Theresa Petrey
Business and Probate Attorney

The Law Office of Theresa Petrey, PLLC

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Business formation and choice of entity. Business litigation including collections, contracts, and partnership/ownership disputes. Elder law including planning for medicaid issues and representation in DSHS estate recovery matters. Probate, including the "hard cases" of forgotten assets, ancillary probate, highly disputed estates, breach of fiduciary duty, will contests and other unpleasant matters. Estate planning, wills, power of attorney, advance directives and trusts. Entertainment, arts, publishing and other contract review, drafting and negotiation. Also, Tribal Law.

Theresa 's blog: Central Washington Economic Development Blog

• Weed between the vines and other places

  While Washington debates the limits on medical marijuana growers, law enforcement is making record busts of the illegal growing operations.
  
  Chelan County- reported on August 31, 2008. Valued at $30 million/
  
  Spokane Indian Reservation-reported on August 26, 2008. Combined value of the bust with a nearby Stevens County bust is estimated to have a $60 million dollar street value.
  
  Ross Lake National Recreation Area-reported on August 15, 2008. Valued at $48 million.
  
  Closed Area Yakama...

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• Slamming the brakes on Economic Development in the Yakama Nation

  Central Washington has a giant driver of Economic Development slumbering fitfully at the wheel and in danger of an imminent crash.
  
  What should be one of the region's powerhouses of business growth is embroiled in internal problems creating a chokehold on growth. These problems run the gamut from complaints of chronic mismanagement of tribal enterprises to real problems that all industries in a given sector are facing during the economic downturn. The...

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• Why does water planning for industrial, commercial and resort development in Central Washington matter?

  Curiously absent from the debate about water storage, water usage, water mining, exempt wells, dams, salmon, irrigation and conservation debates is any public attention to the issue of providing water for industry, water for commercial developments, and water for tourist resorts. It is true that even getting some interest groups to acknowledge the need for a survey or appropriate water planning of any kind is a monumental effort. The unfortunate truth is that the majority...

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• Lunar rovers and the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train in Moses Lake

  NASA recently wrapped up a test of prototype moon vehicles near Moses Lake. Check out KXLY's moon walk video. Not to be outdone by the feds, members of the State's transportation commission will ride the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train on Monday, before their scheduled meeting and public hearing at Big Bend Community College. The Spirit of Washington Dinner train ceased operation on October 28, 2007. The Temple family owns both...

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• Getting In and Out of Dodge, Virtually

  Among the top challenges we seem to have here in Central Washington is a disconnect from what's going on around us. We are divided from both the far Western and the far Eastern edges of our state. The one exception, perhaps, is our agriculture industry which has excelled at developing export markets. However, it remains a very difficult sales job to convince small businesses to utilize the Internet.
  
  There are still large numbers of...

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