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·  Full Service Firm ·  Personal Injury Claims ·  Personal Injury ICBC Settlements click for info ·  Brain Injury Lawyer Services ·  WCB Claims ·  Employment Law ·  Real Estate ·  Corporate Commercial Business Law ·  Intellectual Property / Technology Law IP-IT Law ·  Estates, Wealth Managements, Wills, Powers of Attorney ·  Family Law 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 www.HOM-LAW.com McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Law Corporation Downtown Victoria Landmark Law Firm McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson - Victoria's lawyers for: Business-Commercial legal services, real estate, wills-estates-incapacity planning, wealth management and Civil Litigation, including: personal injury, fair ICBC settlements, brain injuries, medical malpractice, slip and fall. see Corporate-Business Lawyers see Wills & Estates Incapacity Planning see Real Estate & Commercial Property Lawyers see Personal Injury ICBC claims Lawyers see Family Lawyers 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 Lawyer for Personal Injury ICBC claims, Estate litigation, Wrongful dismissal & Commercial disputes 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 former Federal prosecutor in complex tax evasion - Canada Revenu Agency (CRA) prosecutions.  Michael's preferred areas of practice in civil litigation include personal injury, ICBC claims disputes in catastrophic injury cases, 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 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 BUSINESS INCORPORATION, COMMERCIAL LEASES & ESTATE PLANNING-ADMINISTRATION ALAN JEREMY PETERSON Business-Commercial Law Lawyer retired 2013 nb.  The Capital Regional District, CRD, includes the Municipalities of: Central Saanich / Colwood / Esquimalt / Highlands / Langford / Metchosin / North Saanich / Oak Bay / Saanich / Sidney / Sooke / Victoria / View Royal (on southern Vancouver Island) and they in turn ar part of the Electoral Areas of: Juan de Fuca, Southern Gulf Islands, and Salt Spring Island. (see [www.crd.bc.ca/govlink.htm for more information] GEOF SIMAIR, Criminal Defense Lawyer Preferred area of practice:  criminal law I'm a criminal defence lawyer serving Victoria, Colwood, Duncan, Nanaimo and Vancouver Island since 1996. I help regular people get the best possible outcome in their case, taking into consideration their unique circumstances . I understand that facing criminal charges is intimidating and can cause a lot of stress. It can feel like the whole world is crumbling, and you want nothing more than to make this problem go away. I can help. I’ve dedicated my career to helping my clients get the best possible results when faced with a variety of criminal charges, including: Impaired Driving Drug Driving Assault Theft or Robbery Drug Charges Internet Crimes Roadside Prohibitions Driving While Prohibited Geofrey D. Simair Law Corporation 204 - 26 Bastion Square Victoria, BC V8W 1H9 Phone:  250.385.4500 website: www.simair-law.com email: geof@simair-law.com Chris Considine, QC " Chris offers trusted legal advice and representation across a wide variety of legal subject areas. His practice areas include:  · personal injury,  · criminal law,  · employment law,  · medical malpractice,  · civil litigation,  · civil rights issues,  · corporate and commercial litigation,  · estate litigation and  · administrative law. " CONSIDINE & COMPANY Barristers and Solicitors 30 Dallas Road Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8V 0A2 Telephone: (250) 381-7788 Website: http://www.considinelaw.com MANHAS MAR & Company General Law Practice Firm Sinclair Mar, BA LLB, barrister & solicitor Experienced civil litigator in the area of e.g. personal injury law "We handle all personal injuries claims, whether from a car accident, a slip and fall, or assaults, or other situations." " ICBC CLAIMS - CALL US BEFORE YOU SEE ICBC ! " Wills & estates, including power of attorney Canada Immigration Law, has immigration facilitators working with him and the firm to assist clients in Chinese and other languages as well as the application process required by Canada Immigration regulations. Sinclair Mar is well known for his involvement in a number of community based organizations "He has been on the board of the Knowledge Network (BC){www.knowledgenetwork.ca , Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society [www.victoriadragonboat.com], Victoria Chinatown Care Foundation, Victoria Chinese Commerce Association, and the Vancouver Island Memorial Society. He is serving as counsel for the Victoria Hoi Ping Association and the Vancouver Island Memorial Society and People's Memorial Society and Privacy Officer for the two memorial societies.  He has been instrumental in raising funds for various schools in support of music in schools and local youth sports and athletes.  