About Us

Beacon Law Centre is a client-focused law firm with offices located in Sidney, Victoria and Brentwood Bay, British Columbia. We provide quality legal services primarily in the areas of business law, real estate, wills, trusts, estate planning and probate. We use our expertise to help our clients achieve their goals – in life and in business.

Firm founders Del Elgersma and Lianne Macdonald.

DECEMBER 2022

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

DECEMBER 2021

Times Colonist Readers Choice 2021 WinnerVoted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

AUGUST 2021

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards.

DECEMBER 2020

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

AUGUST 2020

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards.

DECEMBER 2019

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

OCTOBER 2019

Karl Maier joins Beacon Law Centre.

DECEMBER 2018

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

JUNE 2018

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

JUNE 2018

Beacon Law Centre completes renovations to double the size of our Victoria office

DECEMBER 2017

Voted the #1 choice for Legal Services in Victoria in the Times Colonist Readers’ Choice Awards.

MAY 2017

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

MAY 2016

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

MAY 2015

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

MAY 2014

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

MARCH 2014

Beacon Law Centre purchases the law practice of Jill K. Turner

MAY 2013

Beacon Law Centre receives 1st place in the “Legal Services” category at the Peninsula News Review Readers’ Choice Awards

SEPTEMBER 2011

5Beacon Law’s Victoria office moves to the Raven Building in the Royal Oak area

APRIL 2011

Beacon Law Centre wins the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 2011 Business of the Year Crystal Award

MARCH 2011

Beacon Law Centre purchases the law practice of Aaltje (Aalie) van Grootheest upon her retirement

JANUARY 2009

BrentwoodBeacon Law Centre opens Brentwood Bay location

OCTOBER 2008

Kelvin Scheuer joins Beacon Law Centre.

SEPTEMBER 2004

The partnerships of Beacon Law Centre and Dalsin & Company are merged into Beacon Law Corporation, doing business as Beacon Law Centre

OCTOBER 2003

3Del and Lianne purchase Dalsin & Company, located at 4599 Chatterton Way in the Broadmead area of Victoria

2002

Beacon Law Centre opens a part-time office in Victoria

MAY 2000

2Lianne Macdonald joins the firm, and the name is changed to Beacon Law Centre

MAY 1999

lighthouseElgersma & Company, Legal Counsel, is founded in Sidney, British Columbia

AUGUST 1992

Del Elgersma called to the bar.

MAY 1991

Lianne Macdonald called to the bar.