Kaila Dotten joined Cassady Law LLP in May 2017 as a family law, estate litigation and personal injury associate. As a family lawyer, Kaila has experience providing legal services to clients respecting division of property, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements and divorce cases. Kaila also has a great deal of experience with estate matters including wills variation claims, passing of accounts, applications for directions regarding estate administration, and other litigation issues arising the administration of an estate.
Sports have always played a large and important part in Kaila’s life. Kaila grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario (the home of Canada’s favorite hockey player: Bobby Orr) and has always been an avid hockey fan. As a child, Kaila was a competitive gymnast and sprinter and through those experiences she learned that success is tied to hard work and perseverance. Kaila, now a mom to one, enjoys playing softball and honing her skills as a team player. Kaila brings these qualities to her work as a lawyer.
Kaila prides herself on providing clients with helpful but frank advice and ensuring that her clients are aware of all of the realistic possible outcomes they face in their cases. Kaila is sensitive to the fact that often her clients are meeting her at the most difficult time in their lives, and she prides herself on making sure they feel comfortable with the decisions they are making and that the decisions are the right ones for them.
Kaila has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia. Outside of work, Kaila is always looking to give back. She presently sits on the board for the New Westminster Hospice Society.
Kaila has appeared as counsel at the trials of the following matters:
Former Secretary and Treasurer of the New West Hospice Society, Current board member.