British Columbia
Every lawyer we list in Kelowna, across all practice areas. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.
Heidi Taylor · Partner
1628 Dickson Avenue, Suite 400 (Landmark 4), Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1
Partner practising family law and estate litigation. The firm also covers immigration for individuals and families, employment law for employees and employers, residential real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Scott Chambers · Partner
537 Leon Avenue, Suite 200, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A9
Partner practising employment law and civil litigation; in employment matters he acts for employees. The firm also covers family law, residential real estate, wills and estate planning, and personal injury.
Bryan Fitzpatrick · Partner
1665 Ellis Street, Suite 301, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2B3
Partner who helps individuals and families with Canadian and U.S. immigration matters, represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims and defends clients on criminal charges. He is licensed in British Columbia, Alberta and Washington State. The firm also covers family law, employment law, residential real estate, and wills and estates.
The Kelowna Law Courts at 1355 Water Street house both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court, so family, small claims, probate and larger civil cases for the city are heard in one building. Kelowna is in the Regional District of Central Okanagan, one of the areas where foreign buyers pay the additional 20% property transfer tax.
Heidi Taylor at FH&P Lawyers LLP focuses on family work, and the firm also covers immigration, employment, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury. Scott Chambers at Doak Shirreff Lawyers LLP focuses on employment work, and the firm also covers family, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury. Bryan Fitzpatrick is at Pushor Mitchell LLP, which covers immigration, personal injury, family, employment, real estate, wills and estates.
The Supreme Court of British Columbia hears larger civil claims and is the only court that can deal with divorce and property division. The Provincial Court hears small claims up to $35,000 and family matters such as parenting and support. The Civil Resolution Tribunal decides most small claims up to $5,000. Immigration, citizenship and divorce are governed by federal law. Lawyers are regulated by the Law Society of British Columbia, which also deals with complaints about them.
For Kelowna, both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court sit at the Kelowna Law Courts, 1355 Water Street. Divorce and property division go to the Supreme Court; parenting, support and protection orders can also be dealt with by the Provincial Court.
You can apply for a grant of probate in any BC Supreme Court registry. In Kelowna the Supreme Court is at the Kelowna Law Courts, 1355 Water Street.
Employment standards complaints go to BC's Employment Standards Branch within six months of your last day of work, and human rights complaints go to the BC Human Rights Tribunal, which has a one-year time limit.
Legal Aid BC provides free legal information, advice and representation to people in British Columbia who qualify, including in family, child protection and immigration matters. Legal Aid BC
Court details from BC courthouse locations (gov.bc.ca). Most cases settle without a hearing — your lawyer will tell you if you need to attend.
Kelowna Law Courts (Supreme Court and Provincial Court). The Supreme Court of British Columbia hears larger civil claims and is the only court that can deal with divorce and property division; the Provincial Court hears small claims up to $35,000 and family matters such as parenting and support.
For Kelowna, both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court sit at the Kelowna Law Courts, 1355 Water Street. Divorce and property division go to the Supreme Court; parenting, support and protection orders can also be dealt with by the Provincial Court.
You can apply for a grant of probate in any BC Supreme Court registry. In Kelowna the Supreme Court is at the Kelowna Law Courts, 1355 Water Street.
Employment standards complaints go to BC's Employment Standards Branch within six months of your last day of work, and human rights complaints go to the BC Human Rights Tribunal, which has a one-year time limit.
To practise law in British Columbia a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. You can look up any lawyer in the Law Society's public Lawyer Directory, which shows their practising status and any discipline history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society.
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