Our Team

Robert J. Klassen
- Called to the Bar of Ontario 1970
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia January 15, 1979
- Practiced Family Law exclusively throughout this period
- Member of the Family Law Sections in Vancouver and Victoria
- Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Victoria
- Family Law Mediator since 1985
- Former Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria for 3 years
- Founder & Past Chair of the Victoria Collaborative Family Law Group
- Completed conduct of arbitration proceedings course
Email: rjklassen@straithlaw.ca
Jo-Anne Hellwig
Email: joanneh@straithlaw.ca