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The best lawyers aren’t necessarily the most expensive

We believe getting help from a lawyer should not be intimidating, and people should be able to obtain quality legal services at an affordable cost. Those are our driving principles, and why we take the time to carefully listen, discuss, plan and form solutions that are right for your unique needs, based on your history, values and goals.

Andrea Petersen is ACE Legal’s Founder and Principal. Andrea primarily practices family law, where she helps people with a range of family law services. She frequently represents clients at B.C. Provincial Court and at B.C. Supreme Court. Her immigration practice is limited to spousal sponsorship and refugee law.

Andrea loves being a lawyer. Her path to becoming a lawyer is not the usual one. In her twenties, Andrea chased her dream of becoming a medical researcher. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology; then she continued on, into post graduate studies doing cancer research. Then the opportunity arose to become a tenured life science lecturer at Vancouver Community College which happened to coincide with Andrea becoming a mother. Being a lecturer enabled Andrea to enjoy a healthy work/life balance.

It is in Andrea’s role as a mother where her interest in becoming a lawyer emerged. Her oldest child struggled with a learning disability and Andrea witnessed the public school system’s inadequacies in helping children with learning disabilities. As a lawyer she believed she could more effectively advocate for resources where required, and truly help make a difference. Andrea has always enjoyed helping people and she is here to help you.

The skills Andrea honed from working as a medical researcher and as a lecturer, such as being inquisitive, detail oriented, and communicating in a clear and concise manner are the same skills that make her an excellent lawyer. She is also comfortable working with people of all ages, walks of life and ethnicities.

Andrea is known as a lawyer who is congenial to work with while fiercely advocating for her clients. Whether she is negotiating and preparing prenuptial, marriage or separation agreements or attending court on issues such as parental alienation or relocation, the quality of Andrea’s work is exemplary and thorough. She has been remarkably successful at obtaining excellent outcomes for her clients.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Andrea enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her family. She resides locally with her two children.

To speak to Andrea or her team of legal specialists, simply contact us.

It was a great privilege to have Ms. Petersen as my legal counsel. I am extremely pleased with the performance, dedication, and support I received from her. She was professional, easy to talk to, and genuinely cared about my case. She went above and beyond what was required. I would proudly recommend Ms. Petersen to anyone.

~ Tom S. Vancouver, B.C.

I was very happy with Ace Legal. There were no hidden fees, Andrea was forthright, pleasant to work with, and most importantly she got the job done! I have no reservation in recommending Andrea at Ace Legal.

~ Elizabeth W. Vancouver, B.C.

Andrea helped me with a challenging family law matter. She acted quickly, with compassion and kindness she guided me through a difficult court proceeding. Most importantly, the court proceeding had a successful outcome resulting in the quality of my life being vastly improved.

~ Sandra E. Surrey, B.C.

In the past I have found talking to a lawyer an intimidating experience. Talking to Andrea was easy and she listened! She made sure my husband and I understood the legal process we were entering into. She encouraged us to ask questions if we didn’t understand something she said. Working with Andrea was an excellent experience and I highly recommend her.

~ Robyn W. New Westminster, B.C.

My experience in working with Andrea was that she was attentive, returned my emails and phone calls in a timely manner and acted quickly when a deadline was at issue. Without reservation I can recommend Andrea.

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The best lawyers aren’t necessarily the most expensive

~ Tom S. Vancouver, B.C.

~ Elizabeth W. Vancouver, B.C.

~ Sandra E. Surrey, B.C.

~ Robyn W. New Westminster, B.C.

~ Brian H. Salt Spring Island, B.C.

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