Meet our Lawyers
Timothy H. Fultz
Senior Partner
Called to the Bar: 1978
Timothy H. Fultz is a Senior Partner in our law firm, practising corporate commercial law and real estate law. He has broad practice experience in real estate and general business law, including construction and development, financing and commercial leasing.
Over the years, a significant portion of Timothy’s practice has been focused on real estate and commercial litigation, including foreclosures and builder's liens, having appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Canada and various tribunals.
While presently focusing on commercial and real estate solicitors practice, Timothy’s litigation experience has provided him a wide range of knowledge and experience well suited to dealing with complex real estate and business issues, including distress acquisitions and structuring.
Timothy also has a great deal of experience with estates and capacity litigation, representing beneficiaries and trustees. His expertise involves challenges and interpretation of wills, contested passing of accounts, claims for support by dependants, and disputes relating to breaches of fiduciary duties.
Since 2005, he has given countless in-depth seminars to employees and managers of various federal departments, and to other professionals on estate planning and the managing of estates. The Law Society of Upper Canada has asked Timothy to speak at webinars on a lawyer's obligations when dealing with clients with disabilities. He also developed and taught the estate module for the Law Society's French Practical Program.
Dean J. Harding
Senior Partner
Dean J. Harding is a Senior Partner in the Family Law Group of Timothy Fultz Law Office. Dean has practised exclusively in the area of family law since his call to the bar in 2002. His practice encompasses all aspects of family law, including parenting, property, support, domestic contracts, and any other issues that may arise from separation or divorce.
Dean completed his JD at Queen's University. During his time in law school, he was an active participant in Queen's Legal Aid's Clinical Litigation Practice, successfully representing clients before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the Social Benefits Tribunal. While at Queen's, Dean was president of the Human Rights Law Club where he co-ordinated speaking events and fundraisers with the goal of promoting human rights awareness within the Queen's community.
Dean attended the Bader International Study Centre in Herstmonceux, England, earning a certificate in international public law. He also completed a placement at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, where he worked closely with the local family law judiciary.
Dean is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, and is an active volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario.
Darlene Burnside
Partner
Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, and the negotiation of all types of commercial contracts.
Darlene regularly advises clients across various sectors — including transport, construction, agriculture, retail sales and manufacturing — with respect to a range of local, national and international transactions.
joined our Business Law Group in 2010. In 2011, she jointed the legal department of a publicly listed global leader in the forest products industry, where she worked closely with executive management on major projects involving multiple jurisdictions and highly regulated manufacturing processes. She returned to Timothy Fultz Law Office in 2014 with a deepened understanding of her clients’ needs and priorities.
Her clients appreciate her availability, dedication, efficiency and her ability to deliver practical solutions tailored to each client’s industry and operations.
Throughout the years, Darlene has developed an extensive knowledge of linguistics. In addition to English and French, which she masters fluently, her linguistic abilities extend to Romanian, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. This knowledge has proved particularly useful in the context of international transactions.
Darlene is committed to using her knowledge of corporate law to benefit her community. For this reason, she serves as a director of Friends for Mental Health, a non-profit organization that provides support and resources to friends and family of people suffering from mental health disorders. The destigmatization of mental health disorders is a cause that is particularly close to her heart.
Joseph Pierce
Partner
Joseph has extensive experience and expertise in the areas of commercial real estate, residential and commercial real estate development, resort development and finance. Joseph acts primarily for developers and lending institutions. He also has expertise in the areas of restructuring, foreclosure and realization law. His clients include some of British Columbia's most successful and prominent development companies, lending institutions and community groups. Joseph also has extensive experience with mortgage investment corporations. Joseph has been an instructor and guest lecturer for both the Canadian Bar Association and the Continuing Legal Education program. Prior to joining Timothy Fultz Law Office, Joseph was the managing partner of one of Vancouver's most successful real estate firms for 25 years. In that capacity he helped establish some of British Columbia's most successful real estate development, marketing and finance companies. In addition to his practice, Joseph has worked as a board member for the Salvation Army's annual Red Shield Appeal, the Friends of the Environment Foundation and has assisted numerous community groups with conservation covenants and development issues. He is a director of numerous public and private companies and is involved in many community activities. Joseph is also an avid golfer and skier.