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VICTORIA BC LAWYERS


Victoria Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Lawyer, Michael Mark - CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION
Personal Injury
Estate Litigation
Wrongful Dismissal
Commercial Disputes from
Michael Mark, LLB


Robert Hutchison, retired BC Supreme Court Justice, now offers Arbritration-Mediation-ADR Services throughout BC  to committed parties Robert Hutchison,
brings 50 years of experience to his Arbitration, ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation Services for Victoria & BC Province Wide



Conflict Resolution ADR Mediation Lawyer - Catherine Morris

Conflict Resolution
ADR
Mediation

Victoria Lawyer, UVIC Law Instructor Catherine Morris, LLB LLM




bc leaky condo with green building shroud under repairs in Victoria - CLICK FOR CLASS ACTION LAWYERS

Trial Lawyers for Personal Injury · Catastrophic Injuries · Professional & Medical Negligence · Car Accident Injuries · ICBC Insurance Claims · Motor Vehicle Claims · Administrative Law

Personal Injury - ICBC claims - Motor Vehicle Accidents / Intellectual Property and Technology Business Lawyers in downtown Victoria

Full Service Firm | Personal Injury Law | WCB Claims | Employment Law | Real Estate | Corporate Commercial Business Law | Intellectual Property / Technology Law IP-IT Law | Personal Injury ICBC Claims & Medical Negligence Team | Arbritration-Mediation |

Outside Victoria Toll Free:  1-866-887-4878
Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt
#1 - 505 Fisgard St.
Victoria, B.C.  Canada V8W 1R3
Phone:  (250) 360-2500



McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Law Corporation
Downtown Victoria Landmark Law Firm


Bruce  McConnan, Queens Counsel, lawyer for Personal Injury, Corporate-Commercial and Labor Law Patrick Bion, LLB business-corporate law Michael O'Connor, Civil Litigation / Personal Injury Lawyer & Senior Partner  Alan Peterson, Lawyer for real estate law, property development in Victoria Region

McConnon Bion O'Conner web site graphic

McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson Law Corp.
Suite # 420
880 Douglas Street,
Victoria, B.C. Canada  V8W 2B7
Phone  250-385-1383
Toll free:  1-888-385-1383
Web site: www.McBOP.com




ACHESON WHITLEY Barristers & Solicitors · Victoria, BC

Practice Areas:  Personal Injury ICBC Claims, Class Actions, Civil Litigation

Questions and Answers about car accident personal injuries and I.C.B.C. claims

  • Question:  Why a lawyer?
    Answer:  The insurance adjusters--and their lawyers-are working for the insurance company not for you
  • Question:  Why Acheson & company?
    Answer:  check the web site ... "The amount of money we recovered for our clients in 137 consecutive personal injury cases was over $8.5 million [Cdn] - that's an average of more than 200% greater than ICBC's (and other insurers') initial offers!....."
    [excerpt fr. Victoria phone directory ad. 2003]

More useful information:

  • Question:  "Why shouldn't you wait?"
    Answer:  "In personal injury -- timing is critical.  There may be things we need to do in order to protect your position. Call us as soon as you are in an accident. In the meantime we recommend that you...
    • Don't make casual statements to ICBC that can be used against you.
    • Don't sign any forms or accept any referrals from ICBC. We will help find the best treatment for you.
    • Don't delay and let important evidence disappear.

ACHESON WHITLEY
4th floor, 535 Yates St.
Victoria, BC V8W 2Z6

Web Site:  www.achesonwhitley.com


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ARBITRATION & MEDIATION SERVICES for VICTORIA & BC


Robert Hutchison, retired BC Supreme Court Justice, now offers Arbritration-Mediation-ADR Services throughout BC  to committed parties

Robert Hutchison, LL.B.
Provides ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation / Arbitration Services to committed parties in Victoria and throughout the Province of BC.

He brings 50 years of experience as a lawyer working at all levels of the BC Courts System to his practice.

Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard St.
Victoria, B.C.  Canada V8W 1R3
Phone:  (250) 360-2500
Toll Free: 1-866-887-4878

Web Site  www.HOM-LAW.com
Profile: Lawyers-BC.com 2006

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Lawyer for personal injury, estate litigation, wrongful dismissal and commercial disputes


Victoria BC Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Lawyer, Michael Mark

MICHAEL R. MARK,
BA LLB, Barrister & Solicitor

Toll Free  1-888-385-1383

B.A. (UVIC - 1987), LL.B (UVIC - 1990), Admitted to the BC Bar 1991

Michael has practised in Victoria since his admission to the Bar in 1991 and he became a principal at McConnan, Bion, O'Connor & Peterson Law Corporation in January 2000. 

