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Victoria Office
|  David W. Johns BA - UVic 1968; LLB - UBC 1972; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1973. Mr. Johns' preferred areas of practice are Wills, Estates and Trusts, Corporate and Commercial Law and Real Estate. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of Camosun College and a Director and Secretary of the Pacific Sport Institute Society. David is a member and Past President (1988-89) of the Kiwanis Club of Victoria, and was a Director of the Kiwanis Village Society (President 1994-1996) and of the Kiwanis Villa Society (Vice-President). He is a director of the Vandekerkhove Family Foundation. He was a Director of the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society (Treasurer 1999-2000 and Chairman of the Board 2000-2002). He is a past Director of Silver Threads Service (a United Way Agency).
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|  William R. Southward BComm - U of A 1968; LLB - UNB 1972; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1973. Mr. Southward's preferred areas of practice are civil litigation, concentrating on employment law, estate litigation and creditor/debtor remedies including foreclosure law. He was past Chairman of the Board of St. Andrew’s Regional High School, a past Director of Glendale Lodge Society and a past Director of Victoria Racquet Club Minor Hockey Association. Mr. Southward is a qualified mediator.
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|  Robert D. Glazier BA and LLB - Univ. of Sask 1973; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1974. Mr. Glazier's preferred area of practice is real estate law including Indian lands. He is former Chairman of the Board of Directors for Pacific Coast Savings Credit Union. He is a former Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and Honourary Colonel to the Canadian Forces, 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, former Member of the Board of Governors, the Commissionaires.
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|  George D. WaltonBA - UVic 1974; LLB - UVIC 1978; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1979. Mr. Walton's preferred area of practice is corporate and commercial law, including, software licencing, manufacturing and distribution. He is a past Director of the Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau, the Vancouver Island Golf Society, the University of Victoria Foundation and a past Director of the Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Foundation.
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|  Richard S. Margetts, Q.C.BA (Hons) Monash Univ. (Melbourne, Australia) 1976; LLB - UBC 1979; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1981. Mr. Margetts' preferred area of practice is general civil litigation. He is a Life Bencher and past President of the Law Society of British Columbia. Mr Margetts has chaired and sat on many Law Society Committees, including Executive, Discipline, Credentials and Practice Standards. Mr. Margetts is the Past President of CanLII and the Past Chair of the British Columbia Justice Review Task Force. Outside the law, Mr. Margetts is a past Secretary of the YM/YWCA (Victoria) and a past Director of the Vancouver Island Road Relay. He annually sits on the Civil Justice Working Group of the Attorney General’s office.
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|  Christopher P. KehlerLLB - UVic 1979; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1980. Mr. Kehler's preferred areas of practice are family law and family law mediation. He is past President of Boy Scouts of Canada (Greater Victoria Region) and of Victoria Optimists Club. He is a Former Member of the Mt. Washington Ski Patrol and a past Member of the Board of Directors for the Child Sexual Abuse Society. He is currently a member of the Victoria Gyro Club and the Greater Victoria Police Chorus.
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|  James C.M. MainBA - UVic 1973; LLB - UBC 1976; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1977. Mr. Main’s preferred areas of practice is general civil litigation, including construction disputes, commercial and real estate litigation, and negligence claims. He also has experience in the law of defamation, trusts and estate claims. He has been a sessional instructor at the Victoria Law School. Mr. Main has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations and has lectured on these subjects. Mr. Main is a Past President and Director of the Victoria Jazz Society.
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|  Deborah L. AndersonB.Ed - U of C 1987; LLB - U of A 1994; Called to the Alberta Bar 1995; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1999. Ms. Anderson's preferred area of practice is family law litigation. She practiced law in Calgary, Alberta for four years before relocating to Victoria and brings with her a broad range of experience at all levels of court. She also has experience with commercial arbitrations and mediation.
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|  Peter R. LawlessBA - UVic 1997, DPSM - UVic 1998, LLB - UBC 2001; MA – RMC 2008; Called to the British Columbia Bar 2002. Mr. Lawless' preferred areas of practice are general civil litigation and sports/recreation law. In addition to being a lawyer he is a graduate of the National Coaching Institute in Victoria with a diploma in High Performance Coaching and is a Chartered Professional Coach. Peter has represented coaches and athletes and sports organizations in selection disputes, harassment claims and with CCES. Peter also conducts anti-doping matters for CCES before the Doping Tribunal. He is currently the Provincial Coach for Wheelchair Athletics and coaches elite athletes including World Championships medalists. Peter also holds a reserve commission in the Canadian Forces as a Lieutenant (Navy). Peter is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association and the Trial Lawyers Association of BC
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|  Nan K.P. Aulakh BA - Carleton University 1991; LLB - UVic 1999; Called to the British Columbia Bar 2000. Ms. Aulakh's preferred areas of practice are corporate and commercial law, wills and estates and real estate law. In addition to her solicitor's practice, Nan has years of litigation experience including federal crown prosecutions, mediation and general civil litigation. She is a past director of the Victoria Women's Transition House Society and has participated as a director or member in various organizations such as East Kootenay Community Futures, Cranbrook Women's Resource Society and Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association. Ms. Aulakh was also the founding member of a multicultural resource organization for women in the East Kootenays and one of the founding student members of the UVIC Law Articling Centre.
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 Maureen Abraham LLB - UBC 2006; Called to the British Columbia Bar 2008. Ms. Abraham articled with Johns Southward and subsequent to her call to the Bar in January 2008 she joined the litigation department where she is developing a general civil litigation practice. Maureen is a past Member of the Board of Trustees, Student Nurses for Clean Drinks Society, and was a volunteer for the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies (UBC), co-editor of The Legal Eye (UBC Law student-run newspaper). Outside of law, she is interested in graphic design, communications, and disability and feminist issues.
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 Craig YoungBA - Wilfrid Laurier 1999; LLB - UVic 2006; Called to the British Columbia Bar 2007. Craig is developing his practice in corporate commercial law, real estate law and estate planning. Craig was a member of the International Law Club, Faculty of Law Moot Team and President of the University of Victoria Law Student's Society Golf Club. Currently, Craig is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of BC, the Victoria Bar Association and is Treasurer of the CBA Wills & Trusts Victoria Subsection.
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| Duncan Office
|  Michael H. GengeBA - Simon Fraser University 1985; LLB - UVic 1990; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1991. Mr. Genge is a full-time resident lawyer in our Duncan office. His preferred areas of practice are real estate law, corporate and commercial law, and wills and estates. He was a past director and treasurer of the Ladysmith Employment Assistance Society and is a current director of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce.
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|  Linda M.A. SlangBA - Simon Fraser University 1987; LLB - UVic 1993; Called to the British Columbia Bar 1995. Ms. Slang’s preferred areas of practice are family law, corporate and commercial law, real estate, and wills and estates. She was a past President, Secretary and Director of the Cowichan Pre-School Association, a past Secretary and Director of the Ladysmith, Chemainus and Duncan Boys & Girls Club, and a past Vice-President of the Duncan Elementary PAC.
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