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Jasmeet Mangat
Jasmeet Mangat
Partner | Family & Estate Lawyer | Legal Coach | Langley & Vancouver
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Jasmeet Mangat – Partner, Family & Estate Lawyer and Legal Coach in Langley and Vancouver

Jasmeet Mangat is a managing partner, practice leader and a Family Law & Estate Litigation lawyer at our Vancouver and Langely offices. What sets Jasmeet apart is her seemingly unending patience and ability to relate to all of her clients. Jasmeet is pleasant, reasonable, creative and extremely professional.

 

Family Lawyer with Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Provincial Court of British Columbia Cases

Jasmeet has successfully appeared in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. 

Jasmeet has handled highly contentious parenting issues, complex property division matters, and issues of relocation. She has a major success rate on interim court applications, summary trials, trials, and mediations. Some of her successes include:

 

Fertility & Adoption Law

Jasmeet helps couples and individuals navigate the highly complex area of Fertility law. She helps individuals and couples understand their legal rights and responsibilities related to reproductive technologies, surrogacy, and adoption. 

 

Estate Litigation Lawyer for Fair Settlements – Beneficiaries, Inheritances, and Wills

Jasmeet assists beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries in finding ways to challenge a will in which they have been unfairly treated or disinherited. She recognizes the emotional struggles the family is going through during this challenging time and will help in strategizing and negotiating a fair settlement.

Jasmeet also appears as a guest lecturer for the Law Courts Centre, is an active member of the South Asian Legal Clinic (BC), and provides services as a duty counsel to pro-bono clinics.

 

Legal Coach – Jasmeet Mangat Assists Individuals who Want to Represent Themselves with Legal Guidance 

Jasmeet Mangat recognizes that not everyone needs a Lawyer, and at times individuals are looking for guidance and assistance on their matter in helping them navigate highly complex legal materials. Therefore, she also offers services as a Legal Coach. She will help individuals who choose to represent themselves navigate the complexities of the law.

Approach

Approach – Helps Clients Visualize What they are Seeking. Works Collaboratively

As a person, Jasmeet believes that in litigation, people may lose perspective and she helps her clients visualize what they are truly seeking. As a lawyer, she is relentless and works hard on behalf of her clients to assure that her clients are represented effectively at all stages of their litigation. She is a believer in working collaboratively to achieve the best possible results, and if this is not possible, then she is not afraid to litigate her files and achieve the best results for her clients in the courtroom.

 

Family Law and Estates Lawyer with Personal Injury Law and Sociology Knowledge

Her skills as a family law and estates lawyer, as her background in personal injury law, as well as sociology allow her to look at her client’s unique cases from all different angles. This is how she can mount the perfect defence or offence in your case. She believes in being forthright with her clients and will continue to work with you on your case, keeping you apprised of every step along the way. She is a tough negotiator and does not shortchange her clients.

 

Jasmeet Mangat Finds Solutions with the Best Long-Term Outcomes for Her Clients

In her approach to dealing with your matter, she finds the most meaningful approach is giving her client some agency and working out an agreement, order, and or resolution that causes the least amount of strain in their lives. She recognizes that what is achieved for individuals going through a

Accordingly, she will look beyond short-term gratification and help her clients see the long-term consequences of any agreement or court order.

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Education
  • LLB (Honours), Queen Mary University;
  • Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), University of British Columbia.
Languages
  • Punjabi
  • English
  • Hindi (conversational)
Achievements
  • Graduated Law School with First Class Honours;
  • Several scholarships awarded for her attendance at UBC;
  • Community and Charity Liaison at the Queen Mary Pro-bono Society;
  • Major success rate on interim applications;
  • Settles over 90% of cases prior to trial in a favorable way;
  • Appears as a guest lecturer for the Law Courts Center;
  • Trained with an extremely experienced and prominent family lawyer.

VICTORIES

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case Li v. Virk – 2023

Harry Saini was the successful counsel in the residential tenancy litigation case Li v. Virk at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The Story In December 2018, Ms. Li agreed to pay the Landlord of a Richmond property $2500 for monthly rent There was a problem with one of the rooms, so the Landlord and Ms. Li revised the tenancy…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case: L.C vs. E.S – 2017

Child Removal, International Custody, Parenting Time This was a case which made local, national and international headlines. It spans several countries and took more than 5 years to resolve. During those 5 years, the mother did not allow the father or her brother to see her. She kept on feeling around the world to make sure the father does not…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? S.C vs L.H – 2017

Groundbreaking case on Child Abduction, Wrongful Removal of Children and Wrongful Retention of Children. YLaw's latest BC Supreme Court Case has become one of the most important cases in the entire history of British Columbia on Child Abduction and Wrongful Removal. This case was reported on CBC, the Vancouver Sun, multiple child abduction websites, and later Leena was published with her story…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Ting vs. Wong – 2017

In yet another groundbreaking case in 2017, YLaw was able to obtain more than $116,000 in contempt fines in addition to special costs. This marks the highest family law contempt award in the history of British Columbia.  The Story - Contempt of Multiple Court Orders Ms. T's story was heartbreaking but beautiful at the end. She was left alone with her…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case: Storey v. Terry – BC Court of Appeal – 2020

Leena Yousefi and Abib Ngom were successful counsel in the precedent-setting case of Storey v. Terry.  In this case, the wife applied for an unequal division of family property, an unequal division of family debt. Her Appeal was unsuccessful. As per the Court of Appeal: The appellant appeals a summary trial order providing for the equal division of the parties’…

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Case: Storey v. Terry – BC Court of Appeal – 2020
Personal life

Jasmeet Mangat – Personal Life. Let Jasmeet Represent You Today

Outside of being a family lawyer, Jasmeet Mangat enjoys being outdoors, exploring hiking trails with her adorable dog Gizmo, and participating in running, biking and travelling. She is a backpacking enthusiast and is always looking for her next adventure.

Get to know Jasmeet:

  • Favourite hobby: being in nature
  • Favourite book: Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
  • Biggest Pet-peeve: Lack of follow through.
  • Can’t live without: My dog Gizmo
  • Favourite person: I am blessed to have so many great people in my life that I cannot just pick one. My friends, family, and co-workers all bring me so much joy.
  • Biggest role model: My Grandmother; she had a fierce attitude, a curiosity to learn, and even after each loss and the troubles she faced in life, she showed up as one of the most insightful loving people I knew.
  • What is your favourite travel destination and why? It was wonderful everywhere in Europe & Bali – The people, the food, the zest for life, enjoying the simplest of pleasures, and the unattachment to the material world.
  • What makes you happy? The knowledge that I am in the driver’s seat of my life.

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