CRANBROOK

Gerry Kambeitz, Q.C.

Gerry Kambeitz, Q.C. has been a resident of Cranbrook and has practiced law since 1971.   Gerry practices primarily in the areas of Commercial and Corporate law, Real Estate and Development Law and Wills and Estates.  Throughout his more than 35 year career, Gerry has served in numerous capacities including Human Rights Commissioner, Director of the Legal Services Society of B.C., member of the Provincial Council of the Canadian Bar Association, Director of the Continuing Legal Education Society. Currently, Gerry holds the position of Life Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia and is a member of the Practice Standards Committee and Real Estate Conveyancing Task Force of the Law Society of British Columbia.  He has also served as a Director of the Cranbrook Golf Club and a Trustee of St. Mary’s School.  Outside of his busy practice, Gerry is an avid hockey player in the winter and golfer in the summer.

Ken Steidl, Q.C.

Ken Steidl, Q.C. is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and has carried on a general practice of law in Cranbrook since being called to the bar in British Columbia in 1972.  His present preferred areas of practice are real estate, foreclosures, family law and criminal law.  Ken has been the elected representative for the Kootenays to the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association for three 3-year terms and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2002.  He has coached minor hockey, is a past director for the Cranbrook Curling Club, has been a director of The Friends of Fort Steele Society for over ten years, and has acted as counsel for a number of other boards and organizations in the community.

Duncan Smith, LL.B.

Duncan Smith LL.B. joined the firm in 2007 and has a busy practice in the areas of family law and criminal defense.  He obtained his law degree from the University of Windsor in 1999 and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2000.  His current practice, as well as his prior work for the Government of British Columbia as a Provincial Crown prosecutor and civil litigator, and then for the Government of Canada as a Federal Crown prosecutor, have involved a wide variety of litigation matters.

Angela Svetlichny, LL.B.

Angela Svetlichny LL.B. obtained her law degree from the University of Victoria in 2002 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 2003.  She practiced law in Vernon, where she operated her own practice before moving to Cranbrook in 2005.  She has been practicing with Steidl Kambeitz Law Corporation since then in the areas of family law and civil litigation.  When not working, Angela enjoys golfing and snowboarding.

KIMBERLEY

Steve Brine, LL.B.

Steve lives in Kimberley and practices in the areas of Real Estate, Wills & Estates and Business Law. Steve received his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 2004 and was called to the bar in New York State in 2005. After graduation, Steve worked as an associate for a New York law firm primarily in the areas of securities, banking and finance. Steve has now returned to the East Kootenays with his family to enjoy the natural surroundings. He is looking forward to being involved in the community. When he's not in the office, you may see him teaching his two boys to ski on the local hill.

FERNIE

Marko Maryniak, J.D.

Marko received his J.D. degree from the University of Toronto in 1991 and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1992. He has practiced in Victoria, Vancouver and was General Counsel to Wampole Brands Inc., a manufacturer of vitamins and pharmaceutical products.   Marko’s areas of practice include real estate and development law, corporate and securities law, wills and estates, and family law agreements.

Marko is active in the Fernie community, having been a director of the Fernie Hospital Foundation and a Trustee and the Treasurer of the Fernie Heritage Library.  Currently, Marko is an auxiliary firefighter with Fernie Fire Rescue, and a Lecturer and Member of the Board of Governors of the College of the Rockies. In his spare time Marko can be found exploring and enjoying the mountains, whether on a trail, river or ski slope.