horne coupar

What horne coupar does

Horne Coupar LLP is a Victoria, British Columbia-based law firm organized as a limited liability partnership, founded in the 1940s and operating under the same name for over 80 years. The firm is anchored by a deep Inheritance and Incapacity Planning Group comprising six solicitors and six paralegals, led by senior partner Mark Horne, K.C. (practicing since 1979, Queen's Counsel since 2009). It serves individuals, families, small and medium-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations across several practice areas including wills and estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate litigation (wills variation, contested wills), family law, corporate and commercial law with a tax emphasis, real estate, and adult guardianship / incapacity planning. The partner roster includes multiple Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designated lawyers (Paula Bosenberg, Jennifer Leach Sandford), LLM-trained specialists, and family law mediators, supporting a credentials-rich positioning within the regional market.

The firm operates from two Victoria locations: a Main Office at the Union Bank Building, 612 View Street, and an Oak Bay Office at 202-2187 Oak Bay Avenue. It runs a sales-led, professional-reputation-driven GTM model: client acquisition is built on long-standing word-of-mouth, community involvement (including the 1% For The Planet initiative and United Way partnership via Caroline Deane), CLE teaching and publication contributions, and sustained peer recognition including Best Lawyers in Canada designations (Fiona Hunter: Lawyer of the Year, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) and a 2024 Leaders in Learning Award from the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.

Horne Coupar generates revenue through traditional hourly-billed professional legal services across its practice areas. Revenue, headcount totals, and partner economics are not publicly disclosed. The firm historically held a significant institutional contract as Official Administrator for the Government of British Columbia (1958-2002), and has since refocused on private individual, family, and small-business clients within British Columbia only, with no identified subsidiaries, no parent company, no M&A activity, and no external funding. It maintains a modest digital presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and standard law firm back-office tooling (LawPay for invoice and retainer payments), with no disclosed software, platform, API, or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

horne coupar

Legal name

Horne Coupar LLP

Website

https://hornecoupar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Horne Coupar LLP is a Victoria, BC-based limited liability partnership law firm founded in the 1940s, specializing in wills, estates, trusts, estate litigation, family law, and corporate/tax planning for individuals, families, small businesses, and non-profits in British Columbia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services (FSAEAKAG), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Estate planning services
• Trust administration
• Wills and estates
• Family law services
• Corporate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Victoria

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed at hourly rates for wills, estates, trusts, family law, corporate law, real estate, and litigation matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Horne Coupar LLP is a Victoria, BC-based law firm providing specialized legal services in wills, estates, trusts, family law, corporate/commercial law, real estate, estate administration, estate litigation, and incapacity/adult guardianship planning. The firm bills these services at hourly rates and is structured around a dedicated Inheritance and Incapacity Planning Group of six solicitors and six paralegals, alongside corporate, family, and real estate practices.

Product overview

Horne Coupar LLP is a law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas. It is not a software or technology company and does not have a product/platform portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wills and Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Estate Administration
• Estate and Trust Litigation (Challenging & Defending Wills)
• Incapacity Planning
• Adult Guardianship and Vulnerable Adults
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Family Law
• Tax Planning for Corporations and Estates

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Way Central and Northern Vancouver IslandminorOthersCaroline Deane has been an active member and director of this non-profit organization and charity. The firm supports community giving through United Way partnerships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lawson Lundell LLP: Western Canada-focused law firm with a strong trusts, estates, and wealth management practice serving BC-based individuals and family businesses; directly comparable in geography and core practice area.
• Clark Wilson LLP: Vancouver-based full-service law firm with a prominent wills, estates, and trusts practice serving BC clients; comparable regional competitor for HNW estate planning and trust administration work.
• Richards Buell Sutton LLP: Vancouver-based firm with a well-regarded wills, estates, and trusts practice serving BC HNW clients; directly comparable boutique-style regional competitor.
• Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP: Vancouver-based full-service firm serving BC clients with trusts, estates, and corporate succession services; comparable in regional reach and estate-planning focus.

Broad incumbents

• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: National Canadian law firm with a top-tier trusts and estates practice serving HNW individuals and corporate clients across Canada; broader incumbent that competes for sophisticated estate mandates.
• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG): Canada's largest full-service law firm with a national private client, trusts, and estates group; competes with Horne Coupar for higher-end estate planning work in BC.
• Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: Major Canadian law firm with a national private client and wealth planning practice; broader incumbent competing for estate, trust, and corporate succession mandates in BC.
• Miller Thomson LLP: National Canadian law firm with a sizeable trusts and estates practice serving individuals, families, and private businesses; competitor for cross-jurisdictional BC estate work.
• Dentons Canada LLP: Global law firm with a substantial Vancouver office and a national private wealth practice; larger incumbent with broader geographic reach competing for sophisticated estate matters.

Others

• Law Society of British Columbia - Lawyer Referral Service: Provincial regulator-run referral service connecting BC residents with lawyers including estate and family law practitioners; functions as a substitute/aggregator channel for the same client base Horne Coupar serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HORNECOUPAR
• Facebookfacebook.com/HorneCoupar
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/horne-coupar-barristers-&-solicitors
• Instagraminstagram.com/hornecoupar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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