What’s New

Posted on by admin

Glen Ridgway, Q.C., completed his term as President of the Law Society of British Columbia on December 31, 2010, and is now a Life Bencher.

Alix Reid became a Partner in the firm on January 1, 2010.

We are pleased to welcome Eric Wagner as an Associate with the firm. He joined the firm on November 15, 2010, and will be practicing in the areas of family law, litigation (including construction, personal injury and general matters) and Indian Residential School claims. Click here to learn more about Eric.

Our Commitment

Posted on by admin

As a valued client of Ridgway & Company, you will feel confident in knowing your legal team is working diligently with your best interests in mind. Also, you will feel secure in knowing that at all times a qualified member of our team is available to assist you and promptly respond to your legal needs – in a friendly, and caring way.As a client of Ridgway & Company, you will be impressed with our firm’s commitment to provide high quality legal services.

Our primary goal is to achieve positive results for our clients – in an efficient, ethical, and cost-effective manner.

We are committed to working closely with our clients to analyse their legal needs, to help them fully understand their legal matters, and to establish realistic budgets for the legal services they require.

In some cases, we offer fees by percentage.

We do our best to communicate clearly and openly with our clients. We understand the importance of discussing and explaining legal matters in easy-to-understand language.

We keep our clients informed and up-to-date regarding the progress of their legal affairs as well as regarding the legal expenses they have incurred to date.

To best serve our clients, we utilize a team approach in delivering our services. This approach, which combines the talents of our lawyers who concentrate their practices in “preferred” areas of law, ensures clients access to the level of legal expertise they require. As appropriate, clients are referred within our firm to the lawyer best qualified to provide assistance.

Our clients benefit from our creative approach to problem solving and negotiation. We have the expertise to use mediation and arbitration as a means to effectively resolve legal issues and problems for our clients.

Our competent and highly trained legal support staff assist our lawyers in providing the prompt, efficient, and personalized service we feel our clients deserve.

Our clients benefit from our firm’s effective use of advanced computer technology, communications equipment, and reference resources.

As a valued client of Ridgway & Company, you will feel confident in knowing your legal team is working diligently with your best interests in mind. Also, you will feel secure in knowing that at all times a qualified member of our team is available to assist you and promptly respond to your legal needs – in a friendly, and caring way.

Our Lawyers

Posted on by admin

All Ridgway & Company lawyers are active members of the Cowichan Valley Bar Association, the Nanaimo County Bar Association, and the Canadian Bar Association as well as the Law Society of British Columbia. Some have served on professional committees and have held executive positions in their professional organizations at the local, and county level.

In addition to being recognized for their contributions to the legal community, as individuals, they participate in a variety of community service organizations, serving in both elected and volunteer capacities, in both the Cowichan and Chemainus Valleys.