Had a great experience doing our wills and POA. Very patient and informative. Very professional…read morestaff and Karl made the process so easy and explained in terms we could understand. Great experience.

I consulted Rhonda Murray about my will and wanted it done before I travelled in Europe…read more Unfortunately, the instructions were not received and when I checked, my deadline was fast approaching. I checked with the office and we started anew. To make things right for me, Rhonda completed the will at end of the same day, gave me overnight to check the rather complicated details, made adjustments the next day and came to the house to ensure I had the will signed and completed on time and on budget. I've also had Ms Murray deal with an executor issue of property transfer; a matter of creating legal documents for a personal, short term loan; and a family court issue. I find Ms. Murray easy to deal with, straightforward, knowledgeable on these various matters and trustworthy.

I am not able to judge this firm's legal expertise, but:…read more 1) I chose this firm because one of lawyers shows that he can speak my native language, but he seldom spoke it during the consultation (just 1-2 phrases). He kept speaking in English even when I repeatedly said "I don't understand." And he did not slow down the speed he spoke at. 2) The lawyer gave me an unrealistic advice. I bought a property but the deal was done with misrepresentation by realtors. The lawyer told me to find another place to live in and rent out the property I bought if I don't like it. He said so as if "easy thing." But I think only limited % of people can bear two obligations in this pricy area (one for the property I already bought and another for new place, in my case). There is no guarantee that tenants pay without skipping any due, and eviction will cost a lot in case of delinquency. 1) + 2) = the lawyer may not be very good at viewing things from others' situation, though he may have legal expertise. Actually he interpreted things as if I were wrong on no basis. 3) Not very professional. For example, the lawyer repeatedly said "the parties will not pay money to you because they do not like you", not "they will not pay because they will not take your claim seriously" etc. It is not a legal advice but something else, possibly humiliation. Also, he repeated "they did so because they did not like you" regarding their misconducts, when the real motive was to earn money. Furthermore, the lawyer said that I had lied about the situation when he found my misunderstanding of the meaning of the legal argument. I just lacked of knowledge enough to understand the meaning of the legal issue but the lawyer humiliated me by saying that I had lied when I explained the situation. 4) Receptionist is not very sophisticated. When I made an appointment over the phone she said "your English is not good" with ethnic accent. She does not know the phrase "which language do you speak?" And this goes back to the fact in 1). She assigned the lawyer to me, based on her judgment on my English speaking (and my name), but the lawyer did not the speak the language. 5) If you feel the hour count for billing is longer than actual, say so clearly. You will be listened (in my case the lawyer said that the consultation was 1.5 hours long but actually it was about 1 hour). Also, I would recommend you to confirm the rule of billing, before the consultation. The rule is 50 CAD first 30 minutes, and regular hourly rate after that (even during the consultation).

Awesome legal team. Professional and trustworthy. I feel my lawyer has my best interest in mind…read more Rates are very reasonable compare to other law firms I've worked with.

I hired a few laywers before and they were all professional and charged reasonably except for CS…read moreLaw. They were very unprofessional and overcharging us and we had to fire them. They even charged us for getting our documents back. I saw their good reviews on google and I wonder they are all fake! I will never hire or recommend CS law to anyone after what we had been through.

Under no circumstances can I recommend this firm for any real estate related work. Recently it took…read moreabout 14 weeks (March 26-July 8) to have a simple removal of mortgage from title and change of name on title done. During this time, the paralegal doing this work provided evasive answers when I called to get a progress report and one occasion blatantly lied to. I called on a Thursday and was assured that the following Monday that a lawyer would be reviewing the documents. Two weeks later when I called, I was told "I'm just starting work on everything now...". Finally in July, I received a call to come to the office to pick up the documents that were supposed to be mailed out! The only thing done in any expedient manner was the depositing of the cheque given for services rendered. I'm sure that other staff in this office do great work but if you need anything related to real estate and you are concerned about timelines, I would suggest this firm is not the one you want to deal with.

Highly recommend Greta and the Gold Creek Law. My parents had an excellent experience with her…read moreyears ago and directed me to her and I similarly had a very positive experience. I met with her for consultation and advice on a family law matter and she thoroughly and efficiently answered all of my questions including explicit directions for next steps. Knowing I was only seeking advice and not representation she didn't even charge me for our time together, which clearly demonstrates nickling and diming is not her way. Very positive experience and grateful to her, Greta gives lawyers a good name.

I posted an earlier review on another platform to say how impressed I was and so I will also add it…read morehere so more people get to read about my experience with a lawyer who truly wanted to understand my predicament and find ways of helping me in the best way she could. I cannot say enough about Greta and the incredible service she provided me with. I have dealt with a few lawyers recently and I have to say, hands down, Greta was the most forthright, welcoming, knowledgeable, fair, and helpful of them all. I needed advice and some very specific guidance on family law matters, which she offered without hesitation and with utmost professionalism. From the initial phone consultation to the in-person meetings, Greta helped me navigate complex areas of law and made me feel as if I was in good hands assisting me with forms, procedure, and different protocols to help me with my case. I can say, hand on heart, it would have been a huge uphill task without her assistance. If you are looking for a lawyer, particularly in the family law area, please check out her services. Being local was also extremely helpful to me. Stay local and use Gold Creek Law, and especially Greta's expertise. You won't be disappointed.

Martin was very knowledgable and helpful when it came to selling our current home and buying a new…read morehome. He made sure all of the documents were in order, and everything got done in time. Very professional.

