LAUREL ELIZABETH HUDSON (formerly Laurel Bieber) is pleased to announce the change of her company’s name from Bieber Law Corporation to Laurel Hudson Law Corporation.

Chen & Leung is pleased to announce the following additions to the firm: ANNA L. PERRY has joined the firm in September 2007 as an associate, to practise real estate development, commercial leasing, and commercial lending; JOHN NALLEWEG has joined the firm in November 2007 as an associate, to practise general litigation and to assist in the management of the firm.

WINNIE SUNG, SHAWN D. TILLIS, and MELANIE L. TEETAERT have joined Hungerford Tomyn Lawrenson and Nichols in Vancouver. Winnie is continuing her general solicitors practice and Melanie and Shawn have joined the litigation group to practise general civil litigation, including commercial, insurance defense, and employment matters.

BARBARA JANZEN has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as Associate Counsel with the Tax and Trusts Group. Barbara has experience in the areas of wealth management, estate planning, trusts, estate administration, and incapacitated adult matters.

BRONSON TOY has left Steele Urquhart of Vancouver, and is now Associate Counsel practising with Forstrom Jackson of Vancouver, where he will continue his practice in the areas of civil and criminal litigation, as well as securities regulatory matters.

Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP is pleased to welcome RICHARD SARABANDO into the partnership effective January 1, 2008.

BETTA GUSTAFSON has joined the Public Guardian and Trustee’s in-house legal team as the Information and Privacy lawyer. Before joining the PGT, Betta practised law at the firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.

DAN ORSETTI joined the Public Guardian and Trustee’s in-house legal team in the Child and Youth Services Division. Dan practised personal injury and estate law at McQuarrie Hunter in New Westminster and Surrey before joining the PGT.

ALASTAIR BURNETT has joined the Public Guardian and Trustee’s in-house legal team in the Child and Youth Services Division. Before joining the PGT, Alastair practised personal injury and insurance law with the litigation department of ICBC in Vancouver.

BILL SOKOLOFF joined the Public Guardian and Trustee’s in-house legal team in the Child and Youth Services Division. Bill practised personal injury litigation for many years with Murphy, Battista before joining the PGT.

SABRINA FERRARI (formerly Sabrina Starr) has moved her law practice at Starr & Company in White Rock to the firm of Goodwin & Mark in New Westminster, where she will practise primarily in the areas of real estate and commercial law, and wills and estates.

CHRISTIAN J. WILSON will be joining Cardinal Law in Victoria as a new associate in May 2008. Christian will be practising in the areas of general civil litigation, family law, and wills and estates.

This article was published in the June 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.