James Smirle
Lawyer at Handford Smirle LLP
About James
James is a solicitor focusing on corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions, and estate planning and administration, and regularly acts for financial institutions on lending matters as a member of the CBABC Banking Law Section. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business and a law degree from UBC. Raised in Summerland, he articled and practised with Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP before co-founding Handford Smirle LLP with Nicole Handford, and sits on the board of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.
Education & credentials
- Law school
- University of British Columbia
- Undergraduate
- University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business
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