AEA030: Calgary Lawyer Charles Fair of Fair Legal - On Your Side When Life Gets Messy

Calgary Lawyer Charles Fair and Evelyn Ackah discuss Fair Legal in Calgary and his practice in criminal, civil and family law on the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast. Charles Fair has been practicing law for nearly 30 years and founded Fair Legal because he is passionate about how lawyers can help others and ensure their rights are protected and that people are treated fairly.

Charles and Evelyn discuss why he founded Fair Legal, why the choice of a lawyer is so important, and the unique legal needs of immigrants facing a family law issue, criminal charges or involvement in a legal dispute:

• How practicing law became Charles' 2nd career
• Why Charles chose to run his own law firm, versus joining a law firm
• How law school can change people's values
• His biggest business challenges running a solo law practice
• How did Fair Legal weather the pandemic?
• Hiring the right legal support team is critical for running a successful firm. Charles' hiring advice to young lawyers or to new firm founders
• Fair Legal Team 100
• Where is Fair Legal heading in the next 3-5 years?
• Having an impact on someone's life
• How a legal case in one area leads to help that client with legal cases in other areas, such as when a family law case leads to a business law case
• Immigration implications of criminal cases. Many Ackah Law immigration clients become permanent residents, but not citizens. If someone in Canada is charged with a crime, what are their rights if they are a temporary resident versus a permanent resident versus a Canadian citizen?