Marshall L. Ferguson
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Phone: 206-628-5984 Fax: 206-628-6611 Email: mferguson@williamskastner.com |
Two Union Square 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101 |
Experience:
Marshall Ferguson is an associate in the Seattle office whose practice focuses on litigation, particularly concerning real estate and aviation matters. In real estate matters, his clients include buyers, sellers, lenders, loan servicers, REMIC trustees, brokers, escrows, title insurance companies, and MERS. He often handles matters involving the validity and priority of security interests, pre- and post-trustee’s sale challenges, mortgage securitization, easement rights, purchase contract disputes, adverse possession, boundary line disputes, lease negotiation, escrow negligence, and assorted title defects requiring creative cure solutions.
In aviation matters, his clients include manufacturers, parts and equipment vendors, MRO providers, insurers, aircraft brokers, flight training companies, fixed base operators, flight crew, airframe and powerplant technicians, and airport ground service providers. He was the chair of the King County Bar Association Aviation Law Section in 2010-2011. Mr. Ferguson is an instrument rated pilot who has flown general aviation aircraft throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than 20 years.
Memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association (Real Property, Probate & Trust Section)
- King County Bar Association(Real Property, Probate & Trust Section; Aviation Law Section, Vice Chairman, 2009 - 2010, Chairman, 2010-2011)
- American Bar Association (Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Title Insurance Litigation Committee)
- Northwest Aviation Insurance Association
Recent Presentations:
- Presenter, “Foreclosures: MERS and the Deed of Trust Act,” Foreclosures: An Update on Status, Procedure & Best Practices, Seattle, WA, April 26, 2012.
- "Droning On: Civilian Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Related Changes in U.S. Airspace Regulation," 37th Annual Pacific Northwest Aviation and Insurance Seminar, Cle Elum, WA, September 12, 2010.
- Co-Presenter, "Wage and Hour Truth or Dare: Of Course They're Exempt," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Update Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 29, 2008.
- “Aviation Insurance Case Law Update,” Pacific Northwest Aviation Law & Insurance Seminar, King County Bar Association Section of Aviation Law, Port Ludlow, WA, October 11, 2008.
- Co-Presenter, "'On Company Time': Recent Trends in Wage and Hour Law," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, May 29, 2008.
- Co-Presenter, "Brinkmanship In The Area Of Commute Time," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 9, 2008.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Washington
- U.S. District Court (Western Washington, Eastern Washington)
- Tribal Court (Tulalip)
Education
- University of Washington School of Law (JD) 1999
- Johns Hopkins University (BA) cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1996