In 2009 he was awarded the CFAX, radio station, Community Leader of the Year Award. [see www.cfax1070.com] " (website 2009.06.13) Manhas Mar, Lawyers 301 - 830 Shamrock Street Victoria, BC V8X 2V1 phone:  250.382.5744 Website: ManhasMar.com/home Wong & Doerkson Law Office Barristers, Solicitors, and Notaries Public "Wong & Doerksen is an established general practice firm providing prompt, personal, and professional service. Located in Victoria's picturesque Chinatown area on Vancouver Island, our firm offers services and advice in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Our firm is comprised of three talented lawyers who are supported by a fully qualified office team. Our reputation for providing personalized service is acknowledged by our satisfied clientele who repeatedly retain our services." Lawyers include:  · Larry Wong - "Larry Wong is a native of Victoria who graduated from the University of Victoria Law School in 1978. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1979, and established his own law firm in Victoria's Chinatown in 1984. Larry offers his services in English and Cantonese."  · Kelly R. Doerksen  · Joanna Lee - "... an associate at Wong & Doerksen.  Her main practice areas are business purchases and sales, immigration, and civil litigation." Services Include: Real Estate Residential house sales and purchases Preparation of offers to purchase Residential mortgages Property development and subdivisions Business Starting up a business Buying and selling businesses Leases Incorporating companies Shareholders' agreements Builder liens Wills & Estates Estate planning Wills Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements Probate and administration of estates Committeeship applications Immigration Visas Family sponsorships Canadian immigration Civil Litigation Personal injury / accident claims, ICBC Insurance claims Debtor / creditor Immigration Mortgage foreclosure (residential and commercial) Estate litigation Professional negligence (quoted info from website 2019.10.05) Wong & Doerkson Law Office 1618 Government St Victoria, BC, V8W 1Z3 Phone: 250-381-7799 Website: http://www.wongdoerksen.com/ New ICBC Caps GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IMPOSES CAPS ON ICBC CLAIMS The BC Government amended the Insurance (Vehicle) Act and the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act.  These amendments change the way ICBC claims are processed in this province. These changes will only affect injury claims for motor vehicle collision which occur on or after April 1, 2019. A overview is provided by Victoria BC personal injury lawyers with Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt HOM-law.com information for those injured - see https://www.hom-law.com/resources/icbc-claims/icbc-caps-injured-info/ information for Health Care Providers - information for Health Care Providers - see https://www.hom-law.com/resources/icbc-claims/icbc-caps-healthcare-practitioner-info/ SARAH N. GOODMAN, BBA JD Canada Immigration Assistance Employment Law - Wrongful Dismissal Assistance Read her article Canada Business & Individual General Immigration Applications Read her article BC Employment law and Wrongful Dismissal Metro Vancouver, Newton, Guilford, Surrey: Criminal Defense · Spousal Assault · ICBC Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal injury covers a broad range of situations, from: · automobile accidents, · slip and fall, · catastrophic injuries, · nervous shock 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 e.g. from I.C.B.C. settlements, property insurance, medical negligence claim. For more information about our services see www.mcbop.com/personal-injury Or contact:   · Michael Mark, BA LLB or   · Charlotte Salomon, QC McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Suite # 420 880 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada  V8W 2B7 Phone  250-385-1383 Toll free  1-888-385-1383 www.McBOP.com See Vancouver, BC's www.brucelemer.com/class-actions/overview/ Lorenzo Oss-Cech, B.Sc. LL.B., Personal Injury Lawyer Lorenzo is able to serve clients in fluent English, Italian, Spanish and French to assist in: ICBC Personal Injury Settlements - "minor" vs "catastrophic" injuries and limits on pain & suffering compensation click for info Slip & fall Medical negligence Wrongful death see his full profile at www.hom-law.com/lawyers/lorenzo-g-oss-cech/ Toll Free 1-866-887-4878 #1 - 505 Fisgard St.  Victoria, B.C.  Canada V8W 1R3 Phone:  (250) 360-2500 www.hom-law.com Lawyers for BC Business Litigation · Executive/Professional Employment Contracts Law · Canada Revenue Agency Complex Evasion Charges McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson Law Corp. 