B.C. Victoria Lawyers for: Wills · Estates New/Changes · Probate · Trusts · Estate Administration · Wills Disputes & Estate Litigation · Representation Agreements & Incapacity Planning / Powers of Attorney · Lawyers-BC.com
LORENZO OSS-CECH,
STEWART JOHNSTON,
STEPHAN SADER
Metro Vancouver
MICHAEL R. MARK, BA, LL.B.
Preferred areas of practice in civil litigation include: wills & estate litigation, personal injury, commercial disputes and Canada Revenue Agency tax evasion charges.
If you have been treated unfairly by a deceased parent or spouse under the terms of his or her will, consider obtaining the advice and assistance of an experienced estate litigation lawyer. Wills can be varied by the court to ensure adequate, just and equitable provision for a spouse or child of the deceased.
A child or spouse of a person who dies leaving a will can challenge the provisions of will and seek a variation pursuant to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (2014) .
The court will consider whether, in all of the circumstances, the deceased person (testator) made adequate provision for the claimant under the terms of the will. The considerations are wide and varied, but they include the nature of the relationship between the testator and the claimant, the size of the estate, and the relative needs of the other beneficiaries to the will.
Claims must be made within 180 days from issuance of probate of the will.
Probate is the process in which the executor of the will probates or proves the will to the court. If a child or a spouse is not satisfied that the will makes adequate provision for him or her, legal advice ought to be obtained promptly so that legal action, if warranted, may be commenced in a timely way.
Michael Mark has extensive experience in both civil litigation and in criminal litigation as a former Federal prosecutor in complex tax evasion prosecutions.
Michael has practiced 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. He is also a past executive member of the Victoria Bar Association.
Michael Mark, LLB - Estate Litigation / Wills Disputes Lawyer
Senior Partner
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
E-mail: mmark@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/michael-r-mark/
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
see also
Representation Agreements vs Powers of Attorney
PATRICK EDWARD BION
Business-Commercial Services Lawyer
B.A. (UVIC - 1970),
J.D. (UBC - 1973)
Patrick practisesr: business law; estate administtation; real estate; wills, trusts & incapacity planning areas. He also has extensive experience in real estate development, complex commercial transactions, financing, incorporations and advising small business generally.
Patrick is one of the three founding principals of McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson and has practised with the firm since 1975.
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 Pat Bion: pbion@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/patrick-e-bion
Street Map: downtown Victoria location near Court House
Lorenzo Oss-Cech, BSc. LLB.
wih Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt law firm, on Estate Planning & Wealth Managment:
"... Whether you wish to maximize the amount your children receive, or at the other extreme, disinherit your children completely, a well thought out estate plan can help.
Estate Planning includes the planning of the orderly transmission of assets, for example a business or a summer home, during a lifetime or on death. It also includes planning for possible incapacity.
The benefits from such planning include the possible reduction in taxes paid during your life and on death, the mechanisms to guard your estate and protect you during incapacity or the proper protection of dependent or disabled relatives.
... "
Our services include:
LORENZO OSS-CECH,
Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt,
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard Street,
Victoria B.C. V8W 1R3
Phone: (250) 360-2500
Toll Free: 1-866-887-4878
Profile: https://www.hom-law.com/ lawyers/ lorenzo-g-oss-cech
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CHARLOTTE SALOMON, QC, Wills Lawyer
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
E-mail: csalomon@mcbop.com
Profile: www.mcbop.com/charlotte-a-salomon-qc
Street Map: downtown Victoria location near Court House
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STEWART JOHNSTON,
BA LLB
Senior Associate Counsel,
offering 30 years experience in services for:
" Stewart was founding Chair of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority and of the Victoria Esquimalt Harbour Society, past chair of Tourism Victoria, former co-chair of the Tourism Working Group of the Pacific North West Economic Region, and past Chair of Skwin’ang’eth Se’las Development Company – a not-for-profit corporation aimed at incubating entrepreneurship among members of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations."
