MAGNUS R. ANDERSSON

Phone: 425.454.3374
Mobile: 425.894.4362
Fax: 425.454.0087
Email: mandersson@hansonbaker.com
Legal Assistant: JoAnna Elam - jelam@hansonbaker.com

PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

• Real Estate
             Liens and Foreclosures
             Title Insurance Defense and Coverage
             Real Property Finance
   
• Construction
             Contract Negotiation and Drafting

             Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
             Construction Lien and Claims against Bond and Retainage

             Surety Bonds

   

• Finance and Banking

              Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy

              Foreclosures
              Workouts
              Commercial Lending

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution

              Trials
              Appeals
              Arbitrations
              Mediations

• General Business

              General Business Advice
              Entity Selection, Formation, and Maintenance

My practice focuses on the real estate, construction and banking industries. Primarily, I help businesses (large and small) solve problems and disputes. My goal is to add value to a client's business by using the law to find an economical solution to the issue at hand. I have found that my litigation experience—having handled disputes across the State of Washington, and at all levels of the court systems—is invaluable in recognizing problem areas and steering clients away from potential disputes.  I also advise clients on general business matters, such as forming a new company or questions they may have about operating an ongoing business. 

EDUCATION

J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law, summa cum laude, 2001
  Articles Editor, Gonzaga Law Review
B.A., Lindenwood University, 1997
Construction Contracting – Overview of Fundamentals of Construction Law (ESI International/George Washington University), 2002

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

1000 Virginia Ltd. Partnership v. Vertecs Corp., 158 Wn.2d 566, 146 P.3d 423 (2006).
Colorado Structures, Inc. v. Insurance Company of the West, 161 Wn.2d 577, 167 P.3d 1125 (2007).

Woodman Construction, Inc. v. Roy Rogers, Inc., 2008 WL 116280 (Wn. App., January 14, 2008).

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Speaker: Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process, NBI, September 30, 2009.
Speaker: 2009 Real Estate Update, NBI, May 12, 2009. 

Speaker: Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers (Liens on Real Property), NBI, August 13, 2008. 

Author: The Supreme Court Reinforces the Economic Loss Rule, Construction Law, Vol. 36 No. 1 (WSBA Summer 2007). 
For more information: http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/constructionlaw/0607constrnews.pdf
Author: The Washington Supreme Court Abandons the Completion and Acceptance Doctrine, Construction Law, Vol. 36 No. 1 (WSBA Summer 2007).
For more information: http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/constructionlaw/0607constrnews.pdf
Author: Wyoming v. Houghton: The Supreme Court Moves One Step Closer to Abandoning the Warrant Requirement, 35 Gonz. L. Rev. 121 (2000)

HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION

Named Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2009 by Washington Law & Politics
Named Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2006 by Washington Law & Politics
Clerk to Justice Richard B. Sanders, Washington Supreme Court, 2001-2002

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Washington State Bar Association, Member

        Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
        Member, Construction Law Section
King County Bar Association, Member

        Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
        Member, Appellate Law Section

East King County Bar Association, Member
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, Board Member

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

Washington State Bar Association (Bar No. 31536)
United States District Court, Western District of Washington (Seattle)
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington (Spokane)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (Seattle)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington (Spokane)

LANGUAGES

Swedish