Chad W. Graham – Principal Lawyer
Chad Graham is excited about working with you. He is passionate about partnering with individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profit organizations to address their legal needs. A graduate of the University of Alberta Law School, he developed a solicitor’s practice at Richards + Company, where he was mentored by one of Alberta’s most respected and capable business lawyers.
Chad’s journey into law was a little different from most people’s. Before attending law school, he spent ten years as an Evangelical Free Church minister and a regional catalyst for church planting and revitalization. In case you are wondering, yes, he has been asked what it is like to “transfer from working for the firm upstairs to the one down below!”
An in-demand guest speaker and consultant in leadership, not-for-profit, financial planning, and strategic fundraising, he continues to speak and write. Chad conducts seminars on ethics-based leadership (eg recently a keynote speaker for the RCMP and Christian Medical & Dental Association). He coaches multiple youth sports and plays recreational hockey and soccer.
Chad graduated from the University of Alberta School of Law with his JD in 2019, and was awarded the Gary J. Bigg Award for Advocacy in Law. Chad is currently a member of:
- the steering committee for the Anglican Legal Society;
- the Christian Legal Fellowship;
- the Evangelical Theological Society;
- the national board for Christianity Explored Ministries Canada, and
- the national board for Malachi Dads Ministries Canada (“MDMC”) A nationwide recognized program within Corrections Canada, focused on generational recidivism, MDMC provides spiritual guidance, education, support, career training, and mentorship to incarcerated fathers.
Practice Focus:
- Business Law
- Estate Planning and Probate
- Trusts, Succession Planning
- Corporate Commercial Transactions
- Conflict Resolution
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Brook J. Wood – Associate Lawyer
Brook J. Wood is excited about working with you as an associate lawyer at Chad Graham Law. Much like the founder, Chad Graham, he is passionate about partnering with individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profit organizations to address their legal needs.
Before joining Chad Graham Law, Brook articled with a mid-size family law firm in south-east Edmonton practicing family law. He also spent time learning the foundations of real estate law, estate planning, and estate administration at a small firm just outside of Edmonton.
During law school, Brook worked for the late Carol Crosson at Rights and Freedoms’ Advocate defending Charter rights across the country. He had the privilege of working on several high-profile cases, including matters related to freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression on the streets of Vancouver and freedom of conscience and religion and the right to life, liberty and security of the person on post-secondary campuses in Alberta. As a student, Brook also fundraised for constitutional litigation in Alberta, and helped numerous individuals seek relief under the Human Rights Act.
Practice Focus:
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Real Estate Transactions
- Corporate Commercial Transactions