Smith & Little LLP
Calgary-based law firm
Serving busy professionals with their family law matters
Having the right lawyer is crucial. I cannot recommend Christine highly enough! Navigating such a major life change is never easy, but Christine made the entire process so much more manageable. From our very first meeting, her kindness and compassion were evident. She truly listened to my concerns and made me feel understood.
What sets Christine apart is her confidence and professionalism. She is incredibly knowledgeable and always seemed one step ahead. Her ability to explain complex legal matters in a way that was easy to understand gave me so much peace of mind. I felt fully supported and reassured knowing I had her in my corner.
Before finding Christine, I went through two lousy lawyers who took advantage of me. They didn’t take my case seriously, and I felt lost. However, Christine was a game-changer. She took my case seriously, fought for what I wanted, and finalized my divorce within just one year. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.
Beyond her legal expertise, Christine and her team genuinely cared about my well-being. They empowered me to make the best decisions for myself and my family. Her guidance and support went above and beyond, and I’ll always be grateful for the positive impact she had on my life.
If you’re going through a separation or divorce, my advice is to invest in a good lawyer. Christine is that lawyer. She is skilled, professional, compassionate, and will always have your back. I wholeheartedly recommend her and her team!
They have excellent communication and really have the knowledge and energy to fight for things on our behalf. I have only good things to say about them
Thanks to Smith and Little I'm safe from my abuser and free.
Thank you Christine and Kelly!
Our Core Philosophy
Resolutions with Integrity
Our Core Mission
Informed Choice and objective decision making
We Are
- Compassionate
- Professional
- Assertive
- Down-To-Earth
- Strategic
We Will
- Listen to you
- Distill difficult concepts into plain language
- Ask tough questions
- Respond rapidly to your questions
You Will
- Have a solid plan and clear agreements for moving forward
- Make informed decisions you feel confident about
- Save time, money and stress with our value-based fees
I wish for you both, ongoing success, rewarding success, as you bring ‘resolutions with integrity’ to people’s life situations. So grateful for everything.
You have shown tremendous care, professionalism and understanding to my matter.
Thank you for all your continued help and support. You and your firm have been wonderful to work with.
I am humbled and grateful for the services provided by Smith & Little LLP. Keep up the GREAT work Ladies; your services are invaluable!
Best Divorce lawyers in a scary & lonely world of legal system. Reasonable, smart & helpful. Excellent service in every way.
Our Area of Work
Legal Services
Family/Divorce Law
We prevent and resolve conflicts through communication, negotiation, and where necessary through litigation.
Family law encompasses a wide range of legal issues and we are here to eliminate the confusion and overwhelming feelings while guiding and protecting your interests before, during and at the end of a relationship.
Alberta Court of Appeal
Smith & Little LLP offers full representation before The Alberta Court of Appeal for family law and civil appeals including:
- preparation and argument of applications before The Court of Appeal
- preparation of your Appeal Record and Factum
- presentation of oral argument
Our Team
About Smith & Little LLP
Christine and Kelly are proud to work together in a true partnership and offer the benefit of two minds to all of our clients. We are strongly of the view that two minds are better than one and if a partnership is able to capitalize on the strengths of each individual partner there will be huge advantages flowing to the client. Having spent our first years as lawyers figuring out what pieces of the job we each enjoy the best, we determined that there were certain tasks we enjoyed more than others. Luckily for us our strengths are complementary and while we are able to trade off and step in for each other when required, we like to each perform the tasks we enjoy the most as often as possible.
Current and Former Clients
Testimonials
Provides care and support, as well as exceptional emails and letters brought by Kelly and Christine. Always kept up to date on current developments and willing to work around schedules to accommodate outstanding service to clients.
Kelly and Christine both have very strong skill sets and are phenomenal at what they do. They equally bring these skill sets to the table making them a perfect team to get results and resolutions. The legal assistants on the team are exceptional. Courtney is always ready to help and assist with a smile on her face. Thank you!
Excellent communication and attentiveness. General attention to detail and legal procedure.
Kelly, Christine and their staff are great. Professional, yet empathetic.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation for [Christine’s] patience, professionalism, expertise and hard work on my file.
… I highly recommend that you choose to retain the expert services of SMITH & LITTLE LLP, who DO seek resolutions with integrity!
Thank you for all your efforts …It has been a pleasure working with [you]. I could not have survived this ordeal without your support and guidance.
I appreciate … the 5 years of you guys dealing with everything that came with this case. Your whole office was great. Thank you so much for it all.
I have been very pleased with your work and your clear communication and am confident you will ensure the agreement reflects what we have discussed.
I wish for you both, ongoing success, rewarding success, as you bring ‘resolutions with integrity’ to people’s life situations. So grateful for everything.
You have shown tremendous care, professionalism and understanding to my matter.
I am humbled and grateful for the services provided by Smith & Little LLP. Keep up the GREAT work Ladies; your services are invaluable!
Kelly and Christine,
I want to thank you for all your hard work, research, time and honesty with this process. Again from the bottom of my heart thank you for your honesty and due diligence.
Hello Smith & Little,
I am very pleased with the way Attorney Kelly presented my position in the court today. I hope we will make similar success in the future as to bring the matter to a peaceful end soonest.
Christine Little is a very compassionate person who really took the time to listen to my needs and issues.
She was very diligent and professional in handling my matter and it was a pleasure working with her to resolve my issues.
Thank you Kelly for your email and your detailed explanations!
… the reason why I am so comfortable with you because you are fair and professional. And I am glad you didn’t rush my matter. This piece is an important piece to this whole matter.
Smith & Little LLP serves clients in the following locations:
- Calgary
- Okotoks
- Airdrie
- Cochrane
- Canmore
- Chestermere
- Red Deer
- Olds
- Edmonton
- Grande Prairie
Smith & Little
Blog
Smith & Little is Closed on Mondays
As of April 10, 2023 we are starting a new pilot project at Smith & Little LLP of closing our office on Mondays. The lawyers will both continue to work ...
The Process of Reviewing a Separation Agreement
We sometimes receive calls from potential clients asking us to provide independent legal advice for a separation agreement and tell us that they would like this service for $500. Unfortunately, ...
Base Child Support with Shared Parenting
If the children primarily live with one parent, the other parent is required to pay base section 3 child support pursuant to the Alberta Child Support Guidelines or Federal ...
My Former Spouse and I Have Agreed That I Will Not Pay Any Child Support – Can You Get Me Divorced?
Maybe, maybe not. Applying for a divorce is to ask a Judge to grant you a divorce under the Divorce Act. The Divorce Act places a positive obligation on ...
Trial Preparation for Family Law Clients
If your matter goes to a trial, we undertake many tasks to prepare ourselves and our clients for trial. We will be in constant communication with our clients while we ...
What is a Pretrial Conference?
For all family law matters headed to trial in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, you must first attend at a Pretrial Conference. The purpose of the Pretrial Conference ...