Background
Skelly, William E. was born on April 3, 1954 in Montreal, Quebec.
Skelly, William E. was born on April 3, 1954 in Montreal, Quebec.
University of Manitoba (Bachelor of Laws, 1979).
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, 1980, Manitoba.
1988, British Columbia.
Member, Subsections of Canadian Bar Association on Banking, Business Law and Insolvency. 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.
Member, Subsections of Canadian Bar Association on Banking, Business Law and Insolvency.