Atty. Melissa Timbres
Melissa Timbres has a general solicitor’s practice, focused on banking and finance, commercial real estate, land development, and corporate commercial transactions. Melissa advises clients on a range of commercial matters, including with respect to commercial real estate purchase and sales, land development contracts, secured financings, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, sales and acquisitions of businesses, technology and licensing matters, and contracting for third party services.
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About Melissa Timbres at a glance
Melissa Timbres is a business and real estate attorney based in Edmonton, Alberta, practicing at Miller Thomson LLP. They have 25+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2001. Admitted to practice in Alberta (2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026). Serands clients in Edmonton, AB and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Melissa Timbres has a general solicitor’s practice, focused on banking and finance, commercial real estate, land development, and corporate commercial transactions
- Melissa advises clients on a range of commercial matters, including with respect to commercial real estate purchase and sales, land development contracts, secured financings, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, sales and acquisