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Founded by a pair of top lawyers in 2001, LeClair Thibeault provides tailored legal solutions to demanding clients for both residential and commercial matters.

Can I Leave Something To Charities?

People often ask whether they can and how to leave part of their estate to a charity of their choice. The answer is, of course, yes and it is an important piece of the puzzle ... Read more

Is Now the Time to Lock In Your Mortgage Rate?

This is the question that many find themselves asking. With what seemed to be an unrelenting rise in interest rates resulting in mortgage payments and other debt obligations no doubt becoming more difficult for an ... Read more

Why Making An Enduring Power Of Attorney Protects You

A regular Power of Attorney ceases to exist when the Donor (the person giving the power of attorney) ceases to have mental capacity to give directions to the Attorney (the person appointed in the power ... Read more

Buying Property In BC

A number of Albertans vacation in BC and eventually decide to either buy a recreational property or, in the alternative, decide that they want to live in BC. Of course, the opposite does hold true ... Read more

Quick Tips From Real Estate Lawyers

Providing our viewers with Quick Tips from Real Estate Lawyers here in Calgary. We never want you to be left confused so follow these insider suggestions to help you get by with less stress. QUICKTIP ... Read more

Why You Need an Enduring Power of Attorney?

Things To Consider While Estate Planning What Is An Enduring Power Of Attorney (EPA) One of the documents we include as part of our Estate Planning package is an Enduring Power of Attorney. The EPA ... Read more

Avoiding Mortgage Payout Penalties

How Mortgage Payment Penalties Work What we find most surprising when dealing with Sellers is that they rarely know how a mortgage prepayment penalty works. Either it was never explained to them. By either the ... Read more

The Risk & Rewards Of Buying A Foreclosure

Understanding The Ins & Outs Of Foreclosure/Judicial Sales Often when we get calls from clients wanting information on buying a foreclosure, the background information they have is out of the US. In Canada, each province ... Read more

Structuring Holdbacks During Negotiations

Handling Closing Day Issues In Your Offer Buyers are often surprised during our meetings to learn that a pre-possession walk-through is not a right. In fact, technically Buyers don’t have access to the property until ... Read more

Purchasing The Property You Expected

The proverbial “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is what we all want to avoid. We all make assumptions based on what we see or what we think we see. Buying a property is no different. We ... Read more

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