Trudy Macdonald, LLB

Areas of Practice:

• Family Law
• Collaborative Family Law
• Family Mediation
• Criminal Law, Including Youth

Education:

• LL.B. (UBC) 1993
• B.S.N. (University of Victoria) 1990
• R.N. (Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing) 1979

Professional Associations:

• Law Society of British Columbia
• Canadian Bar Association
• New Westminster Family Law subsection
• Collaborative Association of the Lower Mainland
• College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, non-practicing membership

Community Involvement

• Volunteer at Western Canada Society for Access Justice probono clinics
• Executive member of North Delta Baseball Association
• Member and contributor of North Delta Junior Australian Football League
• Secretary of Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae, Lower Mainland Branch
• Guest speaker at CDI College graduation 2008
• Former member of Delta Parks & Recreation Commission and Delta Grants Committee

About me:

I practice primarily in family law and my office is in Surrey, B.C. I represent clients from all areas of the lower mainland, Vancouver Island and areas farther afield. I am a partner at Peterson Stark Scott, where I have worked since articling in 1995. Prior to practicing law, I worked as a registered nurse and also did some teaching at the Justice Institute. This background provides me with the caring and compassion that is often helpful in working through family law issues.

With my education as a family law mediator and collaborative family lawyer, I am able to offer clients an option to the emotional and financial cost of litigation. I have vast experience in negotiated settlements involving parenting of children, division of property and debts, and maintenance issues.

I have extensive experience with both the Provincial and Supreme Court systems and have been appointed to act for both the Ministry of Housing and Social Development and the Ministry of Attorney General. I have been involved as legal counsel for the Family Maintenance Program in Surrey since 1995. I acted as criminal defence counsel for youth in care from 1999 - 2004. I have been appointed several times to act for children in cases involving the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Despite my vast experience with the court system, I have found the most satisfying cases for clients to be those where the individuals are able to sit down and negotiate a settlement on their own terms. I take great pride in assisting my clients through this process, which is the basis for collaborative law.

Resolving Disputes Respectfully
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Providing alternative collaborative family law and no court divorce resolution for the Lower Mainland: including, Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Ladner, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver, West Vancouver and White Rock.