Where to start . . . .  a Packers fan (love them green and gold!), country music junkie, and mother of two. She's also Darren's personal legal assistant and probably the main reason so many clients think they like him. She can do computer stuff at lightning speed; plus she's always so dang nice about everything and willing to do whatever heavy lifting and complex paralegal work that's thrown at her. Her son plays hockey - and she somehow said 'yes' to him playing goalie! So maybe she's not as smart as we think. We should mention too that her husband is super nice  . . .and has a truck - so  if you need help moving stuff . . . oh - and he also has an RV . . .  so if you need a place to stay . . .   just sayin'.  Contact her HERE

She does it all and keeps the gang motivated and happy. Everything important that needs to get done she can do. From closing complex Real Estate transactions to booking that cool ridiculously fun Christmas party - or even more important, calling that buddy of hers who's a golf pro to get a tee time when there's no tee times to get. Even with all that on her plate. . . . She still finds the time to bake bundt cake (or at least tell her daughter to bake bundt cake) for the office. Note, the bundt cake is NOT for client consumption. Only us - just trying to be totally clear and manage expectations.  Also note: bundt is not spelled "bunt"  - weird. Edith complains about her knees constantly - we're all sure there's a really cool sports injury story to go along with it - but it never comes. Also weird. Her hubby's story is that it has more to do with a phobia about snow shovelling and grass mowing. Edith loves her dog (but not the vet bills). And when her husband golfs (not really) with her boss (really). And sentences that start with 'and'.  Contact her HERE

Ruth is our corporate specialist: Incorporations, amalgamations, complex reorganizations and business acquisitions. She does all that ridiculously difficult stuff that a busy corporate practice needs done and does it with a smile. Quite odd actually.  But we've verified it  - the smile part, not being odd - it usually means that there is a constant stack of files on her desk, yet she's never flustered. We're not quite sure how she does that. Oh man is she ever awesome!! We stole her from Manitoba. The Blue Bombers and Jets can survive without a fan or two. She has her CORES 3 certification. For those that don't know what that means, it means she's smarter than you.  She's also a mom, a former Pastor's wife, a current prison chaplain's wife (yikes), makes amazing brownies, and recently hosted her kid's wedding in her back yard. We're pretty sure the next Marvel movies is about her . Contact her HERE.

Peg and Darren's teenage boys are friends and played high school volleyball together. Now the boys play XBOX together all night when they're home from college. Ahh- they grow up so fast. Her husband Todd has a bike - with a motor - often called a motorbike - those dangerous Harley-like things that look so dang fun to drive but your wife won't let you have one . . . .except Peg is cool. So cool she's our (super duper friendly) doorkeeper. She's the first and last person you'll see when you drop by our office. So you really can't help but think we're awesome! Plus she does all the behind the scenes stuff that keeps a business like ours running. AND, now that we take Visa and MasterCard, there's a good chance you'll also deal with Peg when you pay our ridiculously small legal accounts! You can contact her HERE.

Cheryl orders stuff. And organizes stuff. And generally helps keeps office stuff working in the background. Stuff Coordinator or Office Administrator - still debating which is better. . .  and . . . she had nothing better to do during covid-19 so decided to take a deep dive into Wills and stuff . . .and wouldn't you know it - she took right to it! Plus she helped to get our Online Wills App ready to roll – now she’s moving on to all sorts of other stuff – stay tuned for more on that.  But Cheryl also tackles some truly consequential stuff too . . .  like keeping our kitchen stocked; baking cookies; organizing  firm lunches. So if you make your appointment at just the right time of day you might just get to smell fresh baked cookies and cinnamon buns! You won't get any of course. But you'll smell them. You can contact her HERE.

