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| | Address | | 3103-1077 West Cordova Street | | Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2C6 | | (Vancouver Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| MacLean Family Law Group practices in the following areas of law:
Family Law. | | Year Established: 1983 | Firm Profile:
We can't protect your heart. But we can protect your rights. We believe that our Family Law clients deserve to be treated like human beings, not merely like files. We treat our clients as the most valuable asset of our firm. They are the purpose of our work, not an interruption. We are dependent on them. We provide our Family Law clients with the most attentive and courteous service that we can because they deserve it. We believe clients should be informed about the legal process because every step we take has an effect on them. We constantly strive to increase our legal knowledge and hone our professional expertise because we believe our clients deserve the best. We are empathetic and compassionate in dealing with our Family Law clients' legal needs. We make our best efforts at a fair, negotiated settlement because our clients deserve it. We know that our clients time is just as valuable as ours. Children deserve to be protected in a divorce, not treated like an asset to be traded or bargained for. We try to equip our Family Law clients with every opportunity to move forward with a satisfying post-divorce life. | | Firm Size: 4 | Languages:
English. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Lorne N. MacLean (Founding Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1979); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Recipient, "Most innovative in a Niche Market," Best of Show Award, LMA, San Francisco, California, USA, 2003. Author: "Uncontested Divorce at Crisis in B.C.," Lawyers Weekly, 1987; "Recent Case Developments Divorce Act 1985, Joint Custody and Access," CLE, 1987; "Protection of Children Under 11 (1) (b) of the Divorce Act of 1985," CLE, 1987; "Restraining Orders on Removal of Children from the Jurisdiction," CLE, 1987; "1987 Update on Injunctive Relief Under Section 53," CLE, 1987; Articles: "Attacking or Securing a Family Trust Against Family Relations Act Claims," CLE of BC, 2004; "Trusts and the Family Relations Act Chart," CLE of BC, 2004; "Valuation of Contingent and Discretionary Trusts," CLE of BC, 2004; "Spousal Misconduct and Spousal Support," CLE of BC, 2005. Lecturer: Cutting edge delivery of legal services to family law clients, Pacific Legal Technology Conference, 2003; Complex attacks on BC Family Law Trusts, CLE of BC, 2004; Differences between common-law and married spouses, People's Law School, 2004; Spousal maintenance and misconduct, on self-sufficiency and spousal support, on capital assets and BC spousal support and on review of BC spousal support orders, 2005. Guest Lecturer, Spousal Support, UBC Law School. Member: Access to Justice, 2005—; British Columbia Court of Appeal Pro Bono, 2003—. Director, Legal Marketing Association. Reported Cases: Young v. Young, 1993; Leskun v. Leskun, 2005. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Custody; Support; Property Division. Email: Lorne N. MacLean | | Alison M. Ouellet (Member) born North Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., with distinction, 1998; LL.B., 2001). Guest on Jennifer Mathers' Radio Show. Quoted by Cristin Schmitz, The National Post, The Lawyers Weekly re Leskun v. Leskun. Law Society of British of Columbia; Canadian Bar Association. Email: Alison M. Ouellet | | Shelagh M. Kinney (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1990, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1983); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1987). Registered Trademark Agent. Recipient: Dilworth Prize in Canadian Literature; Advocates Prize in Legal Writing. Guest Lecturer, University of British Columbia, 2004 and 2005. Instructor, City University. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family; Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property. | | ASSOCIATE | | Shawna L. Specht (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Family Law; Human Interest Law. Email: Shawna L. Specht |
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