Kim Karras has been a partner of the firm since 1995 and has over 20 years experience practicing as a solicitor. Kim obtained both her Bachelor of Commerce degree and her law degree at the University of British Columbia. She articled with a large Vancouver law firm of over 100 lawyers and began practicing in 1986.

As a solicitor, Kim’s practice is concentrated in real estate and corporate and business law, as well as the areas of wills, trusts, wealth preservation, estate planning and administration.

Kim is a registered trust and estate practitioner and has years of experience in estate planning, estate administration and the preparation of wills and trusts. She is a frequent instructor for the Continuing Legal Education Society in the area of wills and estates and has instructed for The Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC’s professional development programs in the area of estate planning. Kim is frequently asked to speak to professionals in industry and community groups regarding wills, trusts and estate planning.

Kim oversees one of the largest residential conveyancing practices in the Fraser Valley. She lectures frequently to loans officers, mortgage specialists and realtors in the area of real estate and mortgage financing.

In 2005 Kim was awarded the Independent Business Person of the Year by the South Surrey/White Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Kim was born in Vancouver, is married with two daughters and has lived in South Surrey since 1992. She is actively involved in community affairs and in her spare time enjoys skiing, traveling and gardening.

Called to the B.C. Bar in June, 1986
Bachelor of Law (LL.B). University of British Columbia 1985
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm). University of British Columbia 1984

Member, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch Real Property Section (Past Executive), Wills and Trusts Section, Banking Law and Taxation Section
Founding Executive member Canadian Bar Association Women Rainmakers Subsection
Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Member, The Canadian Tax Foundation
Member, Estate Planning Council of Vancouver
Member, The Fraser Valley Estate Planning Council
Member, Surrey Bar Association
Member, South Surrey/White Rock Chamber of Commerce
Member, Surrey Board of Trade
Member, Real Estate Lawyers and Notaries Association of B.C.
Past Chair Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation Board of Directors (Chair 2004-2006)
Past Director, Surrey Foundation

Instructor, Death is Not the End – Estate Administration Workshop, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, January 30 and 31, 2003
Instructor, Rest in Peace, Let Thy Clients will be Done/Wills Drafting, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, January 2004
Instructor, Death is Not the End – Estate Administration Workshop, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, January 2006
Lecturer – Wills and Estate Planning Basics, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, October, 2006
Lecturer, Conveyancing for Legal Support Staff- Advanced Issues, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, October, 2006
Lecturer, Surrey Bar 2007, Wills Estates and Trusts Developments, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Society, February, 2007
Instructor, Wills Drafting Workshop: Rest in Peace: Let Thy Client’s Will be Done & The Last Word in Wills Drafting, Continuing Legal Education Society, May 2 and 3, 2007
Lecturer, Estates: Out of the Ordinary Problems, Continuing Legal Education Society, June 27, 7008
Instructor, Death is Not End – Estate Administration Workshop, January 22 and 23, 2009

A Primer – Tax Fundamentals for Wills and Estate Planners, Continuing :Legal Education Society of B.C. , October 2006
Acting for Private Lenders – Consideration for Conveyancers Preparing Their Mortgages and Representing Their Interests, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., October, 2006
Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning – A Core Practice Area for The General Solicitor – Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., February , 2007
Professional Conflicts – Advising Personal Representative on Their Duties and Interests as Beneficiaries, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., June 2008