Our Services

We have a general practice which is currently concentrated in the following areas:

Real Estate Conveyancing

Purchase and sale of residential properties, remortgages.

Family Law

Divorce, spousal support, custody and access, division of property, separation agreements, prenuptial agreements.

Civil Litigation

Supreme Court and Small Claims Court proceedings. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in most types of lawsuits.

Commercial

Drafting and reviewing contracts, incorporation, security agreements, general services and advice.

Wills and Estates

Preparation of wills including advice on estate planning, probate and estate administration.

Costs

Morris & Sova aims to provide high quality, accessible and affordable legal services for individuals and small businesses. We also believe it is important that clients know at the earliest stage possible what those services will cost. When you consult one of us, if we don’t raise the matter of fees first – please ask us!

We charge a “set fee” for certain types of legal services, including the majority of real estate transactions. For other types of services, typically where it is more difficult for us to estimate the amount of time that will be required to meet your needs, we charge on an hourly basis. Lenore Morris charges $190/hour or as otherwise agreed upon for her services, Kimberly Sova charges $165/hour for her services. All litigation services (if we are acting for you when you are suing or being sued) are billed on an hourly basis.

GST is added to all fees.

Residential Real Estate fees

The fee schedule set out below is applied in the majority of residential real estate transactions. If unusual complications arise in the course of your transaction, we reserve the right to increase our fee accordingly. We will also reduce our fee in transactions which are simpler than is typical. Usually, the same fees apply whether your home is a house, mobile home or condominium.

In addition to the above fees, all expenses which our office incurs in the course of a real estate transaction are billed to the client. These include Land Titles Office registration fees, fees paid to municipal authorities for property tax statements and construction permit records, title insurance, surveys, appraisals and search fees.

Please note that for home purchases and sales, in certain circumstances we will increase our fee to reflect the additional time required. Those circumstances include when the other party to the transaction is not using a lawyer, when it is a private sale (i.e. where no realtor is assisting), or when the Contract of Purchase and Sale requires the vendor to perform work prior to closing.

Legal Information

Legal information is coming soon. Please check back later.

About Us

Lenore Morris

Lenore Morris is the Morris in Morris & Sova. She has a general legal practice which includes real estate, family matters, wills, commercial, construction and contract law.

Prior to opening her practice, Lenore worked for four years with the Yukon Government’s Department of Justice. Previously she was an associate with the Whitehorse law firm of Preston Lackowicz & Shier (now Lackowicz & Hoffman).

Originally from Toronto, Lenore first moved North in June 1979 to Dawson City. She left in 1980 to pursue her education, and after a number of years of returning to the Yukon each summer, while spending winters in the south, moved to Whitehorse year-round in January 2000.

Lenore has a Doctor of Laws from the University of Victoria as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Trent University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Montana. She was called to the Yukon and British Columbia bars in 2001.

Professional Activities/Memberships
Member – Law Society of Yukon
Member – Law Society of Yukon Rules Committee

Community Involvement
Treasurer – Whitehorse Coed Soccer
Treasurer – Whitehorse Condominium Corporation 90

Education
Juris Doctor of Laws, University of Victoria, 2000
Master of Business Administration, University of Montana, 1987
Bachelor of Arts, Trent University of British Columbia, 1983

Contact
Email: Lenore.morris@morris-sova.com
Phone: 867.456.2326
Fax: 866.812.6637

Kimberly Sova

Kimberly Sova is the Sova in Morris & Sova. She has a general legal practice which includes corporate, commercial and contract law, wills and administrative law.

Prior to opening her practice, Kimberly worked for two years with the Yukon Government Department of Justice. While there the focus of her work was litigation. She made numerous appearances in both Supreme and Territorial Courts.

Kimberly is a Yukon girl, born and raised. She has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toronto as well as a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Manitoba. She was called to the Yukon and British Columbia bars in 2006.

Professional Activities/Memberships
Member – Law Society of Yukon
Member – Law Society of Yukon Continuing Legal Education Committee

Education
Juris Doctor, University of Toronto, 2005
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Manitoba, 1995

Contact
Email: kim.sova@morris-sova.com
Phone: 867.633.2955
Fax: 866.812.6637

Contact Us

Our address is:

4133 Fourth Avenue, Suite 201
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 1H8

Fax: 1-866-812-6637 (toll-free)

Whether you should contact Lenore or Kimberly depends on the area of law in which you are interested

Lenore Morris Family Law Wills Real Estate Commercial / contracts

Kimberly Sova Commercial / contracts Corporate Wills

To contact Lenore Morris, phone (867) 456-2326 or e-mail lenore.morris@morris-sova.com.

To contact Kimberly Sova, call (867) 633-2955 or e-mail kim.sova@morris-sova.com.

Please do not send us confidential information or documents until the terms of our retention have been discussed and agreed upon.