– by Doreen Marion Gee –
This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula.
Sometimes this Seaside gig feels like a second university degree; I am constantly learning about all areas of business, the arts, health and everything under the Sidney sun. This time around, Laurie Salvador was only too happy to bring me up to speed on the vast array of valuable services provided to Peninsula residents by the expert team of Notaries Public at Salvador Davis & Company.
Over lunch I was treated to an education by Laurie Salvador of Sidney’s Salvador Davis & Company. This notary practice has been enhancing our community since 1968, when John Salvador put down professional roots in Sidney. In 1986, his daughter, Laurie, and Susan Davis became Notaries and adopted the business. The list of services that Laurie and her colleagues offer this community is dizzying. Because Notaries in BC use the British “Common Law” model, they can provide many non-contentious legal services to the public. Laurie’s present business partner, Lisa Ehrlich, oversees and prepares the paperwork for real estate conveyancing – mortgages, house purchases, sales, property transfers. Laurie herself specializes in ‘personal planning’, involving the preparation of Wills and Estate Planning documents, such as Power-of-Attorney Agreements and Representation Agreements. This can include a “Healthcare Directive”, honouring a client’s wishes for how they end their days.
Dedicated Salvador Davis staff provide an invaluable service to locals: doing the preparation, research and paperwork necessary to ensure the success of many important milestones in people’s lives. Their website assures clients that “our entire operation is geared to successful document preparation we can devote our time and energy to our clients’ deadlines and priorities.” Laurie and her colleagues are also trained mediators, offering protocols and strategies to families to effectively manage disagreements in dealing with a Will or the care of a loved one. Another service provided by Salvador Davis staff is assisting clients in managing their money, medical needs and health care planning.
Laurie is very proud of the expert team at Salvador Davis. Susan Davis, founding partner, is now retired but her continuing background support is as “good as gold.” Laurie sings the praises of Lisa Ehrlich, who came on board in 2000: “She is extremely thorough, nothing gets past her. Lisa is really good with the clients, making sure that they understand everything.” Laurie values the great work done by Diana Tilden and Kim Spencer, their “two conveyancers who do the background work.” And “Shelby Jorgenson and Kathie Black are also important team members and work directly with our clients, booking appointments, and providing administrative support.”
As for yours truly – another course completed on my second degree.
Contact & list of all services: www.salvador-davis.com.
