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

| 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 | Arbitration-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 Victoria's lawyers for: civil litigation with emphasis on personal injury · contracts · expropriation · labour law · insurance defence work · wrongful dismissal.  Lawyers have been involved in many catastrophic injury claims for over 25 years. see Corporate-Business Lawyers see Wills & Estates Lawyers see Real Estate & Commercial Property Lawyers see Personal Injury ICBC claims Lawyers see Family Lawyers Canada Immigration Lawyers 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 ARBITRATION & MEDIATION SERVICES for VICTORIA & BC 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lawyer for personal injury, estate litigation, wrongful dismissal and 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 Federal prosecutor in complex tax evasion 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 FINANCIAL STRUCTURING / RESTRUCTURING YOUR BUSINESS OR STARTING UP A NEW VENTURE DURING THESE ECONOMIC TOUGH TIMES? ALAN JEREMY PETERSON Business-Commercial Law Lawyer B.A. (UVIC - 1970), LL.B. (UBC - 1974), Admitted to the BC Bar 1975 Alan joined McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson in 1976 and practises in the areas of corporate, commercial and real estate law, commercial financing, land use issues, construction issues and small business. He also has an extensive wills and estates practise. He acts as head office counsel and advisor to a number of credit unions in British Columbia providing him with significant experience in management and organizational issues. Alan is the Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Victoria Airport Authority and a member of the Oak Bay Police Board and a former Governor of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Alan was a councillor at the Municipality of Saanich for six years and a former Chair of the [Victoria BC] Capital Regional District Alan J. Peterson McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson Law Corporation Suite # 420 - 880 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 2B7 Phone:  250-385-1383    Toll free:  1-888-385-1383 Email:  apeterson@mcbop.com Web Site: mcbop.com/corp/partners/peterson.html 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 Geof has served criminal defense clients from his offices in the heart of downtown Victoria for over 14 years. Geofrey D. Simair Law Corporation 203 - 1005 Broad Street Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 2A1 Phone:  250 385-4500 Email:  simair-criminal-law@lawyers-bc.com Laura Simons, B.A., LL.B. Family Law Practice for Greater Victoria: Family disputes:  custody, access, divorce, legal consultation and negotiated agreements Representing parents in legal disputes with Ministry of Children & Family Development Legal Aid accepted Phone:  250.532.9163

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. McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson - Personal Injury Lawyers Info 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: 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 McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Lawyers for BC Small Business · Bankruptcy · Employment Law 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-Cech Marlatt www.hom-law.com/technology 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 LLB, Registered Trademark agent, Registered Patents Agent 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:  Thompson-Cooper@metrotown.info 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 Email:  jenifer_chilcott@lawyersworld.org 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, Associate Counsel (with Vancouver firm of) GRANT KOVACS NORELL 400 - 900 Howe St. Vancouver, BC  V6Z 2M4 Tel:  604.609.6699 see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section Need a Vancouver lawyer for your case?  Personal Injury / Wrongful Dismissal / Employment Law? ROSE KEITH Barrister & Solicitor 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: CanadaLegal.info - B.C. Personal Injury & ICBC Claims CanadaLegal.info - B.C. Employment Law & Wrongful Dismissal 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 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 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
Tel:  604.609.6699
see profile of Bruce in the Lawyers-BC.com class actions information section

• 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

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 Community Leader of the Year Award. [see www.cfax1070.com/community_awards.php] " (website 2009.06.13)

Manhas Mar, Lawyers
301 - 830 Shamrock Street
Victoria, BC V8X 2V1
phone:  250.382.5744
Website: ManhasMar.com

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

Salmond Ashurst, Law Firm

... this full service law firm also provides Notary Public services and advertises legal services in cases of Wrongful Dismissal, other services provided include:

• Advice for Small Business
• Affidavits
• Business Transfers
• Civil Litigation Lawyers
• Companies Commercial Law
• Wills & Estate Planning
• Real Estate Conveyancing

Salmond Ashurst
1620 Cedar Hill Cross Road.
(one block from Cedar Hill Cross Road and Shelbourne Ave.)
Victoria, BC.
Phone:   250 477-4143

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 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

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

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
Web site:  hom-law.com
Profile:  Lawyers-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

• "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.

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 Web site:  hom-law.com Lawyers Profile:   Lawyers-BC.com - M. Hillard

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Lisa Eames Family Lawyer BA (Uvic), LLB (UBC) Toll free:  1-888-385-1383 Suite 420, 880 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C.  Canada V8W 2B7 Phone:  250-385-1383 Email:  leames@mcbop.com Family Agreements Marriage Agreements Cohabitation Agreements Separation Agreements Family Litigation Division of Assets Custody Disputes Guardianship Disputes Maintenance of Spouse / Child(ren) C. Lisa Eames B.A. (UVIC - 2002) L.L.B. (UBC - 2006) Lisa was born in Newfoundland and spent the majority of her childhood in Atlantic Canada, until 1998 when she relocated to Victoria to attend the University of Victoria.  Lisa completed her B.A. in Political Science at UVIC and obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia.  Following graduation from law school, Lisa completed her articles with McConnan Bion O’Connor & Peterson and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2007. Lisa is currently a solicitor with McConnan Bion O’Connor & Peterson and is building a corporate commercial and family practice.  Lisa also has experience appearing before the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys swimming and surfing and is an active member of the Naval Reserve serving as the Administration Officer for 263 RCSCC BEACON HILL, a local sea cadet unit. Lisa Eames, 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 Lisa Eames at leames@mcbop.com Website: www.mcbop.com/corp/team/lisa.html

Naomi McKAY, BA LLB

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Naomi McKay has moved her family law and real estate legal practice from McMinn & Company, to

Naomi McKAY, Family Law Services Lawyer / Mediator
McKay Law
Suite 400,
60 Bastion Square
Victoria, B.C., V8W 1J2
Phone:  250-216-1782

• 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,

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

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.   

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

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.

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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