All About James Robert Deal
by
James Robert Deal

I am proud to be a lawyer. I graduated from the University of Washington Law School in 1978. I began as a consumer protection attorney, suing dishonest car dealers.

In 1980 I got involved in transactional real estate law, writing purchase agreements and closing real estate transactions. I have escrowed thousands of real estate and business sales. I have written thousands of purchase and sale agreements. I have facilitated dozens or tax-deferred real estate exchanges. I have written hundreds of wills. I have put together dozens of leases.

However, I made the decision beginning in 2000 to make a transition out of the regular practice of law into real estate finance. I now run Deal Mortgage Corporation. And that is how I spend most of my working time.

I enjoy being a mortgage broker. See my mortgage site for Deal Mortgage Corporation. And click here for more information about me and more information about my mortgage work.  

It is my theory that for any attorney to be an effective transactional real estate lawyer, he should understand real estate finance.

I no longer get involved in court cases, estate planning, escrow, tax-deferred exchanges, or lease drafting. However, I still advise buyers and sellers of real estate and businesses. I still write purchase and sale agreements. I still assist For-Sale-By-Owner FSBO buyers and sellers.

For more information about my work as an attorney follow these links:

Counsel to Real Estate Buyers and Sellers
Purchase and Sale Agreements Written and Reviewed

Counsel to For-Sale-By-Owner Sellers

Counsel to For-Sale-By-Owner Buyers

Selling Acreage to a Developer

I have retained pages on this web site which discuss areas in which I formerly practiced. I do this to give the reader useful information. The fact that I am experienced in these areas help me give better legal advice to buyers and sellers and better mortgage advice to my mortgage clients.

Estate Planning

Probate

Tax-Deferred Exchanges

Incorporating Your Business
Setting up a Limited Liability Company

 Foreclosure

I take a great interest in regional transportation issues.I have ridden and studied light rail train and monorail systems in New York, Boston, Washington, Miami, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Madrid, Japan, Seoul, and Manila.

I take great interest in water fluoridation issues.

I have written a 464 page book entitled What to Serve A Goddess When She Comes for Dinner-A Theology of Food. It deals with the connection between our diet and the physical environment. Buy it in my office or through Amazon.

Helping derive a rational transit and transportation plan, fighting water fluoridation, and making people aware of the link between diet and the environment are my pro bono work as an attorney.

When I am not in my office, I can often be found in my kitchen, creating vegan recipes or in my yard, doing organic gardening.

I am happily married to Emelyn Deal, who manages my office.

Call me at 425-774-6611 or 888-999-2022 for further information. Or e-mail me. The fax number is 425-776-8081. Click here to sign up for our e-mail messages, our printed mailings, or to request a call back.

For details about how to apply for a mortgage with Deal Mortgage go here.

 

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