Nicole is part of our awesome Real Estate crew  - and a veteran at the Real Estate game; Fun fact: oh my goodness she keeps 'sign-here' stickies SO neatly organized on her computer monitor! It is freakishly amazing - some say a little more 'freakish' than 'amazing' but hey - not gonna judge. Our 'sign-here' sticky budget has been reduced in half since she arrived! She's a real estate conveyancer (aka a legal assistant or paralegal that does real estate law all day) -  and her mom is a mortgage broker. So that's almost a true big time real estate dynasty! How amazing is that? She loves doing real estate transactions, loves her four cute kids, and loves her IT hubby (probably in that order). Expererience her amazing awesomeness if you hire us to do your real estate deal!!  You can contact her HERE.

The important stuff: she used to work as a Golf Shop Agent at Riverside Golf Resort at Fairmont Hot Springs. So you can imagine how that impressed (some of) us - until we found out she couldn't get us discounts or even preferred tee times. But that's ok - because now she's impressing us with her work ramping up our Probate and Wills department - including our new Online Wills App. We decided to use green folders for our Wills matters just to remind us of what 'could have been'. Sigh. She also helps out with phone and front desk support when Peg and Cheryl aren't around. So like a good golf caddie - she can do it all. A mom of two and wife of one (hope we have that right) she manages a busy life as she helps you deal with your  . . . uhm . .  death. You can contact her HERE.

Janet started a while back to help us part-time to clean up corporate stuff -  but by unanimous consent and popular demand (and to keep poor Ruth sane) we decided to turn Janet into a locked-in part of our corporate legal team!!  And we're loving' it! And you will too: if you're incorporating or dealing with your annual returns or just doing any other corporate work you'll likely be communicating with Janet. She has CORES III certification, AAPRES accreditation, Hotdocs, ProLaw, and Alf developer training, Bookkeeping training - and for heaven's sake - she's even on some sort of international registry for aircraft (whatever the heck that is), does 3-D printing from home and makes lego flowers without losing a single piece.  Oh - and she can swim apparently. Something about competing at the national level back in the day. Gosh. And if all that isn't enough her husband can make just about anything out of wood you can dream of. It would not surprise me if he's an astronaut or something (eye-roll). - so if you want corporate work done - or a beautiful wood crafted chess set, reach out;   You can contact her HERE.

Abby did her paralegal course practicum with us. So we got 2 weeks of free work out of her! And she was so flippin nice and good at the work that we asked her to stay!  But - even though she and her mom also run a power skating school, she inexplicably refused to keep working for free (we think those hockey parents need to pay her more!). Initially, she did agree to work in the corporate minute book dungeon while she helped us transition to fully digital corporate records. We fancy'd it up with some Lego flowers and extension cords and colourful stacks of file folders. So it was quite cozy and bright. But she now has her very own workstation and  can pretty much do anything  we ask of her;  Wills, Real Estate reporting, and Corporate things like annual returns. So if you have a corporation with us, Abby is probably the one keeping it in good standing! You can contact her HERE.

Our clients usually want us to go above and beyond. Demi does that – She’s  Filipino but she sings Karaoke in Korean. She didn’t like hockey until the boss – uhm - recommended she should;  Now she owns a jersey, subscribes to Sportschannel and hosts watch parties! We’re still not sure how that helps clients but its sure above and beyond! We also wanted someone who goes hard and has her priorities right.   Again, Demi fit the bill . . . she can watch kpop and kdramas for hours, sing karaoke til the wee hours and then can still find time to hang with her husband, kid and three dogs! Again, we’re not sure how that translates to legal work. But we digress. She sings in Hangul with emotions, even though she doesn’t understand most of the lyrics – that just cracks us up. We HAVE to see that someday. Sorry – we’re digressing again . .  . Anyway . . .  we'll let you know how good she is at karaoke after our First Annual Richards + Company Barry Manilow Challenge. But we can confirm that Demi is truly amazing and talented at real estate conveyancing.  In the meantime start practicing 나는 온 세상이 노래하게 만드는 노래를 씁니다  - and if you need a real estate deal done, you can contact Demi HERE.