Samira Pourghanad
Lawyer
JURISDICTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Language(s)
English
Farsi
Contact
Direct
Overview
Samira Pourghanad is a barrister and solicitor at Pax Law Corporation. Called to the Bar in British Columbia in 2015, her practice focuses on family law, estate planning, probate, and estate administration.
Samira represents clients before British Columbia’s Supreme Court and the Provincial Court, particularly in matters involving child and spousal support, parenting arrangements, and the division of family property. She has negotiated numerous successful settlements and approaches every file with her client’s best outcomes in mind.
Fluent in English and Farsi, Samira serves a diverse clientele with precision, cultural fluency, and professionalism. Before joining Pax Law, she practiced law on the Sunshine Coast at a boutique family law firm and previously operated a wills & estates practice through an established firm in downtown Vancouver. She is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and holds a Master of Arts from the University of British Columbia.
Samira provides practical, strategic, and compassionate legal solutions for family law disputes, estate planning, and the administration and litigation of estates.
Samira Pourghanad is a barrister and solicitor at Pax Law Corporation. Called to the Bar in British Columbia in 2015, her practice focuses on family law, estate planning, probate, and estate administration.
Samira represents clients before British Columbia’s Supreme Court and the Provincial Court, particularly in matters involving child and spousal support, parenting arrangements, and the division of family property. She has negotiated numerous successful settlements and approaches every file with her client’s best outcomes in mind.
Fluent in English and Farsi, Samira serves a diverse clientele with precision, cultural fluency, and professionalism. Before joining Pax Law, she practiced law on the Sunshine Coast at a boutique family law firm and previously operated a wills & estates practice through an established firm in downtown Vancouver. She is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and holds a Master of Arts from the University of British Columbia.
Samira provides practical, strategic, and compassionate legal solutions for family law disputes, estate planning, and the administration and litigation of estates.
Related Services
- General Family Law services (including child support, spousal support, parenting arrangements)
- Division of Family Property
- Estate Planning (including wills, power of attorney, and representation agreements)
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Uncontested Divorce Applications
Experience
- Representation in family law disputes
- Handling high-conflict family disputes
- Negotiating settlements for family law clients
- Drafting separation agreements
- Rendering independent legal advice for family law matters
- Preparation of estate planning documents
Career & Education
- Master of Arts – University of British Columbia
- Juris Doctor – Robson Hall Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba
- Bachelor of Arts – University of British Columbia
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia (since 2015)
- Member, Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia)
- Affiliate Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Independent Practice at Pax Law Corporation
Each lawyer who practises at Pax Law Corporation is an independent contractor. Each lawyer enters into their own retainer agreements with their own clients, has sole conduct of and professional responsibility for their own files, and exercises their own independent professional judgment.
This lawyer is professionally responsible only for the matters in which they are the principal lawyer. Each lawyer maintains, at a minimum, the mandatory professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance required by the law society of each province in which they practise.