Matthew Cleary
Matthew was born and raised in Victoria, BC. He earned his bachelor’s degree in anthropology at the University of Victoria (2001) and LLB at University of British Columbia (2008).
Prior to joining Dumoulin Boskovich, Matthew practiced plaintiff’s side personal injury law for 16 years. He has appeared on behalf of clients in matters before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of British Columbia. Matthew’s current work focuses on the areas of general litigation, estate litigation and family law.
Matthew has travelled extensively in Central and South America and Southeast Asia and is proficient in Bahasa Indonesia.
In his free time, Matthew enjoys spending time with his family (wife and two boys) and pets (a dog, a crested gecko, a Pacman frog and several fish), watching live sporting events (as a season ticket holder for both the Lions and Whitecaps), gardening, fishing, swimming and scuba diving.
IN MEMORIAM
JEFFREY C. BOSCHERT
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our Friend, Colleague and Partner at Law, Jeffrey Boschert on January 19, 2022. Jeff was the Managing Partner of the Vernon Office of DuMoulin Boskovich LLP. Jeff had extensive experience in his field which included over 25 years in Real Estate Development. Jeff assisted his clients in every stage of the development process.
Jeff grew up on Vancouver Island. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia and his Bachelor of Law at the University of Victoria. Jeff was called to the Bar in 1995 and began his career in Victoria with the Firm, Crease Harman. Jeff went on to work as in-house legal counsel for a major strata-titled rental pool resort development on Vancouver Island before moving to Vernon. Jeff joined Davidson Lawyers LLP in 2002 where he was an Associate and Partner for 18 years. Jeff then joined forces with DuMoulin Boskovich LLP to open their second location in Vernon.
Jeff was the past President of the Vernon Bar Association, a past Director of both the North Okanagan Employment Enhancement Society (NOESS) and the United Way as well as a current Director of The People Place.
Jeff will be missed by his two boys, family, friends and colleagues.
Please contact Sunny Gakhal, Partner, DuMoulin Boskovich LLP at 1-604-669-5500 or 778-943-2077 with any questions or inquiries.