Stephen C. Lyons

My practice centres around the following areas of law:

• Wills, Estates, and Succession Planning (including Estate Litigation and Incapacity)
• Wealth Management (including Taxation Planning and Trusts)
• Not-for-Profit and Charities Law
• Real Estate and Strata Property Law
• Corporate and Business Law (including Incorporations, Buy/Sell Agreements, Contracts, and Civil Litigation)
• Software and Technology Law (including Intellectual Property, Gaming Law, and Employment Law)
• Appeals
• Commercial and Residential Tenancy

I have represented clients at all levels of court in British Columbia and am proud of my excellent record.

Before entering law, I worked in software development for leading video game and Internet-based gaming companies. I’m credited with senior technical roles on many “AAA” video games, including the Dawn of War II franchise, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, and Space Marine.

I hold the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Victoria. I obtained a Master of Arts in Classical Archaeology from the University of British Columbia as well as a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (First Class) in Classical Studies and a Minor in History. My archaeological adventures have included excavations of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sites, and travel throughout Italy, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Britain, China, and Korea.

I am involved in the local community and am currently active on the boards of several organizations: Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society (Vice-President), Victoria Heritage Foundation, and Treasurer of the Victoria Bar Association (Treasurer).

I am also an Adjunct Professor and Sessional Instructor at the University of Victoria, where I have for the past few years been teaching LAW 317: Real Property Transactions and LAW 320: Wills, Estates & Succession Planning.