About Ascendancy Law Corp.

Ascendancy Law Corporation is a general practice law firm with an office in Burnaby, British Columbia. Founder Steve P. Lam established the firm, which has grown to include two associate lawyers plus legal assistant staff. The firm handles real estate, corporate and commercial, wills and estates, and family law matters, offering services in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. New clients can get a free 30 minute initial consultation if they go on to retain the firm for further legal work.

The firm's history isn't limited to Burnaby. In 2020, Ascendancy Law Corporation merged with Guy & Company, a Vancouver firm founded in 1975, and the combined practice operated for a time as Guy Lam & Associates. That changed in 2022, when David Guy retired and the Vancouver office closed, leaving Ascendancy Law Corporation to continue on its own from Burnaby. Lam holds a BA from the University of British Columbia (1994) and a JD from the University of Manitoba (1998), and was admitted to the Law Society of British Columbia in 2000. The firm's two associates followed different paths into practice: one trained in Ontario before relocating to Vancouver in 2016, and the other completed the University of Alberta's Internationally Trained Lawyer Pathway program after earning a law degree in the UK.

In the community

  • Steve P. Lam has served as a guest speaker for S.U.C.C.E.S.S.'s Tri-City Cantonese Women's Group and for the CCM Centre.
  • Lam has appeared as a guest on the Modern Lifestyle Program on AM1470 radio and has served as a guest Moot Court appellant judge at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law.
  • The firm offers free legal seminars to the community, according to its site.

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Fees & payment

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2000–2023 · median 10 years in practice 3 of 3 lawyers
Law schools
University of Leicester, University of Manitoba, University of Windsor 3 of 3 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Cantonese, English

Where to find them

305-4603 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5H 4M4 · 604-428-7660

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