Nicole Garton-Jones practices in the areas of family law, wills and estates and mediation.

Nicole received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2001.  She is a member of the Family Law and Wills and Estates sections of the Canadian Bar Association. Nicole is trained in mediation and collaborative law. Nicole is a graduate of Leadership Vancouver and is on the board of a number of non-profit organizations in the community.

Phone: 778-786-0615

Fax: 778-786-0616

Email: nicole@bcheritagelaw.com

Krista Jessacher practices litigation, including estate litigation and matrimonial law. 

Krista works as counsel for Heritage Law in the area of litigation, including estate litigation and matrimonial law. Krista received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and was called to the Bar in 1999. Since then Krista worked as an associate for two mid-sized downtown lawfirms. In addition she was a Deputy District Registrar at Vancouver Supreme Court and performed Registrar and Clerical duties at the Divorce/Family Registry and Probate Registry and in the courtrooms. Krista was reinstated to the Bar in 2006 when she returned to practice, after having worked at the Vancouver Supreme Court. She is a member of the Civil Litigation, Elder law and Pension, Benefits and Compensation sections of the Canadian Bar Association. Krista is a member of the Alzheimer Society of BC and also volunteers as a board member for St. Jude’s Anglican Home, a multi-level care facility for older adults, including those with dementia.

Phone:778-786-0615

Fax: 778-786-0616

Email: krista@bcheritagelaw.com

Alison Kirby practices general civil litigation. 

Alison received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Laws from the University of British Columbia. She has a general civil litigation practice which includes a variety of corporate –commercial claims, probate and trust disputes and divorce and family matters. Alison was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1989 and to the Bar of British Columbia in 1992.

Phone: 604-913-6889

Fax: 604-925-9261

Email: alison@bcheritagelaw.com

Leslie McDougall Family Law and General Litigation Paralegal 

Leslie McDougall is a certified paralegal and has 20 years’ broad exposure to many areas of law with a primary focus in family law, estate administration and litigation and personal injury/insurance law.

Leslie has extensive experience drafting pleadings and researching legal issues. She has assisted lawyers from the commencement of an action, to interlocutory hearings, and has attended at Supreme Court trials and prepared documentation for the appellate court level.

Leslie also is a legal instructor/author with the Law Courts Center and the Canadian Paralegal Institute.

In her spare time, Leslie plays flute with the South Fraser Community Band. Since 2000, Leslie has been a volunteer and member for the Kiwanis Fraser Valley International Music Festival.

Phone: 778-786-0615

Fax: 778-786-0616

E-mail: leslie@bcheritagelaw.com

Corina Schnell, Real Estate Paralegal

Phone: 778-786-0615

Fax: 778-786-0616

Email: corina@bcheritagelaw.com

Susan Schweighardt, Wills, Estates and Corporate Paralegal

Phone: 778-786-0615

Fax: 778-786-0616

Email: susan@bcheritagelaw.com