential real estate. Our attorneys are experienced in all phases of the project cycle, including land use, environmental and brokerage matters. For more information, contact Russell F. Tousley or Mark D. Deife.

Business

We advise corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and individuals in a variety of industries from high technology to traditional manufacturing to service businesses. We provide our clients with the highest quality work and innovative solutions in the areas of formation, capitalization, structuring, financing, federal and state taxation, mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. We also act as general counsel to clients on a broad range of business matters, including securities offerings, commercial contracts, employment and other matters. For more information, contact Mark D. Deife or Romney R. Brain.

Land Use, Condemnation, Construction and Real Estate Litigation

Over the past 30 years, TBS attorneys have litigated almost every type of real estate case, including adverse possession, broker liability and commissions, boundary disputes, easement disputes, ejectment, land use appeals, street and alley vacation, title insurance claims and coverage, real estate excise tax litigation, assessment litigation, condo and homeowner association disputes, construction defects, CC&R litigation, earth movement and landslide litigation, quiet title, purchase and sale disputes, commercial lease disputes, commercial unlawful detainer, construction liens, water intrusion, timber trespass, and foreclosures. Many of our cases in these areas have resulted in precedent-setting appellate opinions.

We have handled some of the largest condemnation/eminent domain cases in Washington. Click here for an overview of some of these cases.

To discuss your real estate or land use issue, please contact Christopher I. Brain, Kim D. Stephens, or Chase C. Alvord.

Business and Commercial Litigation

Our litigation department has national experience in complex litigation related to all of the foregoing business and real estate areas, including breach of contract, antitrust and unfair competition, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, sale of business and sale of technology disputes, distributorship and franchise litigation, product liability, construction, insurance coverage, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, oppression of minority shareholders and LLC members, business torts, professional malpractice, and creditor’s rights/bankruptcy litigation. We are frequently retained by other lawyers and law firms to act as special trial and appellate counsel in state and federal courts throughout the country. For more information, contact Christopher I. Brain, Kim D. Stephens, or Chase C. Alvord.

Class Action Litigation

We are nationally known for our class action litigation experience, having recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for class members since the mid-1990 in the areas of consumer, products liability, antitrust, environmental and securities disputess. This experience has permitted us to successfully advise and defend our clients confronted with class action litigation. For more information contact Kim D. Stephens or Janissa A. Strabuk.

Intellectual Property, Media and Speech Rights Litigation

We have represented inventors, publishers, and business owners in trademark infringement and dilution litigation, unfair competition, domain name disputes, copyright infringement, and licensing and sale of technology disputes. Additionally, we represent and counsel clients in free speech matters, access to public records, and defamation cases. For more information, contact Chase C. Alvord.

Securities Litigation

We have represented plaintiffs in municipal bond defaults, defended issuers in bond defaults, and represented plaintiffs and defendants in many of the leading securities cases in the state of Washington. We also represent clients in securities compliance matters before the Securities Exchange Commission, Washington State Financial Services and the NASD and are widely experienced in complex securities matters. For more information contact David D. Hoff or Janissa A. Strabuk.