Lesley is an experienced family lawyer and a partner at Beaton Burke Young LLP. She practiced as a criminal defence lawyer for the first years of her legal career before making the switch to family law. As a result, Lesley has extensive litigation experience and is very familiar with the risks and possible rewards of litigating complex issues and high conflict cases. Lesley is also well positioned to advise clients when alternative dispute resolution options like mediation or other lower-cost strategies would be appropriate or desirable. She favours options that allow families to move forward in a positive, child-focused way whenever possible.
Lesley understands the toll that family breakdown can take on the entire family unit. She strives to make legal concepts and options accessible and understandable to her clients. Her strategic advice is tailored to address each client’s unique circumstances. Lesley advises her clients about practicalities of the family law system and their available options so they can make informed decisions. She is focused on achieving resolutions or results that best align with the goals and needs of her clients.
Lesley is able to assist clients in all areas of family law at any stage of their case. She is experienced in complex family law cases, including cases that involve criminal charges or domestic violence, and property division cases with shared business assets or complicated financial issues. Lesley can also assist people and families trying to resolve their cases efficiently and cost-effectively.
Lesley takes on a limited number of files as a parenting coordinator where she assists families with children and challenging co-parenting relationships resolve disputes.
