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Charities and non-profits have unique legal needs, and benefit from having lawyers who focus on this sector. Our newly-launched firm can provide the services and advice your organisation needs.​

After practicing for many years with De Jager Volkenant & Company, our lawyers have set up a new law firm in Cloverdale in 2024. Our vision is the same: to serve charity and non-profit organizations and enable and empower them to achieve their purposes.

Our firm also meets the legal needs of a variety of businesses and individuals, many of whom we have connected with through our work in the non-profit sector. We can provide comprehensive legal services, for real estate transactions, employment matters, corporate matters, and much more.

Our firm also meets the legal needs of a variety of businesses and individuals, many of whom we have connected with through our work in the non-profit sector. We can provide comprehensive legal services, for real estate transactions, employment matters, corporate matters, and much more.

Our Team

Luke A. Johnson

Lawyer:
Corporate and Charity​​

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Charles De Jager

Lawyer:
Employment and Litigation

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Joanne Wiebe

Associate Lawyer:
Estates and Estate Planning

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Maria Mach

Associate Lawyer:
Corporate and Charity​

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Megan Bradford

Corporate Paralegal

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Taeler Carson

Litigation Paralegal​

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Shelley Nicholls

Real Estate Paralegal

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Aline Rocha

Estates and Estate Planning Assistant

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Gabriella Seriani

Receptionist and Legal Assistant

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Iryna Agapova

Bookkeeper

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Luke A. Johnson

Founder

I grew up in and around charities. After finishing law school, I was pleased to learn that lawyers could develop a whole career focused on meeting the legal needs of charities – and the people who run them.

My work now consists of providing practical, strategic legal advice to charities, non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals in the areas of charity law, corporate/commercial law, and wills and estates. This means helping with charity applications, CRA compliance audits, real estate transactions and developments, governance reviews, estate planning, and more. The charitable sector provides an endless variety of work.

I have worked with organizations across the voluntary sector including churches, care facilities, sports organizations, private foundations, housing providers, schools, and international development agencies.

I was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2008. I worked for sixteen years at De Jager Volkenant, becoming a partner in this charity law firm before deciding to set up a new firm in 2024. In 2007, I completed my law degree at the University of British Columbia, where I volunteered for several years with the student legal advice program and participated in the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot at Oxford University. Before turning to law, I graduated from Trinity Western University with a degree in communications and English literature, worked for several charitable organizations, taught English in China, and operated a martial arts studio.

I now live with my wife and children in South Delta, and enjoy reading, cycling, and playing guitar and bass in my limited spare time.

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Charles De Jager

Associate Counsel

Charles is an Associate Counsel with L. Johnson Law Group. Prior to joining the firm, Charles was a partner of De Jager Volkenant and that firm’s senior litigation counsel with 38 years of experience. He carries on a general litigation counsel practice focused in the areas of charities and non-profit organizations, employment, labour and human rights, education law, privacy, dispute resolution, civil litigation and mediation.

Charles acts for a wide range of charities and non-profit organizations including local and international church and para-church organizations, local and international missions, aid and development organizations, housing organizations and foundations as well as a variety of businesses and individuals.

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Joanne Wiebe

Associate Lawyer

Joanne Wiebe is an Associate Lawyer at L. Johnson Law Group. Her practice focuses on wills, estates and trusts, as well as charity compliance and non-profit law. Joanne particularly enjoys building and maintaining long-term relationships with clients from various backgrounds and she takes a compassionate and empathetic approach to practicing law.

Joanne previously worked as an associate at a mid-sized insurance defence firm in Vancouver where she engaged in negotiations, mediations and trial work. Her academic background includes a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Saskatchewan and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia.

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Maria Mach

Associate

Maria joined our team in January 2023 as an associate. Maria previously worked as in-house counsel and privacy officer with a large internationally focused charity based in Alberta, and as an associate with a mid-sized general practice firm in Abbotsford.

With her experience as in-house counsel with a charity, Maria has a strong understanding of being in the client’s position and the day-to-day challenges facing charities. As a result, Maria diligently seeks to provide clients with practical and quality assistance.

Maria enjoys serving a wide variety of charities, non-profits, businesses, and individuals and helping them achieve their long-term objectives. She also volunteers by serving on the boards of directors of charitable organizations, and by speaking at legal education seminars.

Maria completed her law degree at the University of Ottawa. Prior to attending law school, Maria studied International & Comparative Politics, and Second Language Teaching, also at University of Ottawa.