Spencer Keys
Sunshine Coast Lawyer for Real Estate, Wills, Trusts & Estates and Business
I got into law because I like taking care of the details and hiccups that prevent people from relaxing and living their lives. In 2010 I suddenly found myself facing a legal problem for which I wasn’t responsible. My legal problem ended up going away but only after five years of my life were consumed by it. I didn’t want to be a lawyer who fixed these things at huge expense but one that prevented people from getting sucked in by the legal system in the first place by giving them proactive advice.
I don’t want you to have that experience.
My practice at Charthouse includes corporate and commercial law, wills and estates, and real estate law, serving a variety of sectors, such as doctors, restaurants, medical marijuana and recreational cannabis investors, and developers. I can give you the actionable advice to help you grow and protect the benefits of your life’s work so you don’t have to be concerned about the unexpected risks that you would never - and should never have to - think about!
If I do right by you, you will feel listened to, understand not only what we are doing but why, and feel you have someone in your corner who you can talk to candidly about your legal issues in the future.
About Spencer:
Spencer is the managing counsel of Charthouse Lawyers, the largest team of lawyers and allied professionals on the Sunshine Coast. He has appeared in national and local publications and broadcasts including The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, The Vancouver Sun, The Province, CBC’s The Passionate Eye and CTV News, and has won numerous writing and debating awards, including the Dalton Camp Award, the Canadian Media Lawyers’ Association’s Freedom of Expression Writing Prize, and the McGoun Cup, amongst others.
Spencer holds degrees in law and philosophy & political science, and a diploma in accounting from the University of British Columbia.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Elder Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Credit Cards Accepted
- British Columbia
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- English: Spoken, Written
- University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law
- J.D. (2016) | Law
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- Activities: UBC International Law Journal (Editor-in-Chief), UBC Law Review (Assistant Editor), Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Robert H. Guile Q.C. Memorial Debate, UBC Law Students' Society, Faculty Council, Conflict Resolution Society, Law Revue
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- Freedom of Expression Writing Prize
- Canadian Media Lawyers Association
- Dalton Camp Award
- Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
- The Law Society of British Columbia # 513744
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