BETTY L. DRUMHELLER

Phone:  425.454.3374
Fax:  425.454.0087
Email: bdrumheller@hansonbaker.com
Legal Assistant: Theresa Bergman – tbergman@hansonbaker.com

PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

• General Business
             Entity Selection, Formation and Maintenance
             Contracts, Licenses and Agreements
             Mergers and Acquisitions
             Business Succession Planning
• Real Estate
             Commercial and Residential Purchases and Sales
             Leasing
             Real Property Finance
• Finance and Banking
             Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy
             Loan Document Preparation and Review
             Secured Lending (Personal and Commercial)
             Work Outs

Betty represents individuals, businesses and developers in real estate matters and business transactions.  She handles both commercial and residential leasing, simple and complex land transactions, land development, financing and construction issues, buying and selling property, easements, boundary disputes, and most other property and business issues.  Betty also forms business entities, works with shareholders, financing issues, asset purchase and sales, software, manufacturing and other contractual issues and most other transactions for closely held businesses.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Washington, 1984

Notes and Comments Editor, Washington Law Review

Client Counseling Competition Team
M.Ed., Tufts University, 1966
B.A., Wellesley College, 1965
      Wellesley College Scholar
      Dean's List

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Represented one of the largest national homebuilders for over ten years helping in land acquisition, land development and related matters. 
• Represented large and small businesses and individuals in negotiating, financing and closing commercial and residential office, warehouse, retain and ground leases, both as landlords and tenants, developed leases and lease forms for large office and retail projects and helped obtain project financing and refinancing.
• Represented businesses, large and small, and individuals in asset sales, mergers, reorganizations and acquisitions and related financing matters.

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Numerous Continuing Legal Education presentations on Real Estate issues

HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION

Named Super Lawyer 2002 – 2006 by Washington Law & Politics
Betty is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell*, the highest rating obtainable by members of the legal community.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

East King County Bar Association, Member
King County Bar Association, Member
Washington State Bar Association, Member
YWCA, Board of Directors
Overlake School, Board of Directors
Wellesley Alumnae Association, Board of Directors,
Youth Eastside Services, Board of Directors

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Washington, 1984

PERSONAL

Betty enjoys skiing, biking, hiking, travel, theatre and reading.

*AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.