PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

 Real Estate

Commercial and Residential Purchases and Sales

Commercial and Residential Leases

Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)

Easement Disputes and Litigation

Boundary Line Disputes and Litigation

Condominium and Homeowners Associations

 Finance and Banking

Foreclosures

Loan Document Review and Preparation

 General Business

Entity Selection, Formation, and Maintenance

Acquisitions and Corporate Transactions

Contracts Negotiation and Drafting

Employment Agreements

 Healthcare 

Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements

Healthcare Acquisitions and Related Transactions

Employment Agreements

Britney Bergen is an associate attorney with Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller P.S. Britney’s practice focuses on real estate, finance and banking, general business, and healthcare.  Britney handles both litigation and transactional matters.  

Real Estate.  Britney’s real estate practice includes purchases and sales of commercial and residential properties, drafting and reviewing commercial and residential leases, reviewing preliminary commitments for title insurance, drafting and reviewing easement agreements, solving boundary line disputes through easements, boundary line agreements, and/or litigation, drafting and reviewing covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) and related governing documents, and representing condominium and homeowners associations.  She has worked on numerous lawsuits involving real estate matters, as well as mediations.  

Finance and Banking.  Britney’s finance and banking practice includes drafting and reviewing loan documents and commercial loan modifications, as well as handling collections and foreclosures.  Britney typically represents community banks and other lenders in these matters.      

General Business.  Britney’s general business practice includes selecting, forming, and maintaining business entities, especially limited liability companies and corporations, drafting and reviewing shareholders’ agreements and LLC operating agreements, drafting and handling corporate acquisitions and related transactions, negotiating and drafting various contracts, including employment agreements.

Healthcare.   Britney’s healthcare practice is tied to her general business practice. She enjoys representing healthcare providers in transactional matters by negotiating and drafting contracts, including healthcare acquisitions, employment agreements, business associate agreements, third-party purchasing contracts, non-compete agreements, and confidentiality agreements.  Britney also has knowledge of specific healthcare topics, including HIPAA, warrantless blood draws, reproductive property rights, and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. 

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Washington School of Law

National CALI Award (Highest Grade) in First Amendment Law

Law Clerk for the University of Washington Div. of the Attorney General’s Office

Vice President of the Student Health Law Organization

Extensively Studied Cyberbullying Law

Studied Abroad in Rome, Italy

B.A., in Broadcast News Journalism, University of Alabama, summa cum laude

NCAA Athletic Swimming Scholarship

SEC Academic Honor Roll

University of Alabama President’s List (4.0 GPA)

Ellen McGrath Most Scholastic Award for the University of Alabama Swim Team

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society

Telecommunications and Film Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIL INVOLVEMENT

East King County Bar Association, Member and Secretary

King County Bar Association, Member

Washington State Bar Association, Member

BAR/COURT ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Washington