Betts Patterson Mines’ retail and hospitality team represents restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs and other retail businesses in claims involving liquor liability, security issues, food-related health complaints, premises liability and employment complaints.
BPM’s attorneys strive to immediately identify the client objective and work toward promptly and efficiently meeting that objective. Our attorneys have successfully reached early resolution of numerous claims through summary judgment motions or nominal settlements. Our team has vigorously defended numerous other claims through the trial and appellate courts throughout Washington.
BPM’s attorneys also advise restaurant and retail clients on real estate matters including real estate transactions. Since time is of the essence in most real estate transactional matters, the real estate practice places special emphasis upon the expeditious and responsive handling of client requests.
BPM’s retail and hospitality attorneys have experience and expertise in these and other areas:
- Defense of restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs in alcohol overservice cases
- Defense of restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs and other retail businesses in security and bar fight cases
- Defense of restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs and other retail businesses in premises liability cases, including slip and fall accidents
- Defense of restaurants and retail businesses in wrongful discharge and employment discrimination cases
- Consultation regarding employee discipline and termination
- Consultation regarding management of lay-offs
- Employee handbook preparation and analysis
- Commercial, retail and office leasing
- Environmental and related matters, including compliance with federal, state and local regulations
- Secured lending, including deeds of trust, mortgages and real estate contracts
- Landlord-tenant relationships boundary disputes
- Litigation and arbitration of real property disputes such as quiet title, condemnation, adverse possession and boundary disputes
- Formation of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships
