Burroughs Law Corporation

About Burroughs Law Corporation

Burroughs Law Corporation is a sole-practitioner firm led by Ian W. Burroughs, with a main office in Nelson, BC and a second office in Vancouver. The firm's site introduces the practice as a Nelson lawyer's office, and describes a move from Richmond and Vancouver to serve Nelson's community. Burroughs holds a Juris Doctor and is a certified Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA), a designation for professionals trained to guide family owned businesses through succession, governance, and communication issues.

The practice spans three decades. Burroughs worked eighteen years as a sole practitioner in Richmond, then partnered at Kerfoot Burroughs LLP from 2011 to 2023, before returning to sole practice in 2023 under the current name. The firm groups its work into four areas: business law, wills and estate planning, probate and estate administration, and family enterprise advisory services. In a 2025 interview with the Nelson Star, Burroughs said family communication resolves most of the problems that come up in estate planning and probate work, and described estate planning as useful for families of any size, not only the wealthy.