Darnell Smith - South Coast Law Group

B.Ba., J.D.

Darnell’s practice focuses on all aspects of Family law. This includes:

Co-habitation and pre-nuptial agreements
Separation Agreements
Divorce
Family Property and debt arrangements
Adoptions
Spousal support
Child support

He also has considerable experience with family and business property division.

Each family is unique and Darnell strives to tailor his advice and strategic solutions to the particular circumstances of each client and their children. For many family law clients, it’s important that their thoughts and opinions be heard. Darnell helps ensure his clients have a voice in the process. In particular, Darnell can help to ensure that the client’s interests are well protected against potential manipulation and positioning by the other side.

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Typically, his clients are unfamiliar with this area of law. For this reason, Darnell strives to educate clients on the process options available to them such as mediation, negotiation, and if necessary, litigation so that together they can develop the best strategy to meet that client’s needs. Darnell has years of experience as a lawyer, negotiating and advocating for clients’ rights in and out of court. He has even conducted several lengthy jury trials which is atypical for his years of experience. On his call to the bar, he worked with a range of law firms in the Fraser Valley before joining South Coast Law Group in 2019. His court experience is considerable and varied. It ranges from estate litigation, 7-figure negligence litigation and application to the court of appeal. He is able to bring this extensive court experience to bear when fighting for his family law clients. That said, believes most family law matters are not suitable for lengthy litigation and can be resolved through cost effective alternatives. Darnell works closely with his clients to determine the most appropriate, reasonable and fair solutions to each issue. Darnell is adept at both courtroom advocacy and alternative dispute resolution (i.e. mediation, 4-way meetings, and arbitration). Selecting a family lawyer is often about fit. Feel free to give Darnell a call to make an appointment for a free half hour initial consultation at 604-496-5096 or by email at Darnell@southcoastlaw.ca.

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Darnell Smith Lawyer (PLC) South Coast Law Group #6 - 15243 - 91st Avenue Surrey, B.C., V3R 8P8 Tel: (604) 496 - 5096 Fax: (604) 496 - 5196 Darnell@southcoastlaw.ca

Recent Reviews from Google:

Alan Zaro - ★★★★★ - Darnell Smith at South Coast Law Group has provided me with phenomenal service. He explains well, listens and cares a lot for his clients, and he's so fast to getting back to them unlike others, where you might get ignored or delayed. I highly recommend everybody reading my comment not to waste time and contact him directly! - June 13, 2020

Thank you Darnell awesome service 👍

Amy Liberson - ★★★★★ - Best Surrey Family Lawyer! Darnell Smith helped me with a separation agreement. He is super reliable, knowledgable and friendly, and always replied to my e-mails and phone calls within a day or two at most. He took the time to thoroughly explain everything to me, and I felt comfortable asking him as many questions as I needed to. I would highly recommend Darnell at South Coast Law Group! - April 12, 2020

Kimberly Dennis - ★★★★★ - When I went into South Coast law I was defeated from an already 3 yearlong custody and child support battle with my ex. Meeting with Darnell Smith gave me a glimmer of hope for my family at a time when our options appeared limited and the likelihood of a resolution seemed almost impossible. Not only was he able to come up with a new plan and a more effective way to execute it , his calm and empathetic demeanor helped me become emotionally prepared to dive back into the train wreck I was dealing with. Darnell really had my children’s well-being at heart and was determined to make sure that their best interests were met. He takes a pragmatic approach to law and doesn’t over complicate things unnecessarily. My children and I are eternally grateful for his service and I would recommend Darnell without hesitation to anyone who is looking for a trustworthy, responsive and professional family law lawyer. - April 3, 2020

Jason Stratman - ★★★★★ - I had a great experience with Darnell Smith of South Coast Law Group.
I would highly recommend him if you're dealing with a separation/custody/child/support situation and you want some serious, no BS advice.

I found him to be highly professional, very personable, and most importantly, very straight forward and direct.

Darnell is not one of those lawyers that is going to sugar coat things and promise you the moon, and that is what I appreciated the most about my interaction with him. He gave it to me straight. He told me exactly where I stood with no BS and no false promises. He didn't try to give me a bunch of false hope in an attempt to get me to retain his services and waste my money when it could be much better spent supporting my kids.

More than that - he didn't treat me like a paycheck. He treated me with the utmost respect and he took the TIME to talk to me, hear my story , consider my situation, and then give me his honest opinion. To him, I was a father going through a horrible time and a horrible situation and it was obvious to me that he wanted to help to the best of his abilities.

If you want someone who isn't going to just try to rack up billable hours, is going to see you as a human being going through something, and who is going to do his best for you, I suggest that you give this man - a father himself - a call. - February 18, 2020