BEWARE. I went there to get my dental licence application notarized and my first visit went fine,…read moreit was 40 dollars to get it notarized which is the normal price. Than I notice they forgot to give me a picture photocopy and notarize it as well (three papers had to be notarized) so I went back and go that done and the blonde receptionist charged me an extra 25 dollars so that's 65 dollars TOTAL.. Which is NOT right and absolutely ridiculous! That should've been included in the 40 dollars the first time. They didn't read my papers properly and charged me extra for their forgetfulness. I'd recommend going to the Kingsway notary which is 40 all in all.

Nathan Ganapathi was my attorney for 2 1/2 years: from March 2015 - October 2017. I had cause to…read moreterminate the agreement and afterwards, I hired another attorney who counseled me to file a professional negligence claim against him. Nathan Ganapathi emotionally and mentally abused me, blackmailed me for money, carried out fraud and malfeasance during his representation of me and my family, and ultimately betrayed us. Mr. Ganapathi entered the Supreme Court on my behalf after I spent hours compiling my affidavit and tens of thousands of dollars. I won two victories-the ability to appeal two former provincial court decisions. Not long afterwards, without my knowledge or consent, he secretly filed a request to the Court that would cancel my awards. He claimed that they were no longer relevant, so the Court canceled them. Therefore, I lost the ability to have my appeals heard. Nathan Ganapathi's actions nullified the pleadings that had cost my family tens of thousands of dollars-he deliberately sabotaged my appeal hearings and hid it from me. I didn't learn of his malfeasance until 2019. In 2016, I had cause to sue the Province and Mr. Ganapathi agreed to represent me. At the time, the Law Society of B.C. had initiated disciplinary proceedings against him, which later resulted in the suspension of his practice for a specified time. Mr. Ganapathi told me that he had a situation arise wherein he had to retain an attorney, but he didn't specify the details. Had he informed me, I would not have allowed him to represent my civil claim; because when he filed the pleadings against the Province he omitted a legal basis (no legal claim can be filed without one). This was elementary and as a senior attorney he knew this was fundamental. The Provincial attorneys asked him to correct his pleadings, but he would not. Mr. Ganapathi's willful negligence cost me my suit against the Province. I terminated the agreement with him. At that point I had paid him roughly $200,000.00; although he claimed that I owed him more. I hired another attorney to recover the civil claim, but due to Mr. Ganapathi's refusal to relinquish the file to us and the fact that he withheld it for a prolonged amount of time, the Court dismissed the claim and I lost tens of thousands of dollars in attorney's fees. https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/about-us/news-and-publications/news/2021/law-society-suspends-vancouver-lawyer-nathan-sutha/ I filed a negligence claim against Mr. Ganapathi. He in turn, retained an attorney with a known reputation for refusing to answer opposing counsel's correspondence-for giving the silent treatment, and for prolonging proceedings. The law requires attorneys to act in good faith and to seek resolutions that are timely; especially to settle disputes out of court. Instead, his lawyer refused to resolve the dispute and went radio silent. According to Nathan Ganapathi's instructions, his attorney presented me with a document that was openly hostile and threatening-he wanted me to drop the claim against him and agreed to not charge me court costs. I didn't sign it. To date, there is no resolution. I do not recommend this law firm to anyone, especially when they are vulnerable.

worst than MEDIOCRE service. I arrived at this firm in early October 2017 requesting guidance and…read morehelp with my family case. they promised they would help me and told me that my case was a good one to win. they asked me for a retained amount which I willingly paid and they started to work. Days, weeks months went through and if I didn't reach out to them to ask what was the next step, I didn't have any follow up from them. The only communication was phone calls and emails letting me know that they were working on my case and they were waiting for the other party to negotiate, and OF COURSE to send me the new balance I owed them from the emails and phone calls that didn't accomplish anything in my case, I dealt with them for more than 7 months to get ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but a huge debt in their fees, more than double of the initial retainer fee. Last communication I had with them was in early December 2017. Finally, tired and frustrated to not receive an answer to my questions and seeing no progress in my case, I hired another firm, a well-known firm that at the beginning I didn't want to hire because I thought it would be more expensive. However, in less than 1month they collected all the information by themselves, contacted the other party lawyer and winning my case getting all the requests I claimed in the agreement for LESS THAN the initial retainer Ganapathi law firm charged me to accomplish NOTHING... The funny thing is that after I wrote an online review, I was contacted by them again to ask me to follow up with my case, after 4 months without hearing from them. Mr. Ganapathi asked me to rephrase my review and he was willing to review my case. I agreed, I honored my word and I'm still waiting for him to do the same. YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS AND TAKE YOUR OWN RISK.

I contacted them after my friend helped me searching online and found them when I was so worried…read moreabout my situation, and I got an appointment right away. George Lee analyzed my case and gave me suggestions in the first 30 minutes and I felt it was so helpful and I got the direction afterwards and I wasn't scared any more. With his and his group's professional help, I got the issue settled peaceful with minimal damage in the feelings of all, and the cost ended up reasonable. I will recommend them to my friends when they need.

I recently had the privilege of working with George for my legal needs, and I couldn't be happier…read morewith the outstanding service I received. From start to finish, they exceeded my expectations in every aspect.

We are grateful Bell Alliance was recommended to us…read more Jesse Avery worked with us through some complicated, stressful issues. Jesse Avery is professional, respectful, efficient, thoughtful, reliable, down to earth and easy to communicate with. Thank you Jesse Avery, Bell Alliance and Jodi. We appreciate you

Thank you Jesse Avery for working with us, and helping us through a difficult time;…read moreWe highly recommend Jessie Avery and Bell Alliance for all legal matters.