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Brent Bowden
Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate & Business Law
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A Pacific Northwest native, I grew up on Whidbey Island before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. I received my law degree magna cum laude from Vermont Law School and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2011. Prior to joining Gillin Law Group, I was of counsel at Genesis Law Firm for three years and an associate at Purcell Legal & Mediation Services for two years. Prior to that, I was an Assistant City Attorney with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office for three years.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Deportation Defense, Work Visas
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
My hourly rate is $280. Flat rates also available for some services.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Washington
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Gillin Law Group, PLLC
- - Current
- Attorney
- Genesis Law Firm, PLLC
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- Attorney
- Purcell Legal & Mediation Services, PLLC
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- Assistant City Attorney
- City of Seattle
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Education
- Vermont Law School
- J.D. (2011) | Law
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- Honors: Magna cum laude
- Activities: Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Symposium Editor SBA Executive Committee, IT Committee Chair
- University of Washington
- B.A. (2006) | Political Science
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Awards
- Magna Cum Laude
- Vermont Law School
- Academic Excellence Award for Environmental ADR
- Vermont Law School
- Award for highest grade in class
- Academic Excellence Award for Environmental Law
- Vermont Law School
- Award for highest grade in class
Professional Associations
- Washington State Bar Association  # 44316
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- Current
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33 Questions Answered
- Q. When a person passes and there is a will shouldn't all parties be notified? And if there not what do you do?
- A: The heirs should be notified when a probate is opened. However, it is not always the case that someone opens a probate. If no probate was opened and nobody was appointed Personal Representative, there would be nothing to give notice of.
- Q. In Washington, does RCW 59.18.060 (6) mean my landlord has to give me a key rather than relying on an electronic lock?
- A: I am not aware of any caselaw answering the question directly. The statute likely predates the prevalence of electronic locks and codes, but it certainly raises issues if they only give you a code and not a physical key. If the power goes out/battery dies/tech malfunctions, etc. Not to mention it makes it a lot easier for a landlord to lock you out of your apartment illegally.
RCW 59.18.060 (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.060) and RCW 59.18.070 (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.070) do provide a remedy if a landlord does not comply with the requirement to give you a key pursuant to RCW 59.18.060, but I would definitely suggest consulting with an attorney. ... Read More
- Q. Can my landlord make me pay using a cashiers check after one returned rent payment?
- A: RCW 59.18.063 requires that a landlord accept a personal check, cashier's check, or money order. Except that they do not have to accept a personal check if one has been returned NSF in the last 9 months.
https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.063
So, under the relevant law in Washington, they can demand a cashier's check or money order for nine months after a check bounces. That being said, if the lease says they can only demand after two bounces, I would say the lease controls. It seems to me that the CC failing to process would count for two reasons: 1) I am assuming it occurred before the lease was signed; and 2) it does not sound like it was a returned payment ... Read More
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