Legal Articles

January 15, 2015

Why Get a Lawyer?

I am a business lawyer. Some readers may be more familiar with the term corporate or commercial lawyer. A term less common in Canada is solicitor. Look in the dictionary (Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary) and one of the definitions […]
December 16, 2014

Document Management

As 2014 draws to an end, you may reflect upon all the changes that have taken place throughout the year. Perhaps you have celebrated a birth, or have mourned the death of a loved one. For some, marriages may have […]
November 12, 2014

Preparing Your Estate Plan

It isn’t much fun to sit down and make your estate plan because it means you have to think about your own death and the possibility you might become mentally incapacitated before you die. Over the years, I have heard […]
October 15, 2014

When Fair is not Equal

When you are involved in succession planning, and you have more than one child, your estate planning goals may include how will you treat your children both fairly and equally. When your children were younger, you tried to be fair […]
September 15, 2014

Child Support for a Post-Secondary Student

Many people who pay child support do not realize that their obligation to support their children may continue after the child has reached the age of majority, in some situations. One of those situations is where the child is still […]
August 13, 2014

Becoming A Lawyer

With back-to-school right around the corner, many people are thinking about their future pursuits and career options. Perhaps some of you are contemplating becoming a lawyer. What is the process of becoming a lawyer? This article aims to give a […]
April 19, 2014

Document Management for your Business

The recession is over, thank goodness, but the economy in Medicine Hat is not nearly as vigorous as in the rest of the province.  Valiant attempts are being made by our City and other organizations to set the economy on […]
April 1, 2014

Shhh…can you keep a secret?

People who are getting divorced often believe that it is in their best interests to try to keep secrets about the existence of or the true nature of assets from their spouse.  What those people do not understand is that […]