Jeffrey A. Drozdiak has taken a position as a Member of the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal. We wish him all the best in his new role!
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Welcome Elliot P. Rowe!
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Elliot graduated from the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2022.
Elliot’s first day with us is January 2, 2024. Welcome to the team Elliot!
Happy Retirement Bill!
After just over 39 years of practicing law, Bill Younie’s last day was December 29, 2023.
Congratulations Bill!
Welcome to Sarah Handel!
The Lawyers and Staff of Ridgway & Company are pleased to welcome Sarah Handel to the firm as a 2022-2023 Articled Student. She began articling under her principal, William R. Younie, K.C., on July 11, 2022.
Sarah grew up in the Cowichan Valley but attended University in Halifax. She graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in May 2022 and is excited to be back home in the Cowichan Valley.
Welcome Elizabeth Robinow!
Elizabeth became a Partner with the firm on January 1, 2022.
It’s Our Firm’s 100th Anniversary in 2020!
We are pleased to be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the start of our law firm, which was started in January 1920 in downtown Duncan by C.F. Davie.
Cyril Francis Davie occupied a small upstairs office in the old wooden Whittome Building, where Outlooks Menswear is now located, at 53 Station Street. He was appointed King’s Counsel while Speaker of the Conservative Government of Simon Fraser Tolmie.
Congratulations to Jeffrey Drozdiak!
We would like to congratulate Jeffrey on his recent call to the Bar. At a sitting before Mr. Justice Robert D. Punnett on November 7, 2019 in Victoria, Jeffrey was formally presented to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, completing the final step to become a practicing lawyer in the province of British Columbia.
Goodbye to Glen!
After a long and successful law career, Glen Ridgway has retired from practise as of December 31, 2018. We wish him a long and happy retirement, travelling and spending more time on the golf course.
Welcome to Jeffrey Drozdiak!
The Lawyers and Staff of Ridgway & Company are pleased to welcome Jeffrey Drozdiak to the firm as a 2018-19 Articled Student. He began articling under his principal Brian McDaniel on July 3, 2018.
Before embarking on a legal career, Jeff worked for over a decade as a professional engineer in the mining sector. His career spanned all areas of the industry, from research, teaching and laboratory testing, to design work and plant operations. In 2015, he enrolled in law school at the University of Ottawa.
Jeff completed his first year of law school in our nation’s capital before transferring back to BC, graduating with a law degree from the University of Victoria in May 2018. Jeff and his wife Anne, who was born and raised in Duncan, are excited to be making the Cowichan Valley their new home.
Welcome to Brian McDaniel!
The Lawyers and Staff of Ridgway & Company are pleased to welcome Brian McDaniel to the firm as Associate Counsel. Mr. McDaniel will be joining Ridgway & Company on January 1, 2018.