About Browne Associates

Browne Associates is a Victoria, BC law firm working out of an office on Hillside Avenue. It's a general solicitor's practice built around real estate and property law, wills and estates, family law, and commercial law, and the firm keeps qualified mediators on staff for family and other disputes.

Senior partner Dunstan Browne was born and educated in South Africa, working there as a corporate and financial lawyer before coming to Canada in 1982. Browne then joined Davis and Company, a major Vancouver firm, practicing in bankruptcy, receiverships, estates, and corporate and land law, and later served a six year term as a Commissioner with the BC Securities Commission. Kelly Orr has practiced since 1985 with a focus on real estate, corporate, and commercial matters, and has been closely involved with the Victoria Home Builders' Association. Crystal Buchan, called to the bar in 1992, is a family mediator who helped found the Victoria Collaborative Family Law Group in 2000. Fiona Hughes joined the firm in 2011 after articling in Toronto and now handles real estate, wills and estates, and matrimonial law.

In the community

  • Kelly Orr has been closely involved with the residential construction industry in Victoria, including the Victoria Home Builders' Association, acting for builders, developers, and trade contractors on real estate and corporate matters.
  • Crystal Buchan is a long-time volunteer with Family Services of Greater Victoria, which provides services for families facing change and challenges in their relationships.

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Where to find them

1633 Hillside Ave #109, Victoria, BC V8T 2C4 · 250-598-1888

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