"Stewart is Commander of the Victoria Commandery of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller. He has served on several not-for-profit boards including the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Foundation, the Victoria Symphony Society, and the Camosun College Foundation. In addition to the honour of knighthood in the Sovereign Order, Stewart has received an honorary citizenship from the City of Victoria, the Miracle Award from Tourism Victoria, and life membership in the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. (quote fr. http://www.mcbop.com/ stewart-johnston 2020.08.14)
Stewart Johnston
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 Pat Bion: sjohnston@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/stewart-johnston/
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
BARRI A. MARLATT, LLB
Wills disputes lawyer with Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt
- Were you overlooked?
- Is there something specific that you think you should have been entitled to?
- Was someone else unreasonably enriched?
- In some cases the law entitles you to question a bequest, or indeed a complete will.See more wills information at our web site: https://www.hom-law.com/practices/estate-planning-and-wealth-management/wills/
BARRI A. MARLATT,
Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt,
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard Street,
Victoria B.C. V8W 1R3
Phone: (250) 360-2500
Toll Free: 1-866-887-4878
Profile on Lawyers-BC: B. Marlatt
ALAN JEREMY PETERSON
Business-Commercial Law Lawyer
B.A. (UVIC - 1970),
LL.B. (UBC - 1974),
Admitted to the BC Bar 1975
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Victoria BC Lawyers for Wills Estates Trusts & Incapacity Planning
CHARLOTTE SALOMON, QC
Wills Estates & Probate Lawyer
B.A. (York U. - 1992), JD (UVIC - 1995)Charlotte was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1996, after articling with McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson. Her preferred areas of practice are wills and estates and personal injury litigation. She also has experience in property matters, including real estate conveyance, foreclosure and expropriation.
Charlotte currently is an elected member of the Canadian Bar Association Provincial Council for the Victoria county and is Chair of the CBA Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of British Columbia.
Charlotte was the 2010 President of the Victoria Bar Association. She has also been the Chair of the BC CBA Civil Litigation Section for Vancouver Island and a member of the Audit Committee, Government Relations Committee and Court Services Committee of the BC CBA.
In June 2012, she was appointed by a BC Legislature Order in Council to the board of directors of the British Columbia Assessment Authority; re-appointed for a two-year term, June 2014.
Member, BC CBA, Victoria Subsections for Wills & Estates, the Women Lawyers’ Forum and Civil Litigation
She has lectured on Wills and Estates, Civil Litigation, and Leadership issues.
Charlotte A. Salomon, Q.C.
Senior Partner,
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/charlotte-a-salomon-qc
Email: csalomon@mcbop.com
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
DIRK RYNEVELD, Q.C.
Dirk currently has a varied litigation practice advising both private and government clients on administrative law and civil litigation issues. He is primarily engaged as senior external counsel for the Civil Forfeiture Office of the BC Ministry of Justice.
His areas of practice include:
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Civil Forfeiture for the BC Ministry of Justice
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Personal Injury
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Real Estate
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Wills
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Estate Administration
Dirk Ryneveld, QC joined the firm of McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson in Victoria as Associate Counsel in June 2009, after a six-year term as Police Complaint Commissioner for BC. Prior to that, Dirk was a Senior Trial Attorney from 1999 - 2003 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at the Hague, where he conducted several war crimes trials and also was lead counsel for the prosecution of the Kosovo component of the Slobodan Milosevic trial.
He has also appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, as Deputy Regional Crown Counsel from 1974 - `1999. Dirk was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1990.
DIRK RYNEVELD, Q.C.,
McConann 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/dirk-ryneveld-qc
Street Map: downtown Victoria location near Court House
N. NIMA ROHANI, BA JD
Partner,
Joined McConnan bion O'Connor Peterson, in 2016.
His areas of practice include:
N. Nima Rohani,
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: nrohani@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/n-nima-rohani/
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
REID FRASER, B.Sc., LL.B.
Reid works in both the litigation and solicitor practice groups of McConnan Bion O'Connor Peterson Law firm.