Michael has extensive experience in both civil litigation and in criminal litigation as a Federal prosecutor in drug, and complex tax evasion prosecutions. 

Michael's preferred areas of practice in civil litigation include personal injury, estate litigation / wills disputes, wrongful dismissal (employment law) and commercial disputes.  He is also a past executive member of the Victoria Bar Association.

Michael R. Mark, Barrister & Solicitor

McConnon Bion O'Conner web site graphic CLICK TO partner profile of  Michael Mark

McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson Law Corp

Suite # 420
880 Douglas Street,
Victoria, B.C. Canada  V8W 2B7

Phone  250-385-1383
Toll free  1-888-385-1383
Email   mmark@mcbop.com

For Estate Litigation: see also Wills Disputes lawyers in Victoria

Web Site: Michael Mark's profile page at McConnan Bion O'Conner & Peterson Law Firm

  McConnon Bion O'Conner web site graphic   CLICK FOR Persoanl Injury, Insurance and Real Estate Development Lawyers

"Personal injury covers a broad range of situations, from automobile accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, and product malfunctions.  All of these are characterized by some form of wrongful bodily injury to the individual. If you have been injured in a wrongful manner, whatever the cause, you have the right to seek compensation for that injury." Personal Injury Lawyers Info


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Lorenzo Oss-Cech, Personal Injury and Medical / Professional Negligence Lawyer  for all types of injuries from Catastrophic Brain Injury , to hospital health professional medical negligence and malpractice cases

Lorenzo Oss-Cech, B.Sc. LL.B., Personal Injury Lawyer

  • Insurance claims
  • Slip & fall
  • Medical negligence
  • Wrongful death
  • Head & spine injuries

Toll Free
1-866-887-4878

#1 - 505 Fisgard St.  Victoria, B.C.  Canada V8W 1R3
Phone:  (250) 360-2500
www.hom-law.com

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McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Lawyers for BC Small Business & Employment Law


Victoria Small Business - Employment Law Lawyer Stephanie Siebe, BA LLB - click for her solicitor's practice PROFILE Michael Lawless, Victoria litigation lawyer experienced in builders liens, bankruptcy, property transaction etc. Michael Mark, lawyer for employment law, wrongful dismissal and commercial litigation cases in Victoria BC

Suite # 420,   880 Douglas Street,
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 2B7

Toll free:  1-888-385-1383
Web:  www.McBOP.com

See above lawyers profiles at
Lawyers-BC.com Victoria Corporate-Business Lawyers Directory



BC Canada Class Action Lawyer
BRUCE LEMER, LLB


Bruce Lemer,  class action lawyer for plaintiffs in Canada Red Cross Tainted Blood  Class Action and current Competitions Act Violations & Products Liabiility / Negligence cases

"Bruce ... is experienced in personal injury, medical & professional negligence, commercial, insurance and products-product liability claims and class actions.  He is plaintiffs' co-counsel in British Columbia's largest class action, on behalf of the individuals infected with Hepatitis C through blood transfusions "

See updates on latest class proceedings certification for plaintiffs against Merrill Lynch at Lawyers-BC.com

Bruce is a former chair of the Insurance Section of the Canadian Bar Association

Bruce Lemer, Associate Counsel with Vancouver firm of
GRANT KOVACS NORELL
400 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC  V6Z 2M4

see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section




Need a Vancouver lawyer for your case?


ROSE KEITH Barrister & Solicitor

Rose Keith, plaintiff's lawyer for ICBC cases

Experienced representing individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents with a variety of injuries including brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, psychological injuries and soft tissue injuries. 

Focus is on ensuring full compensation for all losses suffered.

Also experienced with · Wrongful Dismissal & Employment Law · Institutional Sexual Abuse (e.g. native residential schools) · Contractual Disputes · Civil Litigation


In 2007 Ms. Keith served as the President of the BC Trial Lawyers Association.

