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Bruce A. LeRose Q.C.

01 · Counsel

Bruce A. LeRose Q.C.

Born and raised in Trail, British Columbia, Bruce was educated at the University of British Columbia and called to the bar in 1983.

Appointed Queen's Counsel in 2006 and awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Attorney General of BC in 2013 for meritorious services to the Legal Profession.

A Life Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia, Bruce served as President of the Law Society of BC in 2012, the first member of the Kootenay Bar to hold that role in the Law Society's 130-year history.

A General Practitioner with concentration on Real Estate and Corporate and Commercial Solicitor's work, and Personal Injury and Civil Litigation Barristers work.

Preferred areas

Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation.

brucel@tlb.bc.ca
Ryan R.W. Sookorukoff

02 · Counsel

Ryan R.W. Sookorukoff

Born and raised in Castlegar, British Columbia, Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UBC in 2006 and a Juris Doctor from the UBC Faculty of Law in 2010.

Called to the BC Bar in August 2011, Ryan practices out of both the Trail and Castlegar offices.

His preferred areas of practice include Civil Litigation, Creditors Remedies and Collections, Foreclosure and Insolvency Law.

Preferred areas

Civil Litigation, Creditors Remedies and Collections, Foreclosure and Insolvency.

ryan@tlb.bc.ca
Jeffrey G. Craig

03 · Counsel

Jeffrey G. Craig

Born and raised in the Kootenays, Jeffrey summered and articled with Thompson, LeRose & Brown before being called to the Bar in May 2015.

Prior to law, Jeffrey worked in the Credit Union industry in residential and agricultural lending and internal loan auditing.

Jeffrey practices out of both the Castlegar and Trail offices, focusing on Wills and Estates, Commercial Mortgages, Corporate and Commercial Law, and Real Estate and Property Law.

Preferred areas

Wills and Estates, Commercial Mortgages, Corporate and Commercial Law, Real Estate and Property Law.

jcraig@tlb.bc.ca