Marinella & Boggs Attorney At Law

At Marinella & Boggs, we are a law firm dedicated to providing exceptional legal services to individuals, businesses, and government entities in Dayton, Washington, and surrounding areas. Our team of experienced attorneys, led by Senior Partners Scott Marinella and Kimberly R. Boggs, has a deep understanding of the local community and is committed to delivering personalized and effective legal solutions.

With a combined experience of over four decades, our attorneys have a diverse range of expertise in various areas of law, including administrative and municipal law, business law, real property, personal injury, and probate. We take pride in our ability to adapt to the unique needs of our clients, providing tailored guidance and representation in a wide range of legal matters.

Our firm has a long history of serving the community, with Senior Partner Kimberly R. Boggs having resided in Dayton, Washington since 1994. Her extensive experience in administrative and municipal law, coupled with her expertise in areas such as family law, real property, and elder law, makes her an invaluable asset to our firm.

Joining Kimberly R. Boggs is Senior Partner Scott Marinella, who brings a wealth of knowledge in business law, corporate counsel, and creditor/debtor law. With his extensive background in forming and dissolving businesses, Scott Marinella is well-equipped to guide clients through complex transactions and litigation.

Our firm's commitment to excellence is reflected in the high level of service we provide to our clients. Whether it's negotiating contracts, litigating disputes, or navigating estate planning, our attorneys are dedicated to delivering results-oriented legal solutions that meet the unique needs of each client.

Areas of Practice

Our area of practice is diverse and encompasses a range of legal specialties, including:

Administrative and Municipal Law: Representing and advising cities, ports, hospitals, and other government entities

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and arbitration services

Business Law: Choice of business entity, formation and services of entity, purchase and sale of businesses, succession planning, leases, and more

Contracts: Negotiation, drafting, enforcement, purchase and sale, and litigation

Corporate Counsel: Choice and formation of business entity, service and support of entity

Creditor/Debtor Law: Collection, security, bankruptcy, and more

Criminal Law: Felony defense, juvenile defense, and misdemeanor defense outside Columbia County

Elder Law: Medicaid law, estate planning, trusts, wills, power of attorney, and more

Employment Law: Employee handbooks, FSLA, and employment disputes

Environmental and Land Use Law: Conditional use permits, permit application process, bonding, and more

Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts: Trusts, wills, power of attorney, community property agreements, and more

Family Law: Divorce, child support, custody, adoption, prenuptial agreements, and more

Farm Law: Land leases, custom farming agreements, business entity formation, succession planning, equipment leases, FSA, CRP, and more

Juvenile Law: Criminal defense, custody, parental liability, adoption, child support, guardianships, and dependencies

Landlord/Tenant Law: Residential, commercial, farm, eviction, and unlawful detainer actions

Litigation: Personal injury, contract disputes, real property disputes, mediation, and arbitration

Personal Injury: Wrongful death, negligence, motor vehicle collisions, insurance disputes, bodily injury, property damage, lost wages, and pain and suffering

Probate and Estate Administration: Probate, community property affidavits, administration services

Real Property Law: Leases (residential, commercial, farm), litigation (adverse possession, easements, boundary line adjustments) land use (conditional use permits, application processes), real estate contracts, purchase and sale agreements, quiet title actions

Wind Energy: Wind leases