Donald P. "Don" Lidstone, K.C.

Maureen Lundell has been a partner at Harper Grey since 1990, chairs our family law group and is a firm leader in alternate dispute resolution. Maureen has been a qualified Family Law Mediator since 1985. New qualifications for family law alternate dispute resolution accreditation came into effect on March 18, 2013 along with the new Family Law Act . In keeping with the new requirements, Maureen received Law Society accreditation to act as a Family Law Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator and Fa...

Murray’s practice is focused exclusively on pension and benefits law. He advises clients on the governance, restructuring, and modernization of pension and benefit plans and their supporting legal frameworks. With over 30 years’ experience, he has advised numerous clients with respect to the reorganization and modernization of their pension and benefit plans, as well as their governing documents. Murray played a central role in the introduction of joint trusteeship to pension plan...

Edgar Frechette’s practice focuses on private client services, estate planning, taxation and charities. Edgar advises many of British Columbia’s most successful families on all aspects of wealth preservation and succession planning.

Kelsey Beazer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Kelsey practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Kelsey Beazer since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kelsey Beazer is held by other lawyers.

Winston acts as Senior Counsel in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and corporate/commercial law. He acts as a trusted strategic advisor to his clients with the additional skill set of a Chartered Professional Accountant. With over 30 years practicing law, Winston brings business and financial acumen to add value to client transactions, as well as a unique multi-disciplinary approach to strategy formulatio...

William is a senior partner at Harper Grey, the chair of our professional regulation group and co-chair of our health law group. William represents clients in both civil and regulatory matters. His primary areas of practice include professional regulation and discipline, civil sexual assault litigation, civil and billing fraud, credentials proceedings, human rights and discrimination in a professional context, privacy, professional ethics, and fitness to practice. He acts both for professiona...

Nicholas is a real estate lawyer who assists clients with all aspects of real estate development, financing, commercial leasing and municipal planning. Nicholas’s experience includes assisting developers with the rezoning, subdivision, and marketing of development properties, acting for investors in connection with the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, advising tenants and landlords in lease negotiations for industrial, retail and office properties. Nicholas also reg...

Jean is a Shareholder practicing primarily in the area of Indigenous Law, with a special emphasis on First Nations economic development. She is ranked as a leading Canadian Indigenous Law lawyer by LEXPERT and has extensive experience in advising on land issues and development projects in respect of reserve land. She has assisted both First Nations and developers in structuring partnerships and other business arrangements to pursue commercial and residential developments on reserve land, and ...

Craig Munroe is a leading labour and employment lawyer and litigator. Representing many of the largest and most prominent companies and organizations in British Columbia and nationally, Craig provides strategic, solution-based advice to clients facing complicated labour relations issues. In representing and advising public and private clients, Craig regularly appears before various courts and tribunals including the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Boar...

Ian advises and represents utilities, governments, and renewable energy producers on regulatory requirements, hearings and commercial transactions related to energy. Ian acts for the largest electric utility in British Columbia, and for several district energy utilities in connection with the regulation of their rates, infrastructure projects and services. He advises biofuel and renewable energy producers and waste energy distributors on regulatory requirements and transactions. He also advis...