Lawyers
As a member of Farris’ Kelowna office, Peter practises exclusively as a solicitor. He assists his clients in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate development, secured lending, intellectual property, and estate planning. He is also a registered trademark agent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Prior to moving to Kelowna in 2003, Peter served as an associate in a respected national law firm and completed a work exchange program with a leading New Zealand law firm. Peter is an active member of the Kelowna community. He currently sits as Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Central & South Okanagan/Similkameen, and is involved in several other community-betterment organizations. He is the current President of the Kelowna Estate Planning Society and past director of the Okanagan Science & Technology Council and Project Literacy Kelowna Society. He is a member of the Kelowna and Canadian Bar Associations. Peter complements his legal training with continuing legal education studies such as the Tax Practice Course from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and trademark law coursework offered by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Peter is fluent in French.
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Education:
- University of Victoria (LL.B., 2001)
- University of British Columbia (B.Sc. Honours, 1997)
LEGAL RECOGNITION
- Called to the British Columbia Bar (2002)