Lisa Slater

Partner
About

Lisa Slater is a partner in the Vancouver office where she maintains a broad family law practice including all ‎matters relating to division of property, trusts, common-law relationships, child and spousal support, child ‎custody and access, and drafting of marriage, cohabitation and separation agreements.‎

Her family law practice has particular emphasis on complex financial and commercial matters including:‎

  • corporate matters ‎
  • professional practices
  • business valuation
  • trusts
  • taxation

Lisa has appeared in the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Provincial Court and ‎‎‎drafted written submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada. Her practice is solution-oriented and ‎‎‎focuses on achieving reasonable negotiated and mediated settlements when appropriate. Lisa is an ‎‎‎accredited Family Law Mediator.‎

Lisa has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and was a judicial law clerk at the British Columbia Court of ‎Appeal.‎

Bar admissionsBritish Columbia, 1996
Languages
  • English

Awards

  • Recommended, Family & Divorce Lawyer in British Columbia, Doyle’s Guide, (2026)
  • Family Law Mediator Certification, Law Society of BC
Education
  • LL.B, University of British Columbia, 1994
  • B. Comm., University of Alberta, 1990

Publications

  • Member of Editorial Board, "Financial Issues in Family Law," CLEBC, 2023 – 2026
  • Author and Co-author, "Child Support Guidelines Chapter," CLEBC Annotated Family Practice, 2009 – 2026
  • Co-Author, "Spousal Support Chapter," CLEBC Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia, 2019

Seminars

  • Presenter, "Marriage Agreements," EPCA, 2011
  • Presenter, "Impact of Marriage Agreements on Estate Planning," EPCV, 2010
  • Co-Presenter, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, 2016 – 2018

Community Involvement

  • Pro bono family law legal services through Access to Justice

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of BC
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Vancouver Family Law and Legal Research Sections of the Canadian Bar Association