Sandra K. Ballance

Background

Ballance, Sandra K. was born on October 27, 1957 in Vernon, British Columbia.

Education

University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1981. Bachelor of Laws, 1984).

Career

Worked at Douglas Symes & Brissenden (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporate, Litigation, Franchising, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate, Banking, Real Estate and Development, International and Domestic Taxations, Commercial and Secured Transactions, Securities, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receivership, Computer Law, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Regulation, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Labour Relations, Employment, Human Rights and Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1985, British Columbia.

Member: Law Society of British Columbia Education Committee, 1987-1989.

Law Society of British Columbia Post Call Curriculum Committee, 1989-1991. Member and Chair, Wills and Trusts Section of British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 1991-1992.

Douglas, Symes & Brissenden is one of the oldest law firms in Western Canada. The firm traces its history in Vancouver to the arrival of Ampere-hour Douglas in 1909.

As of September, 1996, the firm has 48 lawyers.

Achievements

• Sandra K. Ballance has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Law Society of British Columbia Education Committee, 1987-1989. Law Society of British Columbia Post Call Curriculum Committee, 1989-1991. Member and Chair, Wills and Trusts Section of British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 1991-1992.