ENTRUST LAW CORPORATION - Key Persons
Baljit completed her Bachelor of Management degree at UBC Okanagan. She returned to the Okanagan after completing her Juris Doctor degree at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC Vancouver. During her time at law school, Baljit volunteered with the Law Students' Legal Advice Program's Immigration Clinic where she assisted newcomers to Canada.
Baljit looks forward to assisting clients with organizing their legal affairs in a manner that is responsive to their specific needs and goals. Outside of law, she enjoys learning more about her Indian heritage, going for long walks by the water and taking in the sights of the Okanagan on her bike.
Areas Of Expertise
Real Estate
Corporate Law
Estate Planning
Job Titles:
- Business & Estate Planning Lawyer
Elise describes herself as "your friendly neighbourhood lawyer" who aims to provide her clients with insightful legal advice that is practical and easy to understand.
Elise is relatable. Like most of her clients, she is a multi-tasker who is currently managing multiple roles in business and life. For Elise, her most important roles are Mom, Lawyer and Entrepreneur. Accordingly, Elise appreciates the various legal challenges that can impact her clients in their various roles - as business-owner, as executor, as homeowner, as caregiver, as parent, as partner, as more - and Elise is a problem-solver who creates solutions for her clients, not obstacles.
Elise considers her practice to consist of the "trifecta" of business law, wills and estates and real estate matters. Here's how she can help in each of these areas:
Elise helps individual entrepreneurs, small businesses and larger companies with their day-to-day legal needs. She is often asked by her clients to:
review, draft and negotiate contracts, such as service or sales agreements and commercial leases;
handle transactions, like buying and selling businesses or assets;
assist with financing; or
to prepare corporate records, such as issuing dividends.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Support Team
- Paralegal
Since launching her legal career in 1987, Elizabeth has worked in diverse practice areas, including business and corporate, wills and estates, civil litigation and family law. On obtaining her Legal Assistant Diploma in Toronto, Ontario, she first worked for a small intellectual property law firm in London, Ontario, while completing her degree at the University of Western Ontario. Since relocating to British Columbia in 1991, she has continued to work in broad practice areas, most intensively in the areas of probate & estate administration, family law and civil litigation. In her spare time, she enjoys interior design projects, singing, and readings on art history, in which she holds a Master's Degree.
Areas Of Expertise
Family Law
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Job Titles:
- Member of the Support Team
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Estate Planning
Kelsey is a Paralegal at Entrust Law Corporation and obtained her Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate at Okanagan College in Kelowna in June 2012 and completed her Paralegal Certificate with Capilano University in June 2017. She completed her practicum at Okimaw Law Corporation with Kristen and now works primarily in Estate Planning and Administration. Originally from Alberta, the Okanagan has always been Kelsey's dream place to live and she loves how easy it is to spend a day at the beach, on the lake, tour the wineries, or spend a day at Big White. She was off on maternity leave in 2021, and now her time outside of work is filled with chasing around a speedy toddler.
Areas Of Expertise
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Job Titles:
- Founder & Lawyer
- Founder & Lawyer / Estate Planning
With over 20 years under her belt Kristen has seen it all and has a unique talent for making the complexities of life feel safe to address. Kristen's primary focus is in matters relating to estate planning, estate administration & litigation and family law. Kristen is easy to talk to and connects with and deeply cares for her clients; her mission is to help and support her clients through challenging situations and she has a knack for asking the hard questions to get to the root of her clients goals so they can proceed with a concrete plan in place.
After practicing in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto, she returned home to the shores of the Okanagan in 2007 and since founded Entrust Lawyers LLP with the goal of changing the client experience of lawyers. Passionate about building a law firm that only stands out because of the collective knowledge of its team, Kristen strives to build her team with caring and trusted professionals.
Areas Of Expertise
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Family Law
Real Estate