Our team is dedicated to providing safe and accessible legal counsel via secure phone, email, and video conferencing.
Our team is dedicated to providing safe and accessible legal counsel via secure phone, email, and video conferencing.
Dedicated to your
success
Lawyers West is committed to providing quality legal services for businesses and individuals across the Lower Mainland. Our team's proven experience in business law, estate planning, estate litigation, and insurance law, informs solutions tailored to your specific legal needs.
We are here to help.
Our expertise ↓
Estates and Trusts
Estate Planning
- Preparation of wills, powers of attorney, representation agreements
- Implementation of alter ego, joint partner, family trusts
- Corporate reorganizations related to estate planning
Estate Litigation
- Undue Influence
- Validity of Wills
- Wills Variation Claims
- Breaches of Trust
- Improper Administration
Estate and Trust Administration
- Administration of estates and probate matters
- Advising trustees on duties and obligations
- Administration of intervivos trusts
Business Law
Commercial Transactions
- Buying or selling all or part of a business
- Commercial borrowing
- Equity financing
Real Estate
- Purchase and sale of commercial properties
- Commercial leasing matters, for landlords and tenants
- Real estate financing
Commercial Litigation
- Shareholder Disputes
- Debt Recovery
- Breach of Contract
- Unjust Enrichment
- Construction Claims
Insurance Denials
Life Insurance
- Allegations of Medical Misrepresentation
- Ambigious Policy Wording
- Material Change of Circumstance
- Concurrent Policy Considerations
Property Loss
- Fire Damage
- Water Damage
- Allegations of Misrepresentation
- Submissions to Referee
- Bad Faith by Insurers
Disability
- Bad Faith Denials
- Failure to consider all Medical Evidence
- The 2 year "any occupation" threshold
The right people make all the difference.
Meet our team
Tim Maledy
Tim is a senior litigator providing clients with skilled experience insurance, construction, estate, and commercial litigation matters.
He has successfully conducted many trials, prosecuted and defended appeals, and prevailed as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada.
James Maledy
James represents clients in range of fields, including commercial, insurance, estates and employment matters.
He has successfully advocated for his clients in the Provincial, Supreme and Appellant Courts of British Columbia.
Mark Bickford
Mark has a decade of experience assisting small and medium-sized businesses with their legal needs.
Mark also helps individuals with estate planning matters, including the preparation of wills and the establishment of trusts.