About Centennial Law

Centennial Law Corp is a general practice law firm based in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, with a second office at Interlakes Corners serving the wider South Cariboo region. The firm handles family law, real estate law, wills and estates, business law, criminal law, and other court matters for individuals, families, and businesses across the area. It's a small firm, with three lawyers and nine support staff.

Douglas E. Dent, the firm's lawyer and proprietor, has practiced law for more than 35 years since being called to the bar in 1976, and taught commercial law, land law, and business associations at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Commerce from 1978 to 1987 before returning to full time practice. Burdick W. Smith, associate counsel, has practiced law in the Cariboo region for almost 30 years, focusing on criminal law, wills and estates, and real estate law. Stephanie Kappei grew up in 100 Mile House, attended Peter Skene Ogden Secondary, and returned to the firm as a lawyer after being called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2015, having earlier worked there in administrative and support roles. Centennial Law also offers services in French and German.

In the community

  • Centennial Law supports numerous South Cariboo community groups through corporate sponsorship, including the 100 Mile House Lions Club's annual dinner and auction, the 100 Mile House Rotary Club's annual Lobsterfest, Ducks Unlimited Canada's annual banquet, the Bridge Lake Fall Fair, the Interlakes Community Association's BCRA Rodeo, and the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards.
  • Dent serves as president of the South Cariboo Arts & Cultural Society and the South Cariboo Community Enhancement Foundation, and as a director of the South Cariboo Health Foundation.
  • Kappei serves as a director of the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2015 · median 11 years in practice 1 of 3 lawyers
Law schools
City University London 1 of 3 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French, German

Offices 2

PO Box 2169, 1 - 241 Birch Avenue, 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0

Interlakes Office250-593-0118

7120 Levick Crescent (Interlakes Corners), Interlakes, BC

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