Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger · Family Law Counsel

The partners of Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger are George Gordon and Paul Daykin Q.C. Senior counsel are Jack Aaron Q.C. and Karen Nordlinger Q.C. Our associate counsel are Jacqueline McQueen, Stacey Silber, John-Paul Boyd, Anne DeMeulemeester, Annie Kaderly and Amy Chapman-Fluker.

Jack Aaron QC I. Jack Aaron Q.C.   Senior Counsel (Retired)
is a senior litigator with extensive experience, particularly in family law, both in Canada and South Africa. Jack did a post-graduate law degree at Oxford University, after completing undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where he practised as a barrister for 17 years. He began to practise family law in Vancouver in 1982. Jack has retired from the active practice of law, but remains involved with Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger in a consultative capacity.

George Gordon George W. Gordon   Partner · Litigator, Mediator · email: ggordon@agdnlaw.ca
was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981 and to the Bar of British Columbia in 1985. He was educated at Queen's University and at McGill. George has specialized in family law since being called to the Bar, with a particular emphasis on custody and access matters. George has written chapters in practice manuals for matrimonial lawyers and articles for the Continuing Legal Education Society, and has lectured at and conducted CLE courses and spoken at conferences for judges and masters. George is a past co-chair of the Family Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia.

Paul Daykin QC Paul M. Daykin Q.C.   Partner · Litigator · email: pdaykin@agdnlaw.ca
was educated at UBC and the University of Toronto, and was called to the Bar in 1985. Trained in all areas of commercial litigation, his practice has been focused for many years on family law matters, primarily involving the division of property, corporate and tax issues, and child and spousal support. Paul is the author of numerous publications and articles on financial issues arising in the family law context. He has been a frequent lecturer on family law matters at the Professional Legal Training Course and is a regular speaker at Continuing Legal Education Society family law courses, trial advocacy seminars and the Inns of Court project.

Karen Nordlinger QC Karen F. Nordlinger Q.C.   Senior Counsel · Litigator, Mediator, Arbitrator · email: knordlinger@agdnlaw.ca
is an arbitrator and mediator and has been engaged in the practice of family law since 1975, and as a neutral in labour arbitration since 1995. Karen has extensive experience in complex property division and disputes about support, custody and access. She is a former Bencher and Treasurer (President) of the Law Society of British Columbia. Karen is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the Canadian Bar Association's Family Law Section.

Jacqui McQueen Jacqueline G. McQueen   Associate · Litigator · email: jmcqueen@agdnlaw.ca
studied at York University, where she obtained her BA and LLB. Jacqui has been admitted to practice in Ontario in 1995, British Columbia in 1996 and New Zealand in 2001. Jacqui is experienced in civil and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on matrimonial matters. Jacqui is a contributor to CLE's Family Practice Manual and the Law Society of British Columbia's Professional Legal Training Course, and is a regular speaker at CLE courses.

Stacey Silber Stacey S. Silber   Associate · Litigator · email: ssilber@agdnlaw.ca
was educated at the University of Toronto, where she obtained her BComm, and UBC, where she obtained her LLB. Stacey was called to the Bar in 1992, after which she practised in the areas of civil, commercial and family litigation. Stacey's current practice is exclusively focused on family law. Stacey has written for the Continuing Legal Education Society's Family Practice Manual and Family Law Sourcebook, and has presented lectures on family law topics for CLE.

JP Boyd John-Paul E. Boyd   Associate · Litigator, Mediator, Parenting Coordinator · email: jpboyd@agdnlaw.ca
has practised family law exclusively since being called to the Bar in 2000. John-Paul is a frequent contributor on family law topics for legal journals, the Continuing Legal Education Society and the Law Society's Professional Legal Training Course. He presently serves on the board of directors of the British Columbia Law Institute and on the editorial board of CLE's Family Practice Manual. John-Paul has particular interests in jurisdictional problems, mediation, child advocacy and views of the child reports. John-Paul is the winner of the UBC Law Alumni Association's 2008 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a member of the Canadian Bar Association's Family Law Section. His personal website on family law can be found at www.bcfamilylawresource.com.

Anne DeMeulemeester   Associate · Litigator, Collaborative Practitioner · email: ademeulemeester@agdnlaw.ca
received her law degree from UBC in 2001. She articled at Davis & Company in Vancouver and was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 2002, at which time she joined Karen F. Nordlinger & Associates. Anne has written and presented papers on child and spousal support issues for the Continuing Legal Education Society; she is trained as a family law mediator and collaborative divorce lawyer.

Annie Kaderly Annie C. Kaderly   Associate · Litigator · email: akaderly@agdnlaw.ca
received her BA from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2001. She was awarded the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Scholarship, and received her LLB from Dalhousie University in 2005. Annie was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2006 and practices exclusively in the area of family law. Annie has trial experience at all three levels of the British Columbia courts. She has been an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia's Vancouver Family Law Subsection since 2007.

Amy Chapman-Fluker Amy L. Chapman-Fluker   Associate · Litigator · email: achapmanfluker@agdnlaw.ca
received her BA in political science from the University of Victoria in 2002. She attended law shool at the University of British Columbia and obtained her LLB in 2006. While at UBC, Amy received awards for academic acheivement in bankruptcy and insolvency and advanced corporate law. Amy practiced tax law at Thorsteinssons LLP until she joined Karen F. Nordlinger & Associates in January 2009. Amy now practices exclusively in the area of family law. Amy is a member of the Canadian Bar Association's Vancouver Family Law and Women Lawyers Forum subsections.