Del Elgersma provides legal services in the areas of business law, estate planning and trusts, and real estate. Del has helped hundreds of new business owners take advantage of the liability protection and tax benefits of incorporating. As a registered trademark agent, Del also helps business owners protect their “brand”. Successful business owners and their advisors turn to Del to help implement corporate reorganizations for tax or succession planning purposes, which may include an “estate freeze” transaction, a holding company and a discretionary family trust. As one of the first lawyers in BC to write wills in plain language, Del’s clients benefit from estate plans that are free of legalese. Del finds particular satisfaction in helping clients who are “stuck” to identify their options and create an estate plan tailored to their needs. Del is a frequent speaker on estate planning topics and has developed and taught courses on incapacity planning and will and estate planning for the Peninsula Elder College. Starting his legal career in Vancouver with one of the leading real estate conveyancing law firms in Canada, Del has helped thousands of clients with their purchase, sale and mortgage transactions, and has experience with all types of deals, from standard residential transactions to complex and creative commercial deals and developments.