The Law Offices of Jason E. Anderson are dedicated to understanding the legal challenges of our clients and collaborating with them to develop tailored strategies. Our focus remains firmly fixed on what matters most: experienced counsel acting as a partner with our clients to deliver the most effective legal solutions in the most cost-efficient way.

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Our practice has been built on recommendations and referrals from clients and friends. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients through a steady, team-oriented approach. We can help with your legal challenges by offering:

• Advance Planning
• Problem Solving
• A Fresh Start

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We believe in communicating openly with our clients in order to identify and resolve their legal challenges.

We believe in taking the time to examine all of the options available to the client before pursuing a solution.

We believe that solutions to problems may be found in a wide variety of approaches.

This belief has allowed us to craft new innovative arguments to support our clients’ positions.

We believe that our justice system is not broken.

We believe that a jury will listen to your story and return a fair verdict.​

Estate Planning & Trusts.

We provide income and estate tax planning for individuals and family businesses. Among the areas of this practice are state tax matters, income tax planning, estate tax planning, trust preparation, charitable planning, partnership and corporate taxation, estate and gift taxation, organizational advice for businesses, real estate, and contested tax controversies or litigation.

The diverse activities of this practice include:

• representing beneficiaries of estates or trusts by negotiating and settling family disputes;
• preparing wills and trusts for individuals, including revocable trusts, life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, personal residence trusts, and generation-skipping trusts;
• planning for issues related to qualified plans, IRAs, stock options, and other income tax-savings for our clients;
• charitable planning, including tax advice and the creation and representation of private foundations and other charitable entities;
• establishing entities for the transfer of ownership or control of family businesses, through family limited partnerships or other similar entities;
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• resolving disputes with the State of Washington and the Internal Revenue Service through negotiation, and, if necessary, litigation.

Probate and Estate Administration.

In the course of estate administration, we represent individuals and fiduciaries in all aspects of the probate and administration process. We are experienced in both defending and challenging the validity of wills and trusts. We assist our clients with the complicated tax planning issues associated with the estate tax and the required tax and probate filings.

We assist clients in dealing with the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing agencies. These services include:

• Representation before the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Court, Federal District and Appeals Courts and other state and federal tribunals concerning all types of tax controversies
• Preparation of past due returns, which includes recreating lost records; oftentimes reducing the tax liability significantly from the IRS estimates
• Offers in Compromise, in which we help you negotiate to pay less than the full amount owed
• Creating an Uncollectible Status, which puts taxes (and penalties) on hold
• Personal Bankruptcy, discharging back taxes through careful planning and timing
• Drawing up installment agreements, or payment plans for back taxes
• Advocating for Innocent Spouse Relief, in which tax debts incurred by one spouse without the other’s knowledge are forgiven by the IRS
• Representing clients during the audit process and subsequent appeals of a tax assessment
• Advice concerning tax deferral and planning for uncertainty with regard to capital gains
• Income and estate planning

Ownership and use of land is an integral part of everyone's personal and business life. Real estate transactions may be as simple as a transfer deed or they may be complex multi-state, multi-million dollar business deals. We have substantial experience in planning, structuring, negotiating, and closing real estate deals for clients. Our experience becomes your asset because we can save you time delays and costs by helping you design a plan that avoids problems.

• Loan modification
• Short sales
• Landlord/Tenant Disputes
• Foreclosures
• Eminent Claim Guidance
• Neighbor Disputes
• Representation of either borrowers or banks in connection with negotiating, structuring, documenting, and closing personal, small business, and commercial loans secured by real estate
• Representation of either landlords or tenants in negotiating, drafting, interpreting, and enforcing commercial and residential leases for real property
• Acquisition, development, and sale of commercial, mixed-use, and residential properties

lawsuit succeeds or fails on the strength of the client’s story. The Law Offices of Jason E. Anderson will help you tell your story to the judge or jury to obtain the best verdict possible.

We have represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters. We handle civil litigation at the administrative, trial court, and appellate levels, as well as through the various channels of alternative dispute resolution. We practice regularly in all state and federal courts in Washington, as well as in the courts of other jurisdictions as needed by our clients. We are also well versed in the ways of administrative proceedings before a broad array of governmental and quasi-governmental boards. We frequently use alternative dispute resolution through mediation and arbitration to the advantage of our clients. We develop the strategy, budget, organize the evidence, and comprehensively present at trial, using the most current technology in novel and precedent-setting cases.

Personal Injury

Whether you are establishing a new enterprise, buying an existing business, opening a manufacturing plant, or simply expanding your business statewide, The Law Offices of Jason E. Anderson can assist you. Selecting the right entity and tax structure for your professional practice or other business organization can be critical to your success. We offer comprehensive business organization and corporate tax strategies designed to meet each client's unique financial, estate planning and asset preservation objectives.

The Law Offices of Jason E. Anderson is a valuable resource for doctors, dentists, lawyers, and others engaged in setting up or operating successful professional practices and other closely held businesses. We also assist investment partners and shareholder groups to maximize their returns on investments in Washington business.

We do not offer one-size-fits-all business organization plans, but instead focus on understanding each client's objectives for the immediate and long-term future. As your needs change, the organizational structures of your business entity must also change to maintain maximum profitability and asset protection.

As your partnerships and other business relationships evolve over time, The Law Offices of Jason E. Anderson