Read articles by Rose at:


Rose Keith, Barrister & Solicitor
1500 - 1030 West Georgia St.
Vancouver,   BC, Canada    V6E 2Y3

Telephone: (604) 669-2126
Phone Toll Free: 1.888.651.6638
Email:  RKeith@rosekeith.bc.ca
Profile:  more information



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NANAIMO LAWYERS DIRECTORY

Central Vancouver Island's small and large law firms. Offering trusted legal advice and representation across a wide variety of legal subject areas, including: 
Business Law · Civil Litigation · Commercial Litigation · Construction Law · Criminal Law · Divorce & Family Law · Mediation & Arbitration · Personal Injury / ICBC Claims · Real Estate Law · Wills & Estates 

Lawyers & Law Firm Offices in Nanaimo have the experience necessary to serve clients' needs - from routine legal matters to the some of the most complex situations.

There is also a directory of Notaries Public in the City of Nanaimo, Legal Services section. at CityOfNanaimo.com


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see other Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyers listings




Class Action Lawyers for Product Liability Claims · Professional-Medical Negligence · Health Law · Health Law · Commercial Insurance · Securities Fraud, Institutional Abuse-Neglect etc. - in Victoria & Vancouver



  • Anne Sheane Law Corp.
    Anne Sheane, Diploma in Nursing, LL.B.

    Practice includes:  Health Law, Class Action Litigation, Medical Negligence & Wrongful Death

    Note:  in 2004 -- B.C. Supreme Court, Justice Mary Humphries approved settlement of $15.6 million dollars [from the Province of BC] to about 350 former students abused while at Vancouver's Jericho Hill School for the deaf and blind. [cited in Vancouver Sun Newspaper, Saturday, April 03, 2004 p.B1 - Headline "Abuse victims win $15.6 million Jericho Hill School | Premier lauds courage of deaf and blind students" article by Amy O'Brian, Vancouver Sun newspaper]

    Anne Sheane was one of the two lawyers representing the claimants and ".... has spent the past five years fighting to bring the lawsuit to a successful settlement.... [Sheane] said the lawsuit was unique because the claimants formed their demands and played a large role in finalizing the settlement."

    For an overview of this class action and the background of the steps and appeals right to the Supreme Court of Canada before this case was allowed to be certified as a Class Action in BC see also http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2001/2001scc69/2001scc69.html [link update 2007.01.03]
    [2001] 3 S.C.R.  Rumley v. British Columbia  184
    Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia Appellant
    v.
    Leanne Rumley, John Pratt, Sharon Rumley, J.S. and M.M. Respondents
    Indexed as: Rumley v. British Columbia
    Neutral citation: 2001 SCC 69.File No.: 27721.
    Hearing and judgment: June 13, 2001.
    Reasons delivered: October 18, 2001.

    Anne Sheane, barrister & solicitor (office address)
    Suite 205 - Market Square,
    560 Johnson Street,
    Victoria, BC
    Phone:  (250) 386-3080

    [Note:  Wheelchair Accessible office | Member BBB Better Business Bureau]


  • Acheson and Company
    The listings in this services area are made as a suggestions from a satisfied Victoria clients of Acheson & Co.. This law firm handled one of the first successful BC class action lawsuits involving what has become known as the "BC leaky condo crisis"


  • Ward Branch barrister and solicitor
    the author of the lawyer's reference text "CLASS ACTIONS IN CANADA"
    see Branch McMaster downtown Vancouver law firm.

Bruce Lemer barrister and solicitor

"Bruce ... is experienced in personal injury, professional negligence, commercial, insurance and products-product liability claims and class actions.  He is plaintiffs' co-counsel in British Columbia's largest class action, on behalf of the individuals infected with Hepatitis C through blood transfusions "

Bruce is a former chair of the Insurance Section of the Canadian Bar Association

Bruce Lemer, Associate Counsel with Vancouver firm of
GRANT KOVACS NORELL
400 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC  V6Z 2M4

see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section



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General Law Practice / Full Service Law Firms

Affordable Justice® is Duhaime & Company


see this award winning Legal Resources Website www.duhaime.org

"Duhaime's LAWisdom:  'The law that will work is merely the summing up in legislative form of the moral judgement that the community has already reached.' Woodrow Wilson"

Duhaime & Company
345 Vancouver Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3T3
CANADA
Phone: (250) 920-4001
E-mail: lloyd@duhaime.org
Website: www.duhaime.org


Salmond Ashurst, Law Firm

... this full service law firm also provides Notary Public services and advertises legal services in cases of Wrongful Dismissal
1620 Cedar Hill Cross Road.
(one block from Cedar Hill Cross Road and Shelbourne Ave.)
Victoria, BC.
(250) 477-4143


Mar & Company

General Law Practice / Full Service Law Firm

Sinclair Mar, barrister & solicitor

  · Telephone:  250-388-4933
  · Victoria, B.C.