Awards: Top of Class, Contract Law, James Cook University (2014) https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-business-law-and-governance/law
Since being called to the Bar in early 2018 Reid has represented clients at all levels of court in British Columbia and has trial experience in both the Provincial Court and Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Practice Areas
REID FRASER,
Partner
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: rfraser@mcbop.com
Web Site: http:www.mcbop.com/reid-fraser
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
BHAVI TATHGAR, BA, LLB (honors)
earned his law degree with honours from the University of Leicester, England, following completion of his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, International Relations from the University of Victoria.
Bhavi is a product of diverse mentorship and prides himself on possessing 'old school' work ethics and values while adapting it to the fast-evolving world of law.
Bhavi is adventurous, innovative and adaptive. Highly valued are – hard work, honour, integrity and a genuine care for others. He is fascinated by a diverse range of experiences, thus enjoys travel and continuous self-development. He is also fluent in Punjabi.
Bhavi entered the legal world by having the opportunity to experience criminal defence law and civil litigation in Vancouver, BC .... and has since worked primarily in the area of Real Estate Law, Wills & Estates and Business Law.
Bhavi is inspired by the resilience and growth of young people and has volunteered extensively through Big Brothers and Big Sisters Mentorship Program and has dedicated countless hours to helping the elderly in his community.
Bhavi has recently joined the following local foundations here in Victoria:
Bhavi Tathgar,
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: btathgar@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/bhavi-tathgar/
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
STEPHAN SADER
BCom, PMP, JD
Biography
Stephan grew up in Victoria and attended the Peter Gustavson School of Business at UVic. (Bachelor of Commerce 2012).
After graduating, he moved to Calgary and worked as a business analyst within supply management divisions for oil and gas companies. Throughout his work experience, he completed a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation with the Project Management Institute, 2017 and a Conflict Resolution program with a specialization in negotiation and mediation.
Stephan subsequently obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers , in 2020. While attending law school, he participated in the Community Legal Clinic in Kamloops, providing legal services to low-income citizens.
In his spare time, Stephan enjoys biking and international travel. He has visited over fifty countries and is eager to see more.
Areas of practice:
- Real Estate,
- Business,
- Estate Administration,
- Wills Trusts & Incapacity Planning
STEPHAN SADER
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 Stephan Sader: SSader@mcbop.com
Web Site: www.mcbop.com/stephan-sader/
Street Map: down town Victoria location near Court House
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HUTCHISON OSS-CECH MARLATT
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard St.
Victoria, B.C.
Canada V8W 1R3
www.hom-law.com
Toll Free: 1-866-887-4878
Victoria Tel: (250) 360-2500
Lorenzo Oss-Cech, BSc. LLB. wih Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt law firm, on Estate Plannig & Wealth Managment:
"... Whether you wish to maximize the amount your children receive, or at the other extreme, disinherit your children completely, a well thought out estate plan can help.
Estate Planning includes the planning of the orderly transmission of assets, for example a business or a summer home, during a lifetime or on death. It also includes planning for possible incapacity.
The benefits from such planning include the possible reduction in taxes paid during your life and on death, the mechanisms to guard your estate and protect you during incapacity or the proper protection of dependent or disabled relatives.
... "
Our services include:
LORENZO OSS-CECH,
Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt,
Barristers & Solicitors
#1 - 505 Fisgard Street,
Victoria B.C. V8W 1R3
Phone: (250) 360-2500
Toll Free: 1-866-887-4878
Profile: https://www.hom-law.com/ lawyers/ lorenzo-g-oss-cech
BC Government Web Info.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/ content/ life-events/death
"Find out what to do when someone dies. Learn how to register a death in British Columbia and order a death certificate. Get information about wills and estates."
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/ content/
life-events/death/wills-estates
"A will is a legal document left by someone who’s died. It lets the court know what to do with that person’s estate
A will often needs to go through probate – a process that ensures the will is real and was left by the deceased.
It’s recommended that you use a lawyer if there are questions about the validity or interpretation of a will."
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