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Brown Henderson Melbye is a law firm in Victoria, British Columbia that devotes its practice to family law.
All of the laywers at Brown Henderson Melbye
assist families that are separating, divorcing, embarking on co-habitation,
marriage, or couples that are starting a family.
Trudi Brown, Q.C., Kay Melbye and Aesha Faux are members of the Victoria Collaborative Separation Professionals Group while Jane Henderson, Q.C. restricts her practice to family mediation. Trudi Brown, Q.C., Kay Melbye and Aesha Faux are also mediators. All of the lawyers are committed to trying to use mediation where appropriate to resolve matters outside of the courtroom.
Court is used as a last resort; however the lawyers at Brown Henderson Melbye are experienced litigators and advocate before the Court when necessary.
Trudi Brown, Q.C. and Jane Henderson, Q.C. have practiced together for almost 25 years. Kay Melbye joined the firm in 2001 and became a partner in 2009. Trudi, Jane, and Kay welcomed Aesha Faux to
the firm as an Associate in 2009.
Kirsten McGhee is the current Articled Student from the University of Victoria Law School. Kirsten was previously with the firm for four months as part of the Co-op Law Education Program.
Kirsten assists the lawyers with legal research, document drafting and court preparation.
Laura Atkinson joined the firm in 2011 as an articled student after a term with the firm in 2009 as a coop student from the UVIC Law School, and has stayed on with the firm as a lawyer since her call at the beginning of 2012.
Devlin Farmer joined the firm in late 2011, after 10 years in Boston Massachussets. He has now returned to Victoria, where he grew up, and is now fully immersed in the practice of family law. |