Beach, Susan - B.Sc.N., LL.B

Barrister & Solicitor
Personal Injury Lawyer · ICBC Claims · MVA / Slip & Fall / Accidents

3rd Floor,
26 Bastion Square
Victoria, BC
Telephone:  250 388-4457


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"Simple Wills & Estates" vs. "Contested Wills & Estates"

Committeeship - adult guardianship - powers of attorney - representation agreements - trust claims - probate actions - passing of accounts - wills & trust variations

Choices in making out your will or changing your will range from:

  • buying an off-the-shelf Wills package in a book-department store produced by e.g. Self Counsel Press (a well known publisher based in North Vancouver, BC);
  • going to a Notary Public;
  • going to a general practice lawyer;
  • going to a lawyer with a stated "preferred area of practice" (a "specialist" in layman's language) in wills, trusts and estates administration work;

If you think there may be any possibility of dispute over your "final wishes" as stated in your will and/or how the estate or part of the estate is to be, or is currently being managed (e.g. as in a Trust) - we strongly recommend you do some research before drawing up the will.  The court costs involved in a legal dispute over a will may be charged against the estate, so its better to spend a little more money to find the appropriate way to have your will made.

Many Victoria lawyers, law firms or notaries in this section can and will do a will for you.  Whether the will -- will withstand a court challenge by a variety of interested parties, including relatives, organizations representing handicapped/disabled beneficiaries of the will or other interested third parties (e.g. the Office of the Public Guardian, formerly Public Trustee) -- is an issue that partly depends on the experience of the legal specialists working with you.

"You may want to interview prospective legal professionals as to their experience in handling contested wills and estates before you retain them."  N.Chan, BA, MSW 1985-1989 Quality of Life Assurance Project Consultant to Office of Public Trustee, BC

Wills · Estates · Trust Administration · Wills Variation / Breach of Trust · Estate Litigation Lawyers in Victoria BC

Paul Scambler, LLB. QC.Michael Mark, LLB

  • PAUL G. SCAMBLER, LLB. QC.
    Preferred areas of legal practice:  secured transactions, wills and estates, real property and commercial mediation.

Paul Scambler, QC - Victoria BC lawyer with preferred areas of practice in  real property transactions and wills & estates "Paul G. Scambler, QC, has practised law with the firm of Clay and Company in Victoria, Canada, since 1978."

"He has been a guest instructor for the Continuing Legal Education Society's Real Estate program in the Provincial Legal Training Course (PLTC). He was designated as Queen's Counsel by the British Columbia Attorney General in 2001. He has participated in training of lawyers in negotiation in Thailand (2002) and Cambodia (2001)." [quote site 2005.07/06]

Paul G. Scambler, QC
Clay & Company
P.O. Box 961
837 Burdett Avenue
Victoria, BC   V8W 2S4
Telephone:  250 386-2261
E-mail:  pscambler@clay.bc.ca

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Lawyers "specializing" in working with wills you may wish to consider in Vancouver are Richard C. Robinson, barrister & solicitor, BA, LLB



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Real Estate Conveyance-Services for Home and Commercial-Business Purchase / Lease · Condominium Law Litigation Lawyers

Real Estate Lawyers for Secured Property Transactions  |  Notaries' Conveyancing Services in Victoria | Condominium Law & Leaky Condo Law Suits - Litigation |

James Hutchison, Victoria Real Estate Conveyancing lawyer for family and commerical business secured property transations

JAMES S. HUTCHISON, LLB

Commercial-business real estate purchase, conveyancing, leasing legal services.  James' law practice is concentrated in corporate commercial law, finance (including wealth management / wills & estates] and intellectual property law.

Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard St.
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 1R3

Phone:  (250) 360-2500
Toll Free:  1-866-887-4878

Email:  jsh@hom-law.com
Website:  hom-law.com
Profile:  Laywers-BC.com - J. Hutchison


PAUL G. SCAMBLER, LLB. QC.
Preferred areas of legal practice:  secured transactions, wills and estates, real property and commercial mediation.

"Paul G. Scambler, QC, has practised law with the firm of Clay and Company in Victoria, Canada, since 1978."

"He has been a guest instructor for the Continuing Legal Education Society's Real Estate program in the Provincial Legal Training Course (PLTC). He was designated as Queen's Counsel by the British Columbia Attorney General in 2001. He has participated in training of lawyers in negotiation in Thailand (2002) and Cambodia (2001)." [quote site 2005.07/06]

Paul G. Scambler, QC
Clay & Company
P.O. Box 961
837 Burdett Avenue
Victoria, BC   V8W 2S4
Telephone:  250 386-2261
E-mail:  pscambler@clay.bc.ca


SALMOND ASHURST Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public
Gordon Head Office - Near UVIC
Full Service Law Firm including Real Estate Conveyancing Services - open Saturdays

1620 Cedar Hill X-rd.
Victoria, BC.
Tel:  (250) 477-4143
Email:  admin@salmondashurst.com Web Site:  www.salmondashurst.com

  • Mullin Demeo - Real Estate Legal Services
    John Mullin, real estate lawyer
    #102 - 3930 Shelbourne Street,
    Tel:  (250) 477-3327

  • C. J. (Kip) Wilson Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public

    Wills, Estates, Real Estate, Mortgages, Corporate, Commercial, Personal Injury
    Saanichton Law Offices
    #6 - 7855 East Saanich Road,
    Saanichton, B.C.   V8M 2B4
    Tel:  (250) 544-0727

Condominium Law & Litigation for "Leaky Condos"

Note the following article was on the front page of the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper, Sunday February 15, 2004, by Malcolm Curtis, Times Colonist staff.

PLUGGING THE LEAKS The condo saga continues, with some losing their homes, other seeing retirement plans wrecked

...leaky condos in Victoria.  More than five years after a provincial commission of inquiry dug into the issue, the faulty buildings are continuing to surface.

Renovation companies took out a total of $9.1 million in permits in the city last year to repair defective "building envelopes."  The sum was $6.5 million in the previous year and $5.688 million in 2001.  These costs do not include engineering and consulting fees that can triple the actual outlay by condo owners.

[The author of this article Malcolm Curtis further observes]  And after the leaks are fixed, sometimes at the expense of people having to give up their homes, a messy legal residue is left behind"... Lawsuits from condo owners against developers, builders, engineers, architects and municipalities have been flying... The city of Victoria [emphasis added] has started to set aside $400,000 a year to deal with legal settlements. ...
[The photo on this page is the actual building featured in the above article, located near downtown Victoria on Yates Street.]

Suggested reading re Leaky Condo Litigation - Court Cases

Victoria Lawyers experienced in Condominium Law / Class Actions

  • Acheson & Whitley, (as Acheson & Co.) who handled the first successful class action suit on a BC leaky condo complex near Victoria's Inner Harbor, see above
  • Johnston, Joyce M.
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Practice areas include:  Condominium Law · Employment Law
    2038 - 947 Fort St. Victoria, BC
    Tel:  (250) 382-0300

  • C.D. Wilson & Associates
    Practice areas include:  Litigation · Condominium Law · Family law · Real Estate
    1st Floor - 1124 Fort St
    Victoria, BC  V8V 3K8
    Telephone  (250) 388-9002

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If you're considering a Notary Public to handle your Real Estate Conveyancing Services click here


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Family Law · Divorce · Mediation · Custody · Ministry Child Apprehension · Family Violence · ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation / Negotiations Lawyers


"When a marriage ends, you're often forced to deal with issues like dividing property, custody, and maintenance, while coping with deep emotional trauma.  ... [the] 'About the Law' section gives an overview of Canada's divorce rules." [quote fr. Lawyers-bc.com 04.04.13]

The following list of lawyers is selected from various legal and public directories and is intended only as a starting point for your search for a lawyer to meet your needs, and not a recommendation per se by this web site.

Misty N. Hillard, Victoiria Family Lawyer

Misty N. HILLARD, LLB

Practices areas include: 

  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury Law
  • WCB Claims

During law school, Misty was the Director of the University of Victoria's Legal Information Clinic and successfully completed a clinical term at the Law Centre, focusing on Family Law.

