About

Lyle Dennis Carlstrom was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1987.

Lyle is a strong supporter of public legal education. He has taught with Athabasca University, Fairview College, Grande Prairie Regional College, the Alberta Real Estate Association, the Council for Lifelong Learning, the Rural Learning Network and Comox Valley ElderCollege. Lyle helped create The Estate & Financial Planning Institute.

Along with public legal education Lyle has served in numerous other volunteer capacities. He has been involved with the Fairview, Sexsmith, Grande Prairie and Comox Valley Chambers of Commerce. Additionally, he was a founding member of the 1995 Canada Winter Games Host Society, the Community Foundation of Greater Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie Regional College Alumni Foundation, and The Arctic Winter Games Society. He was one of the first lawyers in Canada to be part of Advocis, the professional body for financial planners and insurance agents. Lyle served as a Director of Project Watershed and was a member of the Fundraising Committee for the Kus-Kus-Sum restoration project. he won Courtenay Rotary Club’s Top Hand and Sponsorship awards in 2019. He recently became a director with Comox Business in Action.

Lyle was admitted to the Law Society of British Columbia in 2016. In March of 2017 he helped form a multi-disciplinary partnership. On August 1, 2018 that partnership acquired Holland and Company. That firm merged with CR Lawyers effective January 2022 and now has three offices. Lyle’s practice focuses on solicitor’s work in the areas of real estate, corporate-commercial law, estate planning and estate administration. The firm also deals with a broad range of other Notary and legal matters. He believes that legal professionals need to be involved in their community and is pleased all firm members share that value.

Lyle is the proud father of Emily, Joshua and Zachary, and partner of Pam Williams.

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