W. Eric Pedersen
Partner
W. Eric Pedersen is the managing partner of Velletta Pedersen Christie.
Mr. Pedersen is a trial lawyer practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, property litigation, employment law, and estate litigation. Mr. Pedersen has achieved successful outcomes for individuals and businesses, in Provincial Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal and the Social Security Tribunal of Canada.
Mr. Pedersen is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria, where he was awarded the Gowlings Prize in Intellectual Property and Technology Law. He was called to the bar in 2013.
The goal of any engagement is to achieve the best outcome in the shortest time and cost-effective manner. When necessary, Mr. Pedersen and the litigation team at Velletta Pedersen Christie will bring their client’s matters to trial with confidence and enthusiasm.
I am always grateful when my clients, who stand up for themselves in the face of injustice and unfairness, place their confidence in me to argue their matters in court.
Practice Areas
- Professional Associations
- Community Involvement
- Professional Associations
- Member, Trial Lawyers of British Columbia
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Community Involvement
Mr. Pedersen regularly volunteers his time in the community and in a variety of pro-bono projects. Mr. Pedersen sat on the board of the Victoria Cool-Aid Society from 2014 to 2020, including as board chair.
Results
JB v. Esquimalt Denture Clinic 2020 BCHRT 138
July 7, 2020
Velletta Pedersen Christie represented an employee who was sexually harassed at work in a case before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The harassment included comments of a sexual nature as well as physical touching. The employee was terminated from her employment after the Defendants wife saw some of the unwanted physical interactions on…
WP v. TZ, 2021 BCSC 2092
October 26, 2021
Velletta Pedersen Christie represented an individual in a claim to remove her as a trustee over a trust set up in her father’s will. The Defendant was one of three children. The estate was divided into one part for each child. The Plaintiff’s share was placed into a trust, with the Defendant as the…
Krikke v. Slang, 2022 BCPC 159
August 8, 2022
Our firm frequently represents parties in real estate disputes. In this case, the Claimant alleged multiple misrepresentations on a Property Disclosure Statement, as well as claims relating to the completion of renovation work. We were successful in having the claim dismissed against the sellers in its entirety. Link
Walton v Warren, 2020 BCSC 19
January 9, 2020
Our law firm represented the purchasers of a residential property in Victoria. Subsequent to the purchase, the plaintiffs discovered an underground storage tank on the property. In order to remediate the property to the standards set out in the Environmental Management Act and Regulation, the plaintiffs paid over $42,000. A term of the purchase contract…
McNally v. School District 61, 2022 BCSC 1671
September 23, 2022
Velletta Pedersen Christie represented one of two School District 61 trustees that had been purportedly suspended by their fellow trustees in early 2022. This matter proceeded by way of a Petition to the British Columbia Supreme Court, and was heard over three days in May, 2022. Reasons for Judgment were released on September 23, 2022.…