Upon a family breakdown, Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt will advise you as to your rights and ensure that you are protected. Our firm deals with all aspects of a family breakdown, including spousal maintenance, child custody, access, child maintenance, property division and divorce.

Our firm not only deals with the litigation of family disputes but also has extensive experience in the drafting of family law agreements, including prenuptial agreements, co-habitation agreements and separation agreements.

If you require assistance with your family matter feel free to contact our office for a free consultation.

Misty N. Hillard, Family Lawyer
Toll Free:  1-866-887-4878
Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard St.
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 1R3
Phone:  (250) 360-2500
Email:  mnh@hom-law.com
Website:  hom-law.com
Lawyers Profile:   Lawyers-BC.com - M. Hillard

 ·  Grant Smith,  Family Law Services - Victoria BC

Grant N. SMITH Family Lawyer
BA (U.Calgary) LLB (UVIC)

Toll free:  1-888-385-1383

Suite # 420 - 880 Douglas Street,
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 2B7
Phone:  250-385-1383


  • Family Agreements
    • Marriage Agreements
    • Cohabitation Agreements
    • Separation Agreements
  • Family Litigation
    • Custody Disputes
    • Guardianship Disputes
    • Maintenance of Spouse / Child(ren)

Grant was called to the Bar of British Columbia in February 1999 following the completion of his articles with McConnan Bion O'Connor   Peterson McBOP.com and became a principal of the firm in January 2006.

Grant completed his first year of law school in New Brunswick before driving cross-country to finish his law degree in Victoria. He then articled with a small Victoria firm where he focused primarily on civil litigation; although, he did do some outside criminal defence work.  Grant joined McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson after his call to the bar in February 1999, and now finds himself focusing on family law and a variety of civil litigation matters, including personal injury.  Grant is also a member of the Victoria Bar Association.

Grant N. Smith, Barrister & Solicitor
McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson Law Corp.
Suite # 420 - 880 Douglas Street,
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 2B7
Phone: 250-385-1383
Toll free:  1-888-385-1383
Email Grant Smith at gnsmith@mcbop.com
Website: www.mcbop.com ... smith.html


Naomi McKay, family law services, skilled mediator and negotiator for custy / access issues in Victoria

Naomi McKAY, BA LLB

ANNOUNCEMENT:  as of July 17, 2006 Naomi McKay has moved her family law and real estate legal practice from Cardinal Law to McMinn & Company, barristers & solicitors


Naomi McKAY, Family Law Services
McMinn & Company,
846 Broughton St.
Victoria, BC
Phone:  250.381.6444
Email:  nmckay@macminnco.com

  • HARPER, Sandra J.
    Barrister & solicitor - Preferred Area of Practice:  Family Law
    Harper & Birney
    201 - 747 Fort St.
    Victoria, BC   V8W 3E9
    250.381.8100

  • IVERSON, Donna M.
    Donna M. Iverson Law Corporation
    Barrister and Solicitor
    530 - 645 Fort Street
    Victoria, BC, V8W 1G2
    Telephone: (250) 388-3123
    Web site:  CollaborativeFamilyLawGroup.com
    /donnaiverson.htm


  • KLASSEN, Robert J.
    Barrister & Solicitor and Family Law Mediator
    Preferred Area of Practice:  Family Law
    "Member of the collaborative family law group.  Initial half-hour consultation - No Charge" [quote from 2004 tel. directory]

    330 - 730 Fort Street
    Victoria, BC  V8W 1H2
    Tel:  250.388.4344
    rklassen@islandnet.com

  • REID, Nichola J. W.
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Practice Areas:  Family Law · Mediation · ICBC Personal Injury Claims
    N.J. Reid Law Corp.
    214 - 284 Helmcken Rd.
    Victoria, BC   V9B 1T2
    Tel:  250.744.1844

Consider this Vancouver based Family Law Practice if you are moving to Vancouver


  • Unterman, David H.
    Barrister & Solicitor,
    Practice Areas:  Family Law · Civil Litigation · General Law
    South Fraser Law Group
    200 - 6330 Fraser Street
    Vancouver, BC  V5W 3A4
    Telephone:  604.321.3232

    David Unterman is a contributor to the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC professional development in family law courses for lawyers.

