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Easements are usually permanent unless terminated by one of the ways recognized under Washington law. For example, an easement can be terminated if the property owner benefiting from the easement signs a written document stating that the easement is terminated. Alternatively, an easement can be terminated if the owner of the land burdened by the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPOKANE, Washington – September 26, 2018 – Macomber Law Attorneys Arthur B. Macomber and Greg George, along with Walter Dale of Benthin & Associates, will be presenting an all-day seminar, “Boundaries and Easements: Best Practices for Identifying Them and Avoiding Disputes.” Seminar will be held at the Davenport Grand Hotel on November…

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, May 29, 2018. This is a follow-up to our September 28, 2017 post titled “Did Your Driveway Disappear? The Idaho Supreme Court’s 2017 Decision in Regan v. Owen Wiped Out Easements.” In that post, we discussed the Idaho Supreme Court’s Regan v. Owen decision of September 8, 2017.  The September 28, 2017…

Judge rules Kathy Sims should stay on ballot in her bid to return to Idaho Legislature UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018, 9:09 a.m. By Will Campbell willc@spokesman.com Kathy Sims (COURTESY / COURTESY) Less than a week after she was knocked off the ballot, former Idaho state Rep. Kathy Sims was granted another chance to return…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – January 9, 2018. Macomber Law, PLLC signed a licensing Agreement with Real Property Solutions, LLC (RPS) on January 1, 2018. RPS is dedicated to transparency in real estate transactions. Through its website at www.TimelyContract.com, real estate due diligence services previously available only to large commercial clients are now…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION Arthur B. Macomber Managing Attorney Macomber Law, PLLC 505 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 584 Spokane, WA 99201 509-327-4700 Art@MacomberLaw.com www.MacomberLaw.com SPOKANE, Washington – January 3, 2018 –Attorney Greg M. George presented a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course to the Spokane County Bar on December 21, 2017. The course was held…

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – September 18, 2017 – Macomber Law Attorney Greg George kicked off the 2017-2018 season of the Kootenai County Bar with the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation “Exceptions and Exclusions to Title Insurance.” Roughly thirty-five (35) attorneys were in attendance. Mr. George was admitted to the Idaho Bar in 2016 and has…

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – July 18, 2017. Macomber Law, PLLC announces the addition of Brooks S. Schott to its legal staff.  Mr. Schott is licensed as an attorney in the State of Texas. Mr. Schott received his Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law and graduated from Eastern Washington University magna cum laude with a Bachelor…

Attorney Greg George’s Idaho Bar Admittance and First Published Article in the Same Advocate Edition COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – June 23, 2016. Macomber Law Attorney, Greg George, published his first article in the June/July 2016 edition of The Advocate entitled “Could Idaho Utilize ‘Cap n’Trade’ for its Water Pollution?” Having been admitted to the Idaho…

  REMEMBERING SCALIA by Arthur Macomber, Attorney Coeur d’Alene, February 15, 2016 — Last Saturday, as I was walking precincts and meeting voters, the occupants of a home told me the sad news of the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. I was further dismayed that evening to hear that Mr. Obama almost immediately stated he…