Experienced- This term means our lawyers have witnessed the broad spectrum of the legal landscape each client brings to the table. Our lawyers advice may touch on other areas of the law the client may not recognize exist. It also means we often times project likely results based on years of work in and out of… Read More
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The Reading of the Will, by M. Geoffrey Jones – Part 3
In this segment, Mr. Jones takes up the declarations by fear mongers that absent their usually expensive and often unnecessary services, someone else, usually the court, will decide who gets your property when you die. “Don’t Let the Courts Decide Who Will Receive Your Property” Over the years, I have occasionally noticed an advertisement in… Read More
The Reading of the Will, by M. Geoffrey Jones
In this segment, Mr. Jones picks up on the fictions surrounding the disclosure of the last will and testament of someone who has died, and relates Washington law on the topic. One of the most common myths that is still deeply embedded in many lay people’s perceptions about probate is the idea of a ceremony… Read More
The Reading of the Will: Discarding the Myths of Probate. By: M. Geoffrey G. Jones
Our Managing Partner, Geoff Jones, has taken the time to write about our practice and the myths associated with the topic of what happens to families when a loved one dies. We historically hear a universal declaration by our clients they wish to “avoid probate” yet as Geoff explains, this fear is largely a product… Read More
There Is a New Power of Attorney in Town…
…and is not a form you can download from the internet that may or may not work when you are in a coma and your trusted daughter is trying to access your bank accounts to pay your bills. A New Act. The new act adopted by our state the legislature provides the seasoned lawyer with… Read More
About Our Law Firm
One of the oldest existing law firms in Snohomish County, the firm now known as Newton Kight L.L.P. was originally founded by Clifford Newton in 1913, in Everett, Washington. In 1920, he was joined by his brother, Arthur Newton, and they formed the firm of Newton and Newton. Henry Newton, the son of Arthur Newton,… Read More