ABOUT US
Siebenga & King has become a corporate partnership of two lawyers. Previously, the partners, David Siebenga and Sanda King, operated two sole practices under the names of David’s Law Office and Whaites & King, respectively. These merged because of their similar goals and philosophies in the practice of law.
David and Sanda’s attitudes to the practice of law are very similar: a desire to provide legal services to the community in a manner that is smart, approachable, flexible and positive, providing value and excellence.
Lawyers Biographies:
Law Firm History:
David’s Law Office commenced operations in 1991 in Surrey, BC. David Siebenga,
with a Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary and Law Degree from the
University of B.C. felt that Surrey, as a growing market place, was well served by a law firm
whose approach was communicate with the client, to put the client first and at ease.
Until 2003, David’s Law Office, targeted residential real estate and business law. With a background in business (having worked for IBM and a Japanese international land development company) David had unique qualifications to combine Surrey's telecommunications environment with its multicultural community. In the 13 years of operation, David has serviced over 10,000 realty transactions, and completed over 500 lot subdivisions.
Sanda King began operations under the firm name of Whaites & King in the Spring of 2000, having purchased the practice from P. Barry Whaites, who had an emphasis in real estate law and a general solicitor’s practice. Sanda obtained her BA from the University of British Columbia and her law degree from the University of Alberta. After receiving her education in Canada, she was initially called to the bar in the State of Colorado in 1995, where she practiced in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and disability claims. In 1997, she returned to British Columbia and was called to the BC Bar in 1998. She initially practiced in corporate securities and as in-house counsel in the hospitality field in downtown Vancouver, before purchasing the practice in 2000. Sanda had already worked in numerous law firms throughout the lower mainland since 1987 as a legal assistant and conveyancer, and with her experience as an attorney-at-law, Sanda has been able to grow a solicitor's practice with an emphasis in the area of real estate, wills and estates, probate and corporate law.
After growing the practice in the original Cloverdale location, Sanda opened a second location in Chilliwack, BC in February of 2002, where the main emphasis is real estate law.
Siebenga & King has expanded its practice areas to include a diverse range of family law services. The firm welcomed Sandra Jennings in September 2007, who heads up our family law practice area.
We currently have four locations in Newton, Cloverdale, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, to serve you with competitive rates and flexible appointment times, and home appointments as necessary.
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