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Edmonton · Established 2003

Counsel built on two decades of trust.

An Edmonton firm advising on the moments that matter — businesses built, homes bought, estates protected. We work quietly, plainly, and for the long arc of a relationship.

  • Leaders in Law · Alberta 2024
  • Global Law Experts — Boutique of the Year
  • 22 Years Practising in Edmonton
  • Award-Recognized Commercial, Real Estate & Estates Work
Where we help

Four practices, considered carefully, kept small on purpose.

We work in the disciplines where most lives intersect with the law — and we keep our roster small so that the partner you meet is the partner you work with.

01 / Business

Business Law

Counsel for owner-operated companies — from the partnership agreement on day one to the deal that sells it on.

  • Partnership & joint venture agreements
  • Commercial leases & tenancies
  • Vendor, supply & service contracts
  • Employment & contractor terms
  • Business sales & purchases
  • Shareholder & partner disputes
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02 / Corporate

Corporate Law

Structuring, governance, and the unglamorous filings that quietly protect what you've built.

  • Incorporation & organization
  • Unanimous shareholder agreements
  • Mergers, amalgamations & reorganization
  • Corporate governance & minute books
  • Annual filings & maintenance
  • Section 85 rollovers & estate freezes
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03 / Real Estate

Real Estate Law

Residential and commercial conveyancing handled with care — and a flat fee for most home transactions.

  • Residential purchases & sales
  • Commercial transactions
  • Mortgages & refinancing
  • Title transfers & family conveyancing
  • Landlord & tenant matters
  • Subdivision & condominium
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04 / Estates

Wills & Estates

Plans that hold up under stress — for the family, the business, and the long inheritance of a name.

  • Wills & testamentary trusts
  • Enduring powers of attorney
  • Personal directives
  • Estate administration & probate
  • Estate disputes & litigation
  • Multi-generational planning
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The Halverson approach

How we work, since this matters more than how we market.

01

Practical advice, in plain language.

"If a client leaves our office and still isn't sure what's been agreed, we haven't done our job. The work isn't the document — it's the understanding."

02

Transparent, flat fees where possible.

"You should know the cost before you sign the engagement letter. For most of what we do, we can quote it to the dollar — and we will."

03

A relationship that lasts beyond the file.

"The clients we're proudest of are the ones whose grandchildren we're now drafting wills for. That's the bar."

Transparent pricing

Know what it costs before you call.

For most of our most common matters, we can give you a written estimate online in under a minute. No phone tag. No "it depends" without a number attached.

The people

A small team, by design.

The partner you meet is the partner who does the work. The assistant who answers the phone is the one who knows where your file is.

Margaret S. Halverson, K.C.

Lawyer · Principal

"I came to law from a family of small-business operators. They taught me that good counsel sounds like a conversation, not a memorandum."

  • CalledAlberta, 2003
  • EducationJD, University of Alberta · BA (Hons), Queen's
  • HonoursKing's Counsel, 2021
  • LanguagesEnglish · French

Eleanor Doyle

Legal Assistant

"Most calls to a law firm start with a person who is worried. I try to be the voice that says — yes, we can help, here's what happens next."

  • With the firmSince 2012
  • EducationLegal Assistant Diploma, NAIT
  • FocusReal Estate & Estates conveyancing
  • Reception hoursMon–Fri · 8:30–5:00
What clients ask

A short field guide to a first conversation.

The questions we hear most often — answered the way we'd answer them if you called.

Sometimes the honest answer is no. A short call is free, and if your matter is genuinely a notary signature or a form you can file yourself, we'll tell you. The cases where it pays to have counsel are usually the ones where something is at stake that you'd be sorry to do twice — a contract you can't easily undo, a property closing, a will that needs to survive a contest.
For most of our common work — residential conveyancing, incorporations, wills and powers of attorney, notarial services — yes, and we'll quote you the number before we begin. Disbursements (registrations, title insurance, courier) are passed through and itemized. For litigation or complex corporate work, we'll discuss either an hourly arrangement with caps, or a phased fixed-fee plan, before any work begins.
The fastest way is the four estimate tools in our pricing section — they take under a minute and the figure they return is the figure we'll honour. For anything else, send a short note describing the matter and we'll usually come back within a business day with a written estimate or a request for the missing details.
That's the design of the firm. We deliberately stay small — one principal, one senior assistant, and a careful caseload — so that the work that begins with us tends to stay with us. Many of our files are second or third matters for the same family or business. The relationship is the point.
Sooner than you think. The least expensive part of legal work is the conversation that prevents the problem — the partnership clause that's clear before the disagreement, the will that's signed before the diagnosis, the financing review before the offer is accepted. If you're already in the middle of a difficulty, that's a fine reason to call too. We work on both ends.
Legal Updates & Insights Vol. XXII · Spring 2026

The quiet rules of Alberta probate — and the ones nobody mentions.

What the Surrogate Rules actually require of an executor, where a well-drawn will saves a year of administration, and the small clauses we wish more wills included.

What a flat fee actually pays for.

A breakdown of the work behind a conveyancing fee — the title searches, the trust ledger, the post-closing follow-up — and why fixing the price changes who carries the risk of complications.

Estate planning when the family business is the estate.

Section 85 rollovers, estate freezes, and the unglamorous shareholder agreement clauses that decide whether a company survives its founder's retirement.

Contact

Let's talk about what's on your desk.

A short note is enough to start. If your matter is urgent, the direct line during business hours is the quickest path.

Office
The Ardmore Building, Suite 410
10185 100A Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 0R5 Free underground parking · accessible entrance off 102 Avenue
Phone
780.555.0184Reception: Mon–Fri · 8:30 – 5:00
Email
[email protected]We respond within one business day.
Fax
780.555.0185Still useful, occasionally.

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