Practice Emphasis
Tony received a BA in English Literature from UBC, then went on to receive his law degree, with Honours, from the University of London.
He specializes in the areas of estate litigation and civil litigation and enjoys the challenge of navigating the complex waters of litigation to assist clients.
Tony has successfully advocated for clients in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and has also had the privilege of assisting senior counsel in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
In his earlier years, he played high level ice hockey in both the United States and Canada. In his spare time, he now enjoys playing adult league hockey, golfing, and skiing/snowboarding.
*Providing legal services through a law corporation
Practice Areas
Estate Litigation
Tony has obtained excellent results for his clients in mediation, arbitration and in court.
Civil Litigation
Tony represents clients in a diverse range of litigation and has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia.
Education and Interests
Education
- Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2015
- LLB (Hons.), University of London, 2013
- English Literature, University of British Columbia, 2011
Professional and Civic Interests
- Allan Brooks Nature Centre, Board Member
- Law Society of British Columbia, Member
- Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Member
- Allan Brooks Nature Centre, Board Member
Recent Decisions
Korpa v. Co-operators Life Insurance Company, 2014 BCSC 2246
Anthony Eden acted as Counsel for the Plaintiff and successfully defended application for further medical examination by Defendant.
George v. Doe, 2015 BCSC 442
$98,700 awarded for damages.
Sharma v. Sharma Estate, 2016 BCSC 1397
Acted for plaintiffs in wills variation claim.
Ciarniello v. James, 2015 BCSC 2148
Wills variation claim.
Lamont v. Sault 2022 BCSC 1087
Successfully defended application to strike pleadings and dismiss undue influence claim on summary basis.
Doberstein v Zhao, 2020 BCSC 1788
Lead counsel in ten day trial with successful judgment of close to $400,000 for plaintiff injured in motor vehicle accident.
Frischknecht v. Nowak, 2018 BCSC 1430
Dismissed contract/breach of trust claim on behalf of client.
Terezakis v. Ekins, 2018 BCSC 249
Precedent setting case re s. 151 WESA
- Noakes v. Halter, 2019 Docket 18-1491 Victoria (Oral Reasons) Unreported (decision re breach of contract and unjust enrichment)
- Laumann v. Lawlor unreported decision Victoria Docket: 16-1983 (WV Claim dismissed on behalf of Defendant)
- Han v. Park, 2015 BCCA 324 (successful appeal from jury decision on multiple errors of trial judge)
- ICBC v. Stainton Ventures, 2014 SCC 36102 (leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed)
