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Klein Lyons in the Community

Caring about the community is a Klein Lyons tradition. This began when we first started representing plaintiffs who have suffered due to a personal injury by the wrong-doing of someone else. We have a strong commitment to improving the lives of injured people and we recognize the importance of engaging in programs and initiatives designed to help others help themselves. Through volunteer, donation and community education programs, Klein Lyons supports various organizations.

Drop It and Drive event raises awareness at Sullivan Heights Secondary

Surrey firefighters were on hand for a mock car accident rescue exercise at Sullivan Heights Secondary, as part of a charity event marking the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. With involvement from the Surrey Fire Fighter’s, IAFF Local 1271, the Surrey RCMP, Young Drivers of Canada and Klein Lyons, the event highlighted road safety issues facing British Columbians.

Read the article.

Klein Lyons helps to put 120 women through the DFS program.

Klein Lyons was pleased to be a part of this important event. The Dress for Success team raised over $18,000 for Dress for Success Vancouver.

Read the letter of appreciation from the Dress for Success team.

"Damages" Caused by Impaired Driving Presented to High School Students: MADD Canada's Latest School Program

Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2011: MADD Metro Vancouver Chapter wants to get young people thinking about the human impact and legal consequences of impaired driving with "Damages", MADD Canada’s 2011-2012 School Assembly Program.

MADD Metro Vancouver and sponsor Klein Lyons will present Damages at John Oliver Secondary on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 10:25 am and Templeton Secondary on Thursday, October 27th at 2:00 pm. Damages and the French show, Damages, will be seen by more than 1 million students across the country over the course of this school year. Read the Press Release.

Dress Me For Success! Klein Lyons On a Mission to Raise Money for a Dress for Success

Klein Lyons has joined the 2011 Dress for Success Corporate Challenge. We invite you to help us reach our goal in the 2011 DRESS ME FOR SUCCESS challenge. In 2010 Klein Lyons and with the help of all our corporate neighbors family and friends raised over $1000 and donated over 600 pieces of clothing.

Dress for Success has given us our 2011 mission: to raise $1400 in button and raffle ticket sales.

How Can You Help

Buy a button for $5.00 and Dress Up in your finest for a day (reverse jeans day!).
Buy a $10 Raffle Ticket and win one of eleven (11) great prizes including $250 gift cards to Safeway, Best Buy, Future Shop and Ikea.
Like "Dress Me For Success" on Facebook and Klein Lyons will donate a $1 for every like.*

Call or email Grace at 604-874-7171, gwong@kleinyons.com to buy a button or raffle ticket.
(*Up to $800)

MADD Strides for Change - September 11, 2011

Klein Lyons Supports the MADD Metro Vancouver Strides for Change 5 KM Walk. We are on a mission to raise money to stop impaired driving and you can help! Find out how.

MADD Awareness Affair 2011

MADD is sponsoring an Awareness and Safety Event on Saturday August 13, at the Coquitlam Center. Come between 11 and 4 pm, meet your Klein Lyons team and take in the ICBC smashed car display, fire department car cutting demonstration, games and attractions, live entertainment, information booths food and beverages and prize giveaways.

Sixties Scoop

CBC's Radio One "The Current". The devastating consequences of the "Sixties Scoop" — Erica Johnson interviews Sharon Russell and Jason Murray on the Sixties Scoop Class Action.

BC Ear Bank Class Action

On May 28, 2011, Klein Lyons presented the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association BC with a cheque for $41,000 as part of the BC Ear Bank class action settlement.

CHHA-BC provided the court with a proposal to use the money for a program called, "Managing Hearing Loss, Speech Reading Course." The goals of the program are to address the needs and challenges of hard of hearing people by offering specific coping strategies such as speech reading skills, technological aids for communication and education.