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 Victoria Intellectual Property - Technology Law Lawyers see profile and contact information for James Hutchison · Advising you on strategies and techniques for protecting, managing and selling your intellectual property, whether it is a computer system, a technology-based product or a technology business; · Revising your employment and contract agreements to ensure the intellectual property your staff creates belongs to you; · Conducting due diligence with respect to risk assessments of your intellectual property; GO TO Hutchison Oss-C ech Marlatt www.hom-law.com/practices/intellectual-property-and-technology-law/ for more information on their IT-IP Legal Services Intellectual Property - Technology Law Services James Hutchison Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt #1 - 505 Fisgard Street, Victoria B.C. V8W 1R3 Canada Phone: (250) 360-2500 Toll Free Phone: 1-866-887-4878 Email: jsh@hom-law.com Web site: www.hom-law.com DOUGLAS B. THOMPSON, Q.C. LLB, Registered Trademark agent, Registered Patents Agent, Intellectual Property Lawyer Doug is a partner in the firm, of Thompson Cooper, LLP.  He obtained his law degree from the University of Alberta in 1975.  He was called to the Alberta bar in 1976 and was subsequently called to the British Columbia bar in 1979. He is a registered trademark agent and a registered patent agent.  Doug began his legal career as a litigator.  His practice then increasingly evolved into a more general intellectual property practice, including an active licensing practice. Doug also practices with an associated firm in Alberta. THOMPSON COOPER LLP Intellectual Property: Registered Trademarks & Patents Agents Suite 201 - 1007 Fort St. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  V8V 3K5 Phone:  1-250-389-0387 email:  doug@bcpatents.ca 2010 Pro bono Welcome Updates & News Victoria Technology Law Practice JENIFER  A.  CHILCOTT B.A., LL.B., LL.M., Technology · Intellectual Property · Corporate-Commercial Lawyer Jenifer is a technology lawyer with extensive international experience gained as in-house counsel for some of the world's foremost high technology companies.  Jenifer has particular expertise in the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the licensing, sale and protection of intellectual property. Through her many years of working as in-house counsel for technology companies of all sizes, Jenifer is able to provide her clients with valuable insight into industry best practices relating to the organization of their businesses and the protection of their intellectual property.  Jenifer regularly assists technology companies in creating standard agreements and establishing procedures for managing contracts. Jenifer also spent a number of years living and practicing law in Asia and the South Pacific, and is able to assist clients who wish to expand their business in those regions. Member, Law Society of British Columbia - called 2008 Member, Law Society of Upper Canada - LL.B. McGill University 1991; called 1993 Member, New York State Bar Association - LL.M. Cornell University 1994 Harvard Law School/MIT - Certificate in Negotiation (1998) Member, Canadian Bar Association Jenifer A. Chilcott Farris Vaughan Wills & Murphy LLP Suite 1100 - 1175 Douglas Street Victoria, BC Canada V8W 2E1 Phone:  250.405.1987 Firm profile www.farris.com/farris-lawyers/profile/jenifer-a.-chilcott/ BC Canada Class Action Lawyer BRUCE LEMER, LLB "Bruce ... is experienced in personal injury, medical & professional negligence, commercial, insurance and products-product liability claims and class actions.  He was 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, Lemer & Company Litigation Counsel 540 - 220 Cambie St. Vancouver BC Canada  V6B 1M9 Phone: 778-383-7277 Website: BruceLemer.com Need a Vancouver lawyer for your case?  Experienced Work Place Wrongful Dismissal / Employment Law / Personal Injury - Brain Injury? Rose Keith, J.D., workplace lawyer and mediator, has over 25 years "... extensive experience advising both employers and employees on employment related matters including:  · wrongful dismissal,  · constructive dismissal and  · human rights.  Her practice has included:  · work place investigations and  · development of comprehensive work place policies including creation and implementation of bullying and harassment policies and procedures." Rose Keith, Associate Counsel Harper Grey LLP 3200 - 650 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4P7 Canada Tel:  604 895 2911 Email:  rkeith@harpergrey.com Go to her webprofile at https://www.harpergrey.com/lawyer/rose-keith See her articles "Employee Discharge and Documentation in B.C. - Reasons for Employers to Call Your Employment Lawyer Before You Think You Need Them" BusinessMatrix.com ... employment-law-plan... "Awards of Aggravated and Punitive Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Claims" BusinessMatrix.com ... aggravated punitive damages wrongful dismissal ROSE KEITH Prio to focusing practice on workplace law - Rose has in past represented 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: CanadaLegal.info - B.C. Personal Injury & ICBC Claims CanadaLegal.info - B.C. Employment Law & Wrongful Dismissal smart phone article on Cyclist's need for helmets BCpersonalinjury.org smart phone article on Motorbike insurance coverage adequacy BCpersonalinjury.org/articles/ MotorBikeInsuranceICBC.html 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

