Over the years Plan Institute has compiled a list of Lawyers and Trustees within BC that have been recommended to us by families.
The lawyers and trust companies on this list have varying degrees of experience regarding how disability may impact setting up your will and managing your trust. Some are more experienced than others and you should always ask them about their experience with disability. Any individual or firm mentioned in this list is purely for the benefit of the reader and does not constitute an endorsement by Plan Institute. It is Plan Institute’s policy that we do not and will not endorse any particular company. You should discuss any fees, disbursements or taxes that you will be charged with the professional you choose.
Also, if you would like some tips on what to ask when speaking to a lawyer, please see the questions to ask when searching for a lawyer document here.
Lawyer List
| Access Law Group |
| Halldor K. Bjarnason |
| 1700 – 1185 West Georgia St, |
| Vancouver, BC V6E 4E6 |
| 604-689-8000 |
| halldor@accesslaw.ca |
| www.accesslaw.ca |
| Ability Tax and Trust Advisors |
| Brendon Pooran |
| 450 SW Marin Drive, 18th Floor |
| Vancouver, BC V5X 0C3 |
| 604.630.0333 |
| info@abilitytax.ca |
| www.abilitytax.ca |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP |
| 2700 – 700 W Georgia Street |
| Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 |
| 604-484-1754 |
| mhamilton@ahbl.ca |
| www.ahbl.ca |
| Brawn Karras & Sanderson |
| Kim A.Karras |
| #3019-1688 152nd Street |
| Surrey, BC V4A 4N2 |
| 604-259-1620 |
| www.bkslaw.com |
| CR Lawyers |
| Stewart Carstairs |
| 906 Island Highway |
| Campbell River, BC V9W 2C3 |
| 250-287-8355 |
| info@crlawyers.ca |
| www.crlawyers.ca |
| DLA Piper (Canada) LLP |
| (formerly Davis & Co.) |
| Sadie Wetzel |
| 2800 – 666 Burrard Street, |
| Vancouver, BC V6C 2Z7 |
| 604-643-6499 |
| swetzel@davis.ca |
| Entrust Law |
| Kristen Okimaw |
| Sopa Square, #211, 3030 Pandosy St |
| Kelowna, BC V1Y 0C4 |
| 250.448.8558 |
| info@entrustlaw.ca |
| www.entrustlaw.ca |
| Geoffrey White |
| 434 Glenwood Avenue, |
| Kelowna, BC V1Y 5M1 |
| 250-712-2205 |
| firm@bcestatelaw.com |
| www.bcestatelaw.com |
| Heritage Law |
| Nicole Garton |
| 220 – 545 Clyde Avenue, |
| West Vancouver, BC V7T 1C5 |
| 778-786-0615 ext. 111 |
| Nicole@bcheritagelaw.com |
| www.bcheritagelaw.com |
| KMK Law Corporation |
| Kenneth M. Kramer |
| 600 – 666 Burrard St, |
| Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8 |
| 604-990-0995 |
| info@kmklaw.net |
| www.kmklaw.ca |
| Lakes, Whyte LLP |
| A. John Lakes |
| #100 – 1312 Lonsdale Avenue |
| North Vancouver, BC V7M 2H8 |
| 604-984-3646 |
| info@lakeswhyte.com |
| www.lakeswhyte.com |
| Legacy Tax & Trust Lawyers |
| Genevieve Taylor |
| 1300 – 777 Dunsmuir St. |
| Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K2 |
| gtaylor@legacylawyers.com |
| www.legacylawyers.com |
| McLellan Herbert |
| Hugh McLellan |
| 310 – 800 West Pender St, |
| Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6 |
| 604-901-5186 |
| hugh@mclellanherbert.com |
| www.mclellanherbert.com |
| Petley-Jones & Co Law Corp |
| Ralph Petley-Jones |
| 5800 Linley Valley Drive |
| Nanaimo, BC V9T 0G6 |
| 250-758-7370 |
| info@petley-jones.net |
| www.petley-jones.net |
| Pushor Mitchell LLP |
| Theresa Arsenault |
| #301-1665 Ellis Street, |
| Kelowna, BC V1Y 2B3 |
| 250-869-1110 |
| arsenault@pushormitchell.com |
| Richards Buell Sutton |
| (formerly Manthorpe Law Offices) |
| Rosalyn D. Manthorpe |
| #200 – 10233 153rd Street |
| Surrey, BC V3R 0Z7 |
| 604-582-7743 |
| https://www.rbs.ca/ |
| Stephen Wing |
| #514-550 Victoria Street, |
| Prince George, BC V2L 2K1 |
| 250-564-4999 |
| Stephen@stephen-wing.ca |
| www.stephen-wing.ca |
| Tim Louis & Company |
| Tim Louis |
| 208 – 175 East Broadway |
| Vancouver, BC V5T 1W2 |
| 604-732-7678 |
| timlouis@timlouislaw.com |
| www.timlouislaw.com |
Trust Companies
| Solus Trust Company Limited |
| John Blackmer – President & CEO |
| 520-1100 Melville Street |
| Vancouver, BC V6A 4A6 |
| 604-683-5949 |
| jblackmer@solutrust.com |
| www.solustrust.com |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company |
| 1100 – 650 West Georgia Street |
| Vancouver, BC V6B 4N7 |
| 604-718-7170 |
| www.scotiaprivateclientgroup.com |
| Coast Mental Health |
| Trust Administration Program |
| 293 East 11th Avenue |
| Vancouver, BC V5T 2C4 |
| 604-872-3502 |
| trust@coastmentalhealth.com |
| www.coastmentalhealth.com |
Links
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