About Us
Woodbine Legal Services is an Alberta-based law firm founded by Matthew Mowbrey, an attorney with a passion for helping individuals and small businesses reach their full potential.
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Located in Red Deer, Alberta, Woodbine Legal Services works to resolve legal disputes amicably, cost-effectively, and efficiently. We are committed to providing quality legal representation for our clients and work to ensure that their interests are protected. Our team of experienced professionals is here to provide you with the legal expertise you need, in a friendly and open environment.
If you have a legal issue that needs to be addressed, contact Woodbine Legal Services for a consultation. Our team of experienced professionals is here to help you navigate the legal system and provide quality legal advice and representation.
Woodbine Legal Services handles a wide range of legal matters including Family Law, Civil, Estates and Business Law. We offer appointments, in-person, by phone or by video calls.
About Our Lawyers
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Matthew Mowbrey practices in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Wills and Estates, Real Estate, and Family Law.
Matthew is a born and raised Albertan. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in International Business at Grant MacEwan University. Increasingly interested in Alberta’s business challenges, he soon followed it with both a Law Degree and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta. Matthew completed his articles with Gerig Hamilton Neeland in 2015.
Although Matthew has been practicing law in Red Deer for several years, his true passion lies in helping individuals and small businesses reach their full potential. As an active community advocate and entrepreneur, Matthew founded Woodbine Legal Services in 2022 to sharing his years of business and legal experience.
Matthew has successfully represented clients at both the Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench, on matters involving debt collection, builder’s liens, commercial lease disputes, shareholder disputes, and family law.Matthew has been on the executive team of several enterprises including those involved with agricultural custom manufacturing, hospitality, strategic consulting, immigration consulting, financial services, and health supplement companies. Matthew’s background in business development assists in providing both practical and legal strategic planning for his commercial clients. Matthew has advised clients on franchise agreements and disclosure, commercial leases, share and asset purchase agreements, unanimous shareholders agreements, and other corporate documents.
Matthew Mowbrey actively volunteers with the Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic, Downtown Business Association, Junior Achievement, and Piper Creek Optimist Club.
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Jamie Smith (he/they) practices in the areas of Family Law, Civil Litigation, Wills and Estates, Real Estate, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Jamie has called Central Alberta home for many years, but has made his mark in many locales, including Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and North Dakota. After graduating from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, he attended the first 2 years of his Bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences at Red Deer College (now Red Deer Polytechnic), and completed that degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Following this, he went on to complete an Advanced Diploma in Public Relations, working briefly with Symphony Nova Scotia’s marketing and fundraising department. Jamie left Halifax to attend law school at the University of North Dakota School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor. As a foreign-educated lawyer, Jamie completed his NCA accreditation, and began articling with Gerig Hamilton Neeland LLP in Red Deer in 2015.
After a few years in private practice, Jamie took on a position with a local non-profit, gaining invaluable experience in many areas of practice. He provided education, information, and advice to Albertans across the province, and was one of the first lawyers in the province, prior to the onset of the pandemic, to regularly offer remote legal assistance and limited-scope legal services. Jamie is well-known in among those in the legal non-profit sector as a strong advocate for access to justice and a creative thinker, and spoke at the National Pro Bono Conference in 2022. After leaving the non-profit world, Jamie returned to private practice, bringing with him a unique perspective and approach to assisting his clients through difficult matters.
Jamie is comfortable both in and out of the Courtroom, representing clients in the Alberta Court of Justice and Court of King’s Bench, but also assisting with non-litigious matters, such as drafting wills, creating agreements, and helping with real estate transactions.
In addition to his skills and expertise as a lawyer, Jamie has recently obtained his Master’s of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, and holds status as a Canadian Certified Counsellor, and has completed training as a Parenting Coordinator.
In his downtime, Jamie enjoys spending time with his partner and their two cats, hanging out in-person or virtually with the friends he’s met on his adventures, and travelling as often as he can, whether it’s to the mountains, the lakes, or to the tropics. He has been involved with a number of non-profits in Central Alberta, most notably serving 2 full terms with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.