    Recent CLE work includes:

    • Advanced Family Law Issues
      - Course Presenter November 13, 2003
    • Family Law Advanced Issues
      - Course Materials Author
    • Mastering Family Chambers for Lawyers
      - Course Presenter, May 18, 2001
    • Family Law Issues
      - 2000 - Course Materials Author,
    • Issues in Family Law
      - Course Presenter,
[above info. quoted from www.cle.bc.ca 2004/04]

More Victoria Family Law / Mediation Lawyers Listings


  • Zimmerman, Wendy K.
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Family Law Office
    Area of Practice - family law  "Practical Child-Centered Advice" [quote fr. tel. dir. 2004]
    #600 - 620 View Street
    Victoria, BC   V8W 1J6
    250.384.1804

  • Mouat, Mary E.
    Barrister & solicitor
    Practice includes:  Family Mediation & Litigation
    Quadra Legal Centre
    101 - 2750 Quadra St.
    Victoria,   British Columbia  V8T 4E8
    Telephone: (250) 380-1566
    Web site:  www.quadralegal.com
    [Note - this group also handles Criminal law | Personal Injury / ICBC claims | Corporate | Real Estate | Wills & Estate ... "reasonable rates" - fr. tel. dir 2004 ]

  • McManus, Mary Susann
    Attorney at Law
    Practice includes - Collaborative Family Law · Criminal Defence · Real Estate
    Stevenson Doell and Co.
    999 Fort St.
    Victoria, BC
    250.388.7871

  • Tyhurst, Catherine H.
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Practice areas:  Criminal Law · Family Law
    301 - 919 Fort St.
    Victoria, BC
    24 hours   250.386.1112

  • Webber, Bruce D.
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Practice Areas:  Family Law · Real Estate · Child Apprehension · Criminal / Civil Law [quote fr. tel. directory]
    300 - 848 Courtney
    Victoria, BC
    250.382.7775

  • Buchan, Crystal I.
    Barrister & Solicitor | Family Law Mediator
    Practice areas:  Family & Divorce law
    Carr Buchan & Company
    Web site: tbc
    520 Comerford St.
    Esquimalt, BC
    250.388.7571
    Toll free  1.888.313.7571
    Email: carrbuchan@esquimaltlaw.com

  • Butterfield Law
    Barristers & Solicitors
    Practice Areas:  Family Law including:  Custody | Access | Divorce | Ministry Child Apprehensions
    Criminal Law including:  Impaired Driving | Drugs | B & E | Assault | Young Offenders

    Free Initial Consultation - Legal Aid Accepted
    402-2020 Richmond Rd
    Victoria, BC   V8R 6R5
    Telephone  250.382.4529 [382.4LAW]
    Web Site  www.butterfieldlaw.ca

    [note move from downtown to Jubilee Hospital neighborhood in 2006]
  • Todd, Deborah
    Barrister & Solicitor
    Practice - Family Law Mediation
    "There is an alternative to divorce litigation.
    In mediation you and your spouse work together to solve issues that develop due to your separation or divorce....  " [fr. tel. directory ad 2004]

    MacMinn & company
    846 Broughton St.
    Victoria, BC
    250.381.6444
    dtodd@macminnco.com
    Web site: tbc

See also CanadaLegal.info for references to some of the specific legislation around FAMILY LAW in BC


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Canada Citizenship and Immigration Law Services

CANADA IMMIGRATION & BUSINESS LAWYERS - ATTORNEYS

Canada Immigration lawyers-attorneys Lowe and Company in Vancouver

Why chose these immigration & business lawyers?

Our multilingual associates and immigration consultant staff are fluent in:  English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and Teo Chiu Chinese Dialects, Polish and Arabic.    Visit us for information about:  Business immigrants - Skilled Workers - Family Sponsorship - Maple Leaf Cards - Study Permits - Provincial Nominees.

Our Mission is to help people from overseas come to Canada to work, study and immigrate here, in an efficient and caring manner.  Our Senior Lawyers are recognized lecturers and authors in Canadian Immigration Law, and have helped clients from over 50 countries come to Canada.  Find out how we can help you!

