Beaty Hatch PC

I had a wonderful experience working with Michael and his team! From start to finish, the team was professional and responsive. They took the time to explain every step of the process and made sure I felt comfortable and informed throughout my case. Michael Beaty and his team were not only knowledgeable but also kind and compassionate, making a stressful situation much easier to navigate. I truly felt that they had my best interests at heart, and their dedication and hard work resulted in a successful outcome. I highly recommend this group to anyone seeking reliable and supportive legal representation. Thank you so much for everything!

Everyone is extremely professional and caring. Michael was great. He is honest and direct. He even helped me find a probate attorney when my dad passed away suddenly while I was dealing with my car accident. I cannot recommend this law firm enough.

Michael Beaty really knocked it out of the park for me. November 2021 I was hit by a drunk driver in the middle of the afternoon on a Saturday, attempting to ride my bike to my local gym but I never made it. God sent angels to protect me because the impact of the driver should have killed me. The driver should be doing jail time but that’s Clark Vancouver police for you. Anyway, I really thought that bad luck was going to continue on in my life but Michael Beaty my attorney, Thank you Jesus!! Michael really made sure that I received a payday from the accident, I’m really grateful Michael and your staff for helping me in my dark times. I pray you continue to use your expertise to help others like me. Many blessings to you and your family!

Michael was an outstanding lawyer who provided invaluable assistance with our claim. His expertise and professionalism made the process smooth and stress-free. He was always responsive, offered clear explanations, and was dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for us. Highly recommend!

Avoid William Ball, unless you're looking for a milquetoast middleman who masquerades as a lawyer. I had the misfortunate of hiring him from Beaty Hatch during my dissolution. I went in the assumption that he was going to fight for me and resolve the dissolution in a timely fashion. That is all I asked for in our initial meeting, regardless of the outcome. After just two months, I was so baffled by his unresponsiveness and lack of interest in the case (he'd routinely take days or weeks to reply to even simple questions, if he'd respond at all) that I asked him what additional compensation would incentivize him, to which his secretary replied that she would print out my last email for him. Imagine hiring a lawyer for 300 USD / hr who is so disorganized that he can't even keep track of client emails and needs a secretary to hold his hand. Well, you don't need to imagine. You can just hire William Ball. As time went on, who the lawyer was between us become increasingly blurred. Numerous emails to the judge and opposing counsel were just him forwarding text I wrote with his name attached. Here are more instances of poor work on his part that I'd like to highlight. 1. Before the first "mediation" session with the opposing counsel in mid-April, I had made it extremely clear that I wanted to resolve the dissolution as quickly as possible. By that point, opposing counsel had two months to prepare. So what does Mr. Ball do just a week before mediation? He agrees with the opposing counsel to push it out two more weeks, so she can prepare more! I immediately emailed him asking why on earth he would do that, to which he basically replied, "oops, too late." 2. Mr. Ball failed to inform me that I was allowed to hire my own business valuator to valuate my LLC. I only found out later because another lawyer told me. Considering that this valuator's work contained factual errors and bad analysis, this kind of information would have been incredibly useful. Another lawyer reviewed Mr. Ball's work shortly after I fired him. Upon learning about his failure to recommend our own valuator, the other lawyer commented, "[This] seems UNBELIEVABLE and incredibly negligent." 3. During the second "mediation" session, Mr. Ball was given an opportunity to question the valuator's work. His efforts were nothing short of embarrassing. Instead of homing in numerous lines of evidence indicating that she had put little effort to her analysis or had relied on problematic assumptions, he spent forty minutes tossing her softball questions that did nothing to bring into question the credibility of her valuation. 4. The verdict of the "equalization" provided by the arbitrator included false information about statements made during "mediation". What did Mr. Ball do in response? Absolutely nothing. Not a peep of protest, despite acknowledging that the arbitrator's decision contained factual errors. I was dumbfounded. At that point, the reality sank in that I was just another case he could cram into his schedule and extract money from. I had spent months thinking, "OK, soon he's going start fighting. He's just waiting for the right moment to pounce." Nope. By the time I realized I had been had, it was too late. The total amount I had to pay this firm for such low quality work is nothing short of horrifying. I gave a long list of grievances regarding his performance. His equally unprofessional manager, Valerie Nack, responded to with a cheeky claim that I'm merely disappointed by the outcome of the dissolution. No, let's not mince words: even if I had "won" (if such a thing can even happen in divorce), Mr. Ball is still incompetent. The outcome was unjust, even by Mr. Ball's own admission, but that is the arbitrator's fault, not Mr. Ball's fault. Mr. Ball was asked to perform a job with a certain level of quality and professionalism and he failed to do it. Not once have this firm offered any sort of apology. Not once was I offered a refund of any kind. Instead, they chose to harass me with collections.