McFerran Law, P.S.

Focus and practice areas

McFerran Law, P.S. is a real estate law firm in Tacoma, Washington. The firm says it has concentrated on real estate law for over 35 years. That focus shapes the rest of the work, and it explains why the firm reads as a real estate practice with related services attached.

The transactional side covers the paperwork that moves property. The firm drafts purchase and sale agreements, negotiates residential and commercial leases, and prepares deeds and easements. It runs an in-house escrow department, which keeps that part of a deal under the same roof as the legal work.

The firm also handles 1031 tax deferred exchanges and offers that as a nationwide service. In my opinion, pairing an escrow department with 1031 work is a practical fit, since both turn on timing and clean documentation.

What the litigation work covers

When a property matter turns into a dispute, the firm takes it to court. Its litigation list names purchase and sale disputes, quiet title and partition actions, and boundary line and easement disputes. It also handles adverse possession, construction disputes, foreclosures, and eviction matters.

These are the disputes that grow out of the same deals the transactional side handles. A boundary question, a lease that goes wrong, a title that does not clear: each can start as paperwork and end in a filing. Having both capacities in one firm means a client does not have to change lawyers when a transaction sours.

The firm's attorneys appear in Superior Court and federal court. They also work in arbitration, mediation, and on appeal. That range covers the settings where a Washington real estate dispute is likely to land.

Services beyond real estate

The firm carries a set of services that sit next to its property work. Estate planning here means wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Probate work covers both administration and disputes, so the firm can take an estate through its ordinary steps or through a contested one.

Business entity formation rounds out the list. For an owner who holds property through a company, that service and the real estate practice can meet in the same file. The firm groups these together, and each connects back to the questions a property owner tends to face over time.

How the team is built

Edward McFerran founded the firm and is a shareholder. He graduated from Seattle University's Albers School of Business and earned his law degree, with honors, in 1987 from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. His name is on the door, and he anchors the firm's real estate focus.

Matthew Link is a shareholder as well. He attended Seattle University School of Law and graduated cum laude in 2013, and he received the CALI award in Property Law. That award, in a field the firm centers its practice on, lines up with the work he does.

The wider bench

Heather Walley is a career associate real estate attorney with the firm. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle. Her title points to a long-term role rather than a stop on the way to something else.

Afsaneh Hassani is a Washington State attorney who works on real estate law and business transactions. She has experience in both transactional and litigation matters, which maps onto the firm's two-sided approach. Mike McCarthy brings more than a decade of practice across land use, real estate, family law, and probate litigation.

Taken together, the named attorneys share a real estate center with room around the edges. Land use, business transactions, and probate litigation each appear in a particular lawyer's background. As a reviewer, I read that as depth built around one subject, with a few attorneys who reach into next-door areas.

How the firm works with clients

The firm says it represents clients throughout Washington State. It names King, Pierce, Thurston, and Mason counties, which covers Tacoma and a good stretch of the surrounding region. The 1031 exchange service reaches beyond that, since the firm offers it nationwide.

An initial consultation runs on a fixed fee of $150 for up to one hour. Publishing a set number for that first meeting tells a prospective client what the opening step costs before they book it. The firm keeps regular weekday office hours for that contact.

In my opinion, the clearest signal here is consistency. A firm that has kept its attention on real estate for over 35 years, and that staffs the transactional and litigation sides of that work, gives a property owner a single place to handle a deal, a dispute, or the estate and business questions that sit alongside them. The record on the site is a real estate practice with named attorneys, stated credentials, and a defined way to start.