Our Lawyers - Kimmitt

Joanna Wrzesniewski

Joanna E. Wrzesniewski (Res-ne-ski) | LLB/JD 2000, BSc. 1996

Joanna Wrzesniewski is the principal of the law firm Kimmitt Wrzesniewski.

Joanna’s areas of practice include commercial and residential real estate, real estate development, strata property law, corporate law, wills and estates, and civil litigation with a focus in the area of personal injury law. Joanna carries on a complex solicitor practice, assisting both individual and corporate clients.

Joanna is involved in various professional organizations and currently sits on the board of the Okanagan Mortgage Lenders Associations (OMLA) and the Kelowna Estate Planning Society (KEPS). Joanna is also the chair of the Commercial and Real Estate Okanagan Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Sarah Bowes

Sarah practices as a solicitor in the areas of Wills & Estates Real Estate & Relocation, and Business Law. She enjoys assisting her clients in a cost-effective and timely manner.

PRACTICE FOCUS: Wills & Estates

A current estate plan including an up-to-date Will is important as it protects your estate and your loved ones. For financial and personal care decision-making, an Enduring Power of Attorney and Representation Agreement may be crucial. We assist our clients with all areas of Wills & Estates law. When probating or administering estates, our estate files are handled with the utmost professionalism, courtesy, and respect.

Stuart McMillan

Stuart McMillan is an associate at the law firm Kimmitt Wrzesniewski. He earned his JD at the Schulich School of Law at Halifax’s Dalhousie University and has an BA in history from the University of Guelph.

Stuart’s areas of practice include Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Corporate and Business Law, and Wills and Estates.

AREAS OF SERVICE

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

The lawyers at Kimmitt Wrzesniewski are pleased to assist clients in the following areas:

Real estate development on both: Fee Simple Land and Westbank Frist Nations Land

Including Phased Developments, Strata Developments and Bareland Strata Developments

Disclosure Statements and compliance under the Real Estate Development and Marketing Act (“REDMA”)

Purchases and Sales of Multi Tenant Buildings and Shopping Centers

Stratification

Subdivision

Drafting and registration of Restrictive Covenants, Easements, Statutory Rights of Way and related documents

Consolidation and Land assemblies

Commercial Leases

CORPORATE LAW

Whether you are incorporating a business, buying a business or growing your business we can help! We assist clients with the following:

Incorporation of a Company – including the creation of a Minute Book, the issuing shares and being the Records and Registered office for the Company

Business name Registration

Business Purchases and Sales (Asset Purchases and Sales and Share Purchases and Sales)

Shareholder Agreements

Joint Venture Agreements

Corporate Restructuring

Family Trusts

Non-for-Profit Societies

Annual corporate filings

Corporate Financing

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) LAW / PRIVACY LAW / E/M COMMERCE LAW

Joanna Wrzesniewski, in association with Stephan Grynwajc of the Law Office of S. Grynwajc PLLC, is able to assist existing companies, start ups and new companies doing business in Canada, United States and Europe (EU). Joanna is a member of the British Columbia Bar, while Stephan is licensed to practice law in Quebec (Canada), New York (USA), England and Wales, and France.

The areas under Canadian, U.S. and EU laws in which we can assist our clients include:

Drafting and Negotiating various IT Agreements
IP rights licenses and assignments
Website / mobile application development agreements
website or mobile application general terms and conditions of use
online terms of sale
cookies policies
privacy policies
legal notices
recommendations for complying with data protection and privacy laws
recommendations for complying with third party copyrights and trademarks
website or mobile application audits to assess compliance with applicable legislation
IT facilities management and cloud computing services agreements
Software as a Service (SaaS) and Application Service Provider (ASP) agreements
Outsourcing agreements
Maintenance agreements
Hosting agreements
Software development agreements
Software license agreements
marketing and advertising guidelines

Visit Stephan Grynwajc’s Website

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

Investing in real estate can be one of life’s most important and stressful experiences. We are able to assist our clients with real estate transactions of freehold properties as well as for properties located on the Westbank First Nation Lands. You may rest assured that our firm has successfully completed thousands of real estate transactions including:

Purchases
Leases
Sales
Mortgages
Refinances
Agreements for Sale
Title reviews
Notarizing real estate documents from outside of British Columbia
Lot Subdivision
Lot Stratification

From start to finish, our team of friendly knowledgeable lawyers and staff will be accessible to guide you.

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES

A current estate plan is essential as it protects your estate and your loved ones. Whether you are single, married, in a blended family, expecting your first child, or enjoying retirement in the Okanagan, we are here to assist you with your estate planning needs. We work closely with our clients and their financial advisors to create the best plan, which may include:

Will
Enduring Power of Attorney for financial decisions
Representation Agreement for personal and health decisions
Family Trust
Committee Application
Probate Application
Letters of Administration
Assisting Executors throughout the Will administration process and asset distribution
Advising Beneficiaries as to their Estate Rights
Advising clients under the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”)

We also have extensive experience in probating Wills and advising clients in the roles of executors and administrators. Our estate files are handled with the utmost professionalism, courtesy and respect.

If you are not able to meet at our office for health or mobility reasons, our lawyers and staff are willing to make alternative arrangements to meet your needs.

PERSONAL INJURY LAW

All our personal injury cases are taken on an contingency basis – meaning we don’t get paid until you get paid.

We understand the serious and devastating effects of an accident on your daily life, your family life and your employment and financial situation and we are here to help.

Motor vehicle accidents can dramatically change a person’s life. Everyday tasks become impossible and injured persons may no longer be capable of doing the activities that brought them joy before the accident.

We represent clients who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. Such cases involve injuries sustained mostly due to motor vehicle accidents, but also due to other occurrences and mishaps such as slip and fall cases and medical malpractice. We will explore all the possible avenues available to conclude your case in the best possible way. Some common methods of resolving a personal injury claim include negotiating a settlement directly with ICBC or other insurance companies or their lawyers, or proceeding to mediation, or trial if necessary.

Home or hospital appointments or evening or weekend appointments are available upon request.

We obtain compensation for injured persons to recover their losses in the following manner:

Interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence of the details of the accident
Gathering medical records and reports from physicians, physiotherapists and other medical professionals
Advocating for our clients and negotiating settlements with insurance representatives
Preparing and filing lawsuits to preserve our clients’ claims
Representing our clients at court hearings and trials

Being injured in a motor vehicle accident is stressful and it is important to have a legal team that you can depend on.

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Kimmitt Wrzesniewski

#202 – 1433 St. Paul Street
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 2E4

Telephone: 250.763.6441
Fax: 250.763.1633
E-mail: info@kimmitt.ca