Preferred Area of Practice: Buying and Selling Businesses, Corporate Reorganizations, Wills and Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Probate Matters.

Colleen has a large Corporate and Wills and Estate practice.

A lifelong resident of the Cowichan Valley, Colleen attended the University of Victoria for both her Bachelor of Arts degree and Law Degree (LL.B) and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1990 after articling with the Ministry of Attorney General in Victoria. She has practiced law with the firm since 1990, was the firm’s Managing Partner from 1997 to 2025 and will be retiring at the end of 2026.

Colleen has served as President of both the Cowichan Valley Bar Association and the Nanaimo County Bar Association, sat on the Board of Island Savings Credit Union for 13 years, including two years as Chair, was a Director of the former Cowichan District Hospital Board, a Director of Cowichan Lake Community Services for many years and, for the past nine years, served on the Board of the Nanaimo Airport Commission including two years as Chair.

 

cmjohel@ridgco.com