In the Beginning…
Citadel Law was created in 2018 by two friends who met about 20 years ago in Law school. Early on, while they were brainstorming solutions to client’s problems they would hold mock medieval battles, lay sieges and break into sword fights in the office to think more practically about the issues their clients faced. Years later, this brainstorming paid off in a busy firm where the work never seems to end. Practical is what Citadel is; and problem-solving is what we do. Sometimes we use the law.
At Citadel, we work hard, play hard and laugh hard. We love lawyer jokes and like to make fun of one another. If you don’t laugh…
Our lawyers and staff put in long hours to try and make sure your problem is dealt with as efficiently and quickly as possible. The law is not a fast-moving vehicle, but we try to make sure our clients’ claims move forward to a resolution as quickly as possible. To that end, we look for solutions, and solutions do not all have to be via legal argument; creative problem-solving gets it done too.
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Our Approach
The Strata Property Act has over 290 sections, 30 standard bylaws, 17 regulations taking up 37 pages of text by themselves, and nearly 30 forms. It is not a piece of legislation you learn about in a weekend. Our lawyers have spent decades with this law, the Residential Tenancy Act, the Human Rights Code, and all the new legislation that imposes itself onto strata owners, landlords, or tenants. Legislation like the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, the Real Estate Service Act, never mind the Court related law such as the BC Supreme Court Civil Rules, the Judicial Review Procedure Act or the Administrative Tribunals Act.
Dealing with any area of law is complicated, but we deal in emotions too. We deal with people’s homes. Somehow, there is a greater intensity in a legal matter when your home is at stake. We provide counsel and guidance to our clients to help navigate through the stress and confusion of litigation. We are advocates whose focus is to protect your legal interests. Whether by direct litigation or careful negotiation, we see our goal as to end the “war” not to perpetuate conflict.
We bring experience, common sense and practical solutions to situations that can otherwise easily devolve into a sea of legal complexity. Ultimately, our clients do not care if we are clever lawyers; they care if we can make their problems go away! A proactive approach can minimize the risks of future litigation. That is why we work with our clients outside legal disputes to create systems that will reduce the impact of litigation going forward. We work in a variety of areas of practice but, regardless of who you are or the nature of your legal issues, our team is dedicated and relentless with one goal in mind: to solve out clients’ legal problems.
And that is our role as we see it: Problem Solvers.