Richard A. Cleveland - Trial Lawyer


Richard was born in Vancouver, raised in Toronto, and then attended university in Montreal and Victoria.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from UBC in 1983 and was called to the bar on May 30, 1984.  For much of his working life he has been located in White Rock/South Surrey. 

Over the past 26 years, Richard has practiced law in a variety of subject areas.  This has included complex litigation before the BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in connection with corporate shareholder disputes, wrongful dismissal and employment law, enforcement and priority claims under the Personal Property Security Act, divorce and family law matters, and disputes arising under the Wills Variation Act.  Read more...

Shawn M. Smith - Strata Lawyer


Shawn practices primarily in the areas of condominium law and real estate law.  He has extensive experience drafting bylaws, assisting in the enforcement of bylaws, providing legal opinions on the application of the Strata Property Act, collecting unpaid strata fees and representing client’s in disputes.  He routinely acts as legal counsel to strata corporations, strata management firms and individual owners.  He has appeared as counsel in Provincial Court, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal on a variety of matters.

Professionally, Shawn is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association Real Property subsection, the British Columbia Mediation and Arbitration Institute, Christian Legal Fellowship and the Canadian Condominium Institute.  Read more...