MARY MURRELL
Partner
Lawyer, Notary Public
mmurrell@viclawfirm.ca
Mary has practiced law since 1990. Her practice consists primarily of solicitor’s work including wills and estates, conveyancing, mortgages, real estate development, corporate, commercial, as well as practicing in the area of assisted reproduction and surrogacy law.
Mary has worked at Randall & Murrell (formerly Randall & Company) her entire career, and formed a partnership with Chris Randall in 2013 until his retirement in 2019. On May 31, 2023, Randall & Murrell and Herald Street Law merged to become Murrell & Ittah, Lawyers and Notaries. Mary has always focused on ensuring that all of the firms’ clients experience excellent and efficient client service.
Mary is married with two children who, like her, are very active in the community. Mary enjoys time away at her cabin and is an avid golfer.
mmurrell@viclawfirm.ca
AHARON ITTAH
Partner
Lawyer, Notary Public
aittah@viclawfirm.ca
Aharon was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2012. He practices primarily in the areas of residential and commercial real estate, lender financing, wills, estates, corporate and commercial law. In Aharon’s earlier legal career he worked as an insurance defence lawyer at another established Victoria law firm. He worked with Kristin Marrs and Herald Street Law from 2017, taking over the practice in 2021, then on May 31, 2023 Herald Street Law and Randall & Murrell merged to become Murrell & Ittah, Lawyers and Notaries.
Prior to his career as a lawyer, Aharon studied in both Ireland (B.A., LL.B.) and Victoria (MBA). Ireland continues to be Aharon’s favourite place to visit and he returns nearly every year. Aharon’s philosophy in terms of how he practices law is to emphasize the service experience for the client and to ensure the client feels understood, valued and well informed of the legal process that they are engaged with. Each client is treated as an individual, because no two clients or legal engagements are quite the same.
aittah@viclawfirm.ca
ALICE LO
Associate
Lawyer, Notary Public
alo@viclawfirm.ca
Alice has been practicing law in Victoria since 1995, joining the team at Randall & Murrell in 2021. Her solicitor’s practice consists primarily of real estate conveyancing, mortgages, wills & estates, corporate, commercial and leasing. In addition to English, Alice also speaks Cantonese Chinese. Alice is married with a young adult daughter out in the world. She is an enthusiastic reader, podcast listener and runner.
alo@viclawfirm.ca
BEATRICE C. McCUTCHEON
Associate
Lawyer, Notary Public
bmccutcheon@viclawfirm.ca
Bea has practiced Law since 2003, joining Murrell & Ittah in 2024. She practices exclusively in the area of family law, including preparing cohabitation agreements, marriage agreements, and separation agreements. She advises clients about the issues arising on separation and divorce, including division of family property, parenting, child support and spousal support, and assists them in resolving those issues. Bea’s approach is to ensure her clients have the information they need to make informed decisions and support them in reaching durable resolutions in an efficient manner.
In addition, Bea advises both clients and other counsel regarding the division of pensions on marriage breakdown and can assist with drafting pension division provisions to be included in separation agreements or court orders.
Bea is a regular presenter and author in the area of family law. She is also a member of the Editorial Board for the CLEBC’s Family Law Agreements: Annotated Precedents.
Bea grew up in the Cowichan Valley. She attended law school at the University of Victoria and has practiced in Victoria for her entire career. She is married with two teenage daughters and a rather spoiled dog. She enjoys reading and spending time with her family, especially spending time outdoors in any of the many beautiful places on Vancouver Island.
bmccutcheon@viclawfirm.ca
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
General
reception@viclawfirm.ca
Esther Alex
esther@viclawfirm.ca
Denise Heemskerk
denise@viclawfirm.ca
Mary March
mmarch@viclawfirm.ca
Anne Marie Vatcher
amv@viclawfirm.ca
Crystal Bowman
crystal@viclawfirm.ca
Eva Mellott
reception@viclawfirm.ca
CHRISTOPHER RANDALL
Retired, 2019
Deceased, 2020
Christopher G. Randall was called to the Bar in 1961 and practiced in Victoria his entire career. He was the founding member and senior partner of Randall & Company, since 1970. In 2013, Chris formed a partnership with Mary Murrell under the name, Randall & Murrell, and continued to practice with Randall & Murrell until his retirement in 2019. Chris enjoyed extensive travel with his wife, Judy, and was a very active member in the Victoria Gyro Club and Gyro International. Sadly, Chris passed away in April of 2020 but he is fondly remembered by all who had the privilege of working with him.