Vanier & Associates
Ottawa West and Upper Ottawa Valley Lawyers
We provide our clients with top notch legal service
We are a friendly and hard working team of exceptional legal professionals with an outstanding reputation for providing efficient and cost effective legal work for our clients. We achieve the best outcome possible for our clients.
We are always up to date with the law and have access to the latest legal decisions, publications and articles. We also have a large computer database which keeps us extremely organized and ensures we don’t miss any important deadlines as well as provides us with the ability to complete research efficiently.
At Vanier & Associates, our team is open minded and uses a collaborative effort, pooling our legal resources and expertise to accurately manage each and every client file with the very best strategies.
We would be pleased to help you with your legal matter. Call us today – we can help you!
Rod A. Vanier
B.A., LL.B.
Rod is the founder of Vanier & Associates. He has been practicing law in Nepean/Ottawa-West for 43 years. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Carleton University (1976) and subsequently his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1979. Rod was called to the Bar in the province of Ontario in 1981. He currently is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the County of Carleton Law Association, the Barrhaven Rotary Club (Past President) and the Royal Canadian Legion, Barrhaven Branch 641.
Rod has always been an active member in his community. In 2007, his contributions to his community were recognized when he received the City of Ottawa Community Activist of the Year Award. He is also Past-Chair of the Nepean Chamber of Commerce, the Queensway Carleton Hospital and the Olde Forge Community Resource Centre. Most recently, he was President of the Merivale Gardens Community Association and Director on the Barrhaven Food Cupboard. Currently he is a Director of the Ottawa Rotary Home.
Rod practices in the areas of corporate law, real estate (including sales, purchases and mortgages), family law, and wills and estates.
Rod likes to get away from it all at his chalet in the Laurentians.
Our Team
Lauri Lynne Smith
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Glenda Nelson
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Glenda attended Algonquin College for the Legal Assistant Program in Ottawa and has been working in the legal field for over 30 years. Glenda has worked in medical malpractice, criminal law, and mediation alongside some of the most prominent lawyers in our city. Glenda joined the firm of Vanier & Associates in April of 2022 and is currently assisting Rod A. Vanier with his thriving Wills and Estates practice. Glenda enjoys spending time with family, friends and her 3 cats, cooking, travelling, hiking, live music and doing the Wordle.
Stephen Clark, B.A. (Political Science)
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Stephen graduated from the Law Clerk program at Algonquin College in 2001 and the paralegal program at Herzing College in 2018. He has worked in Real Estate for most of his career and joined Vanier & Associates in March 2021. Stephen assists Rod A. Vanier with his real estate practice. He is a single dad of two teenage boys. In his spare time, he enjoys watching TV, reading books, camping, and lying on a beach soaking up the sun.
“Rod is our new family lawyer. My wife and I were thrilled with Rod's way of making things easy to understand. My business and family are now well protected because of his recommendations.We were especially happy with his teams commitment to providing extraordinary service!”
Kahlid Mankal Family Law Client