Title Insurance or Real Property Report: A Purchaser’s Dilemma
Ben is a driven lawyer with a practice spanning civil litigation, municipal law, and real estate work.
Ben clerked with the Alberta Court of Appeal before completing his articles at Reynolds Mirth. Since joining the firm, Ben has mainly focused on litigation work for municipal, banking, and post-secondary clients. Ben particularly enjoys litigation involving real estate issues, including foreclosure work, Land Title issues (such as restrictive covenants and caveats), and boundary/plan of survey corrections. He has appeared in all levels of Court in Alberta.
Ben also maintains an active interest in real estate transactions and enjoys assisting municipal and private clients alike with the acquisition and sale of land. In this part of his practice, Ben especially likes to help clients negotiate and close transactions in a way that achieves their goals and mitigates their risk.
Ben is an active member of the Edmonton legal community as well as in his home community of Sherwood Park. When outside the office, Ben enjoys running, cheering for the Oilers, and spending time with his wife Karlyn and their St. Bernard-Poodle cross, Monroe.
Education
- University of Alberta, B.A. (with Distinction)
- University of Alberta Peter Lougheed Leadership College, Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership
- University of Alberta, J.D. (with Distinction)
Bar Admission
Alberta, 2021
