Elijah Hartman
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- Aug 5, 2026
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- Jul 28, 2026
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The Lawsuits I See Coming A Mile Away, And The One You’re Walking Into Now (opens the original)
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After years litigating business disputes, you stop hearing new stories. A client calls, starts in on what happened, and within a few minutes I can usually see where it is headed, because I have watched the same handful of mistakes produce the same short list of lawsuits for most of my career. The mistakes are never exotic. They are small, sensible-looking decisions that feel like good business in the moment, and they share one root. Every one of them is a bet that what you meant will matter more
The Court Of Mom: What An Eight-Year-Old’s Garage Sale Taught Me About Washington Partnership Law (opens the original)
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“You Were Never Really My Partner”: Proving an Informal Partnership Under Washington Law A missing signature does not mean a missing partnership. In Washington, how people run a business may matter more than the labels they use or the names on the paperwork. Before I ever litigated a partnership dispute, I lost one. I was eight. I grew up in a town with two colleges, and every spring something magical happened: the students left. When they went home for the summer, they would throw away everythi
United States Litigation For Business Owners: The 101 (opens the original)
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At some point in a serious business dispute, someone says, “Maybe we should sue.” The suggestion usually comes after months of frustration. A customer has stopped paying. A partner walked out with the client list and half the staff. A supplier shipped something that barely resembles the order. By then, the business owner wants a quick answer and a reliable estimate of what litigation will cost. Neither is easy to provide. After years of litigating business disputes, I have seen strong claims pur
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