British Columbia
Every lawyer we list in Victoria, 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.
John van Cuylenborg · Partner
1175 Douglas Street, 7th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2E1
Partner whose practice covers commercial and residential real estate, the purchase and sale of businesses, and wills, estates and trusts. The firm also covers family law and employment law.
Sharon Cartmill-Lane · Managing Director, Employment & Labour
19 Dallas Road, Suite 201, Victoria, BC V8V 5A6
Managing director of the firm, practising employment and human rights law and conducting workplace investigations. Her firm says she has more than 25 years' experience and has been called to the bar in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. The firm also covers family law, real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Alison Rhynas · Partner, Family Law
931 Fort Street, 4th Floor, Victoria, BC V8V 3K3
Family law partner who represents clients in the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court and negotiates out-of-court settlements. The firm also covers immigration, employment law, real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
The Victoria Law Courts at 850 Burdett Avenue 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. Victoria is the provincial capital and is in the Capital Regional District, one of the areas where foreign buyers pay the additional 20% property transfer tax.
John van Cuylenborg at Cook Roberts LLP focuses on real estate work, and the firm also covers wills and estates, family, employment. Sharon Cartmill-Lane at Pearlman Lindholm focuses on employment work, and the firm also covers family, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury. Alison Rhynas at Velletta Pedersen Christie focuses on family work, and the firm also covers immigration, employment, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury.
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 Victoria, both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court sit at the Victoria Law Courts, 850 Burdett Avenue. 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 Victoria the Supreme Court is at the Victoria Law Courts, 850 Burdett Avenue.
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.
Victoria 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 Victoria, both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court sit at the Victoria Law Courts, 850 Burdett Avenue. 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 Victoria the Supreme Court is at the Victoria Law Courts, 850 Burdett Avenue.
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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