Deirdre Prestage Severide

I have practiced law in South Delta since 1983 and have been a senior lawyer with Severide Law since co-founding it in 1996. I am an experienced collaborative divorce lawyer and a certified family mediator and have assisted in the successful resolution of restructuring many couples and families with challenging family dynamics. I am a former director and president of the BC Collaborative Roster Society, a former director of the Vancouver Collaborative Divorce Group and a former board member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).

In my free time I enjoy sailing our fabulous BC coast, skiing our majestic mountains, cycling the backroads and trails of Ladner, honing my cooking skills and trying to keep up with my adventurous millennial kids. 

Professional Affiliations

• Former president and director of the BC Collaborative Practice Roster Society

• Former director of Collaborative Divorce Vancouver

• Director of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

• Former director of the Delta Police Foundation

• Former director of the Delta Police Board

Expertise

• Collaborative Divorce under Family Law

• Mediation

Education

• Called to the British Columbia Bar 1983

•  LL.B. (J.D.) University of Saskatchewan 1982

•  BCOMM University of Saskatchewan 1980

•  Certified collaborative practitioner

•  Certified family law mediator