About Rebecca Darnell

	Family Law
	Family Law Mediation
	Wills Estates & Estate Planning
	Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions
	Langley Advance June 27, 2008 PDF format
	Langley Times Article
	Lawyers Weekly

Rebecca Darnell graduated from UBC Faculty of Law in 1994 and was called to the Bar in British Columbia in May of 1995.

Prior to attending law school, she worked in banking, at the Provincial Court of British Columbia, as a legal secretary and then a self-employed freelance paralegal. Ms. Darnell articled with the Ministry of Attorney General in Victoria, BC during which time she represented the Crown in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings throughout British Columbia and also did a rotation at Legislative Council where she observed and assisted in drafting new and amended legislation.

On completing the articling term, she immediately opened a firm in Langley, British Columbia drawing upon her extensive prior experience working as legal support staff and practiced initially as a sole practitioner primarily in family law proceedings. That firm has now grown to three lawyers and eight full time staff with a broad practice focus including both solicitor and barrister work.

In addition to practicing law, Ms. Darnell is very active in professional and community affairs. Ms. Darnell has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since second year of law school and the Rotary Club since 1995. She is also a member of the Langley Chamber of Commerce since 1995, President of Langley Community Services Society from 2001 to June of 2008, President of the Fraser Valley Bar Association, Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a member of the Women Lawyer's Forum, the New Westminster Family Bar Association since Law School and is currently nominated for a position on Provincial Council of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

Ms. Darnell is also politically active as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and President of the Liberal Riding Association in Langley for the Liberal Party of British Columbia. Ms. Darnell is a life member of LEAF and has hosted a Person's Day Event in 2005 and 2006 to raise awareness of ongoing women's issues. Ms. Darnell also hosts an annual Grand Prix Horse Show at the Thunderbird Show Park in Langley to raise funds for the Langley Community Services Society. Ms. Darnell gives generously of her time and money to the community at large and the profession.

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