Bronte Kelly - Swansky Family Law & Mediation

Bronte Kelly, JD
Barrister & Solicitor

Bronte joined Swansky Family Law & Mediation in 2022 and prides herself on guiding clients through their family law matters with compassion and empathy. Bronte has personal experience with the issues that families face when dealing with separation, as such she values alternative dispute resolution processes that can help families resolve matters while minimizing conflict and fostering cooperative solutions. While Bronte is dedicated to helping families reach settlement outside of court, she is ready and able to effectively advocate for her client’s best interests in court when necessary. Bronte has represented clients in both the Supreme Court and Provincial Court of British Columbia.

Prior to completing her articles at a boutique family law firm in downtown Vancouver, Bronte received her Juris Doctor from the Peter A. Allard School of law at the University of British Columbia. While attending law school, Bronte was a student clinician at RISE Womens’ Legal Centre where she provided legal services to women and gender diverse people in family law and immigration matters. She also volunteered with the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program as both a clinician and clinic head to provide individuals with legal advice who would be unable to afford legal help.

In her spare time Bronte enjoys attending concerts, golfing, hanging out at the beach, and reading fiction.

Professional Accreditation & Affiliations:

Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch

Education:

Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2022
JD, University of British Columbia, 2021
BSc, University of Alberta Augustana, 2018

We would like to hear from you. Please contact us 236 427 8808 or [email protected] to arrange an initial consult. We are proud to serve you at our main offices overlooking the Golden Ears in Maple Ridge but we can accommodate you wherever you may be with office spaces located throughout the Fraser Valley.

Tarel was very easy to talk with in dealing with the stressful and difficult topic of my divorce. She listened and gave me very good guidance on how to proceed. She even advised me of options that would, if I chose them, entail that I would not use her services. So she put my best interests above everything else.

M.G.

Tarel Swansky was highly recommended to me by a previous client. Everything described was completely accurate and surpassed. Tarel provided legal support during a difficult and confusing time. During this time Tarel proved to be incredibly respectful, highly insightful and consistently responsive to all presenting legal issues. She provided clear and understandable guidance, taking the time to explain and orient through all the legal language and requirements. Her support, professionalism and capacity to relate and counsel her clients is a rare quality. I have and will continue to highly recommend Tarel as an exceptional lawyer...So grateful for the support. If there's a star rating it's ten!

J.P.

My experience with the Swansky Family group spans back to over 3 years ago! In dealing with a very difficult ex- spouse looking for an outrageous amount of money. The delay was all on my ex-spouse’s end, being flakey with different lawyers, no answers, etc. from anyone on that end. My first initial call was with “Brenda Coady” “Paralegal” extraordinaire, I can’t say enough about Brenda, she is truly the glue at that firm and if she does not have the answers, trust me she will get them for you. She is a real gem and time saver should you need information and or something done. She was able to set a zoom call, with a Roxana Necsulescu, Roxana was able to take the time on our initial consult and really lay out the ground work, she was able to really listen to my needs and concerns (and I had a lot of them) for you see, this was not necessarily an “open and shut” case for spousal support. As were going through the processes of working through my case, it took a lengthy time as my ex would take months in reply, and almost a year of no answers, etc... we were ready and waiting. It was during the “waiting period” of hearing back from my ex, over a year or so, that Roxana announced that she was leaving the firm to pursue another dream position. I was floored, I had no lawyer or sense of protection…. Man, was I wrong. In comes Tarel Swansky!! Tarel followed up with me immediately after Roxana’s departure, where we had 1 of several in person meetings, zoom meetings over the next few years! I challenged Tarel with me “Sticking to my train of thought” about payments, etc. Tarel, is a great listener and she was able to really put all my “jumbled thoughts, asks, requests, and all the other thoughts” I had and put them an affidavit that made sense. Wow, I was blown away. Tarel was so supportive of my questions and she really cared about me as a client, I never once felt pushed aside and or a “client” I actually felt like I was “family”. It was so comforting to know that she had my back. Fast forward to our actual Supreme court hearing, All I can say is that Tarel’s performance, demeanor was nothing short of professional, and highly organized. She was even able to offer the judge back up copies that my ex’s lawyer did not have, though she was a junior lawyer, Tarel never once played on that and treated her as a professional colleague – class act! In the end, we were able to reach an amicable agreement that worked out in my favor, it was through Tarel’s persistence, professionalism and down right compassion she has for Law and her clients that also shines through to her staff, namely Brenda who I know had Tarel’s back every step of the way during my lengthy, frustrating process that I was able to really feel at ease and “taken care of” as part of the Swansky Family Law group. I would like to also extend a “Thank you” to “Bronte Kelly” though we had never met, I know she assisted Tarel on my case, knowing Tarel over these past few years, I am confident that Bronte would follow in Tarel’s footsteps in taking care of her clients too!! Thank you, JP

Miss Sunshine

Ms. Swansky was so helpful and kind - really a gift to me and my family. She knows what she is doing and delivered results at a reasonable cost . Her assistant Brenda was really supportive and together they really helped me through an incredibly difficult situation . I couldn't have asked for a better lawyer - thank you!

C.F.

The Swansky family law firm was very helpful to me with my uncontested divorce. They were supportive and attentive to my questions and needs, offering great advice through the entire process whenever I needed it, along with their professional and confidential manner, they made divorce extremely easy for me. They also cost me hundreds less than other firms I was considering at the time, and I'm glad I chose them.

A.T.T.

Tarel Swansky is amazing solving family law issues, I divorced and she helped me and my beloved kid twice to solve my situation easily, fast and in a lovely way to me!! I love her work and she is very clever on that!! I recommend a lot her work!! ☺