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

BRUCE LEMER Class Actions, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Lawyer, Vancouver, B.C.

"Bruce ... is experienced in personal injury, medical malpractice / 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 and Canada's Red Cross "

Bruce has also been a former chair of the Insurance Section of the Canadian Bar Association

Bruce Lemer, Lemer & Company
Litigation Counsel
210 - 900 Howe St.
VANCOUVER,  B.C.
Phone: 778-383-7277
Website: BruceLemer.com/ class-actions/ overview

see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section
Website:
 *  BruceLemer.com ICBC claims lawyer
 *  BruceLemer.com Class-actions
see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section

Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota LLB

Have experience with class action law suits in BC since 1995

· CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
Sexual Harassment Sexual Assault And Sexualized Discrimination

· B.C. MINISTRY OF CHILDREN & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
Victims of Crime While in Foster Care

· PROVINCIAL PRISONERS
Unlawful Strip Searches and Assaults

· FEDERAL INMATES
Unlawful recordings of Solicitor-Client Communications

· MENTAL HEALTH
Ending Stigma and Discrimination

· BC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
Motherisk [sic] Testing

· BC CARE HOMES
Elder Abuse

Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota LLB
300-376 Harbour Rd.
Victoria, BC V9A 3S1
Tel:(250) 384-6262
Toll-Free: 1-877-275-8766
Web: https://www.achesonlaw.ca/services/class-action-lawsuits

• 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.

• see also:  Toronto, Class Action Lawyers
• see also:  News:  Canada Class Actions against major pharmaceutical drug corporations for diet pills and cholesterol lowering drug Baycol
• see also:  News:  "The Canadian Adverse Events Study:  the incidence of adverse events among hospital patients in Canada"

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General Law Practice / Full Service Law Firms

Portia Tang, LLB
Is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese Dialect

Her legal practice includes the following areas of law:

• Business Law
• Commercial Legal Services
• Corporate Law
• Family & Divorce Law
• Canada Immigration Applications
• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate
• Wills & Estates

Portia Tang, LLB
Tang & Company, Barrister & Solicitor
Market Square
Suite 316, 560 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 3C6
Phone:  250 881-6262

Affordable Justice® is Duhaime & Company

see this award winning Legal Resources Web site 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
Web site: www.duhaime.org

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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.
  Website: www.clay.bc.ca

"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

McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson, Law Corporporation
on Douglas Street near the Empress Hotel
Victoria Probate Lawyers
www.LawyersWorld.org

Wills - Wills Disputes - Probate Lawyers
Metro Vancouver Directory
www.lawyers-bc.com/wills/willlawy.htm

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

• 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

• "The Owners, Strata Plan NW 3341 et al v. Canlan Ice Sports Corp. et al | Date: 2001-08-21 |   2001 BCSC 1214 | Docket: C965848 | Registry: Vancouver www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/
  01/12/2001bcsc1214.htm

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.

• 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
  
  

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

Sarah N. Goodman, BBA JD
Practices Canada Immigration Law and Employment Law / Wrongful Dismissal

CANADA IMMIGRATION & BUSINESS LAWYERS - ATTORNEYS

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.   

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, Barrister & Solicitor
#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

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

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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.

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 in 2003


Information about courts in 2019 can be found at: https://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/court_locations_and_contacts.aspx

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