Hayward Sheppard is a downtown Vancouver law firm practicing family law, administrative law, and personal injury litigation. The firm handles divorce and separation, custody and support, property division, and ICBC and other motor vehicle accident and slip and fall claims, along with representation before administrative tribunals. It favours negotiation and other out-of-court processes where practical, while relying on its lawyers' litigation experience when a case must go to trial.

Practice areas

Family LawPersonal InjuryAdministrative & Regulatory LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Lawyers 7

Ian Hayward Partner Family LawPersonal Injury Jeremy Sheppard Partner Family LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Josephine Wong Partner Family Law Juli Bennett Associate Family Law Julia Hibbard Partner Family Law Megan McKay Associate Family Law Michael Henricksen Associate Family Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1989–2022 · median 18 years in practice 7 of 7 lawyers
Law schools
University of British Columbia (3), Queen's University, University of Toronto 5 of 7 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Cantonese, Mandarin

Who handles what

Family Law
Ian Hayward, Jeremy Sheppard, Josephine Wong, Juli Bennett, Julia Hibbard, Megan McKay, Michael Henricksen
Administrative & Regulatory Law
Ian Hayward
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Jeremy Sheppard
Personal Injury
Ian Hayward

Legal support staff 1

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.

Avani Patel Articled Student Family LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law

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