Jeffrey S. Lowe and Andrew Wlodyka, Barristers & Solicitors
#900 - 777 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C.  V5Z 4J7
Canada
Telephone:  604-875-9338
FAX:  604-875-1325
Email:  info@canadavisalaw.com
Web Site:  CanadaVisaLaw.com

see also   CanadaTradeJobs.com a web site devoted to employers and individuals seeking foreign skilled workers and assistance with Canada Work Permits (formerly referred to as work visas) to work in Canada's booming economy in e.g. the construction industry & the oil-sands industry in Alberta.


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Notary Public Services in Victoria

Notary Public Services in Victoria

Looking for a Notary Public in Victoria  -or-  Vancouver?  consider

ROBERT C. ELLINGTON, NOTARY PUBLIC

Power of Attorney, Simple Wills, Real Estate Conveyance Services etc.

Two generations of Ellington notaries serving the Victoria community.
    204 - 1006 Fort Street,
    Victoria, B.C.  Canada  V8V 3K4
    Telephone:  (250) 388-4484
    FAX:  (250) 384-4048

JAMES H. FARLEY, NOTARY PUBLIC

Looking for a realtor recommended real estate conveyance service?  consider James Farley, Notary Public

    202-661 Burnside Road East,
    Victoria, B.C., Canada  V8T 2X9
    Phone: (250) 388-5905
    Fax: (250) 388-7921
    E-mail:  jfarley@notaries.bc.ca

SALMOND ASHURST, Lawyers & Notary Public Firm

(this full service law firm also provides Notary Public services)
1620 Cedar Hill X-rd..
(one block from Cedar Hill Cross Road and Shelbourne)
Victoria, BC.
(250) 477-4143


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Looking for a Notary Public in Vancouver? 

VIVIEN LEE, N.P., NOTARY PUBLIC

    #900 - 777 West Broadway,
    Vancouver, B.C.   Canada  V5Z 4J7
    Tel  604.875.1181
    Fax  604.875.1325
    E-mail vlee@canadanotary.com
    see web site at www.CanadaNotary.com

Vivien Lee has extensive experience in working in the business and immigration legal areas for over 15 years in Vancouver.
Notary in Vancouver speaking: Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Teo Chiu dialects), English and some Malay with extensive business immigration experience

She is able to serve her clients in fluent English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Teo Chiu) and some Malay.

What is a "notary public"?  What legal services can a notary provide? See the range of legal services that a notary can provide to your business or personal transactions at www.notarycanada.info


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see also The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia www.notaries.bc.ca for their directory of notaries in different parts of BC.


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Victoria Courts - Court Services

Victoria Court Services (Provincial and Supreme Courts)
2 - 850 Burdett Avenue,
Victoria, BC
V8W 1B4
Tel: 250-356-1478

see also

Western Communities Court Services (Provincial Court)
1756 Island Hwy.,
Victoria, BC V9B 1H8
Tel: 250-391-2888

[above court information quoted from Court Services - contacts - Ministry of the Attorney General, Province of B.C. website www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/general/contacts.htm 2003/07/20]


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This site lists lawyers with areas of practice including FAMILY LAW we advise you to verify if the lawyer is still maintaining their membership with the Law Society of BC by going to www.lawsociety.bc.ca as lawyers move or change preferred area(s) of practice over time.

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General information on the law and legal services

It is a good idea to do some background research first - before retaining a legal "expert"

Practical information on a variety of legal topics can be found at:

  • Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
      1-800-565-5297 (24 hrs a day) or
  • www.cba.org/bc
    see also
  • Legal Services Society of BC
    www.vcn.bc.ca/lssbc/
    • L.S.S.B.C. TTY Service for the hearing impaired
      1-877-991-2299
  • Victoria Courts - Court Services
    court locations

  • Twenty Questions to Ask - Before You Hire a Lawyer

    An excellent Checklist for someone to use in selecting a lawyer, has been prepared by the publishers of www.lawyers-bc.com/tips.htm.  You will find these guidelines useful for many types of lawyers.

  • Lawyers-BC.com law information site
    www.lawyers-bc.com
  • For Canada Immigration Law
    CanadaVisaLaw.com

Notary Public Services in Victoria


See also

University of Victoria
Faculty of Law



Other Victoria Resources

Canada Immigration lawyers-attorneys Lowe and Company in Vancouver
Canada's Immigration Law Firm
CanadaVisaLaw.com



Notary in Vancouver speaking: Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Teo Chiu dialects), English and some Malay with extensive business immigration experience
Vivien Lee, Notary in Vancouver



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