Business Details
28 Years
experience
Your Trusted Legal Partner in Port Coquitlam
Established in Port Coquitlam in the late 1990s, our firm has grown to become a comprehensive legal practice serving the Tri-Cities community. We provide expert legal counsel across family law, estate planning, residential and commercial real estate, business law, and mediation services. Our team of experienced lawyers prioritizes long-term client relationships, offering tailored solutions for interconnected legal issues affecting families and businesses. We combine traditional litigation expertise with alternative dispute resolution methods like mediation and arbitration to achieve efficient outcomes.Our attorneys bring diverse professional backgrounds, including entrepreneurship and in-house corporate legal work, to deliver practical, client-focused advice. We specialize in resolving complex matters such as family business transitions, property division during divorces, and intergenerational wealth transfers through trusts. Our commitment to evolving with legal industry advancements ensures clients receive modern, effective representation while maintaining accessibility in a central Tri-Cities location.
Services
Family Law
Estate Planning
Residential Real Estate
Business Law
Mediation Services
Details
- Year established: 1998
Highlights and features
- We offer over 25 years of legal experience in British Columbia's Tri-Cities region
- Our team includes certified family mediators and arbitrators
- We handle interconnected legal issues affecting homes, families, and businesses
- We combine courtroom advocacy with alternative dispute resolution methods
- Our lawyers have professional backgrounds in corporate legal departments
Services
Family Law
Our family law practice addresses divorce, separation agreements, child custody, and property division with certified mediators available for out-of-court resolutions. We handle complex cases involving family businesses and interdependent financial arrangements. Clients receive strategic guidance through British Columbia's evolving family law landscape while prioritizing children's best interests in custody and access matters.
Estate Planning
We create comprehensive estate plans incorporating wills, trusts, and representation agreements tailored to individual circumstances. Our lawyers advise on probate avoidance strategies, intergenerational wealth transfers, and incapacity planning through enduring powers of attorney. We help clients organize their affairs for asset distribution and healthcare decision-making while minimizing future legal complications for beneficiaries.
Residential Real Estate
Our real estate services cover property purchases, sales, and mortgage transactions with problem-solving expertise for financing issues and inspection disputes. We assist first-time buyers with land transfer tax considerations and developers with zoning compliance. The firm handles title registration, strata documentation, and resolution of undisclosed property defects during transactions in British Columbia's competitive housing market.
Business Law
We provide business formation, contract drafting, and governance advice for companies in the Tri-Cities region. Our services include shareholder agreements, corporate reorganizations, and employment law compliance. We represent clients in commercial transactions while offering proactive risk management strategies and dispute resolution for partnership conflicts and regulatory compliance matters.
Mediation Services
Certified mediators facilitate confidential resolutions for family law disputes and business conflicts through structured negotiation processes. We help clients avoid litigation costs while creating sustainable agreements on child support, property division, and commercial contract disputes. Our mediators maintain neutrality while ensuring legal enforceability of settlement terms under British Columbia legislation.
People
Beth Kibur
Principal
Beth Kibur leads our firm with extensive experience in corporate law and business transactions. She specializes in guiding entrepreneurs through business formations, mergers, and regulatory compliance while maintaining a client-focused approach to legal representation.
Questions
What areas of law does Laughlin & Company Lawyers Mediators & Company Lawyers Mediators & Company specialize in?
We specialize in family law, estate planning, residential and commercial real estate transactions, business law, and mediation services across the Tri-Cities region.
Do you offer alternative dispute resolution options?
Yes, our certified mediators and arbitrators provide out-of-court solutions for family law matters and business disputes while maintaining litigation readiness when necessary.
How does your firm handle complex family-business transitions?
Our lawyers address interconnected legal issues through coordinated estate planning, business succession strategies, and property division expertise during relationship transitions.
What makes your estate planning services unique?
We create customized plans combining wills, trusts, and representation agreements while focusing on practical implementation of asset distribution and incapacity planning.
Do you serve clients outside Port Coquitlam?
Yes, we serve all Tri-Cities municipalities including Coquitlam, Port Moody, and surrounding Lower Mainland areas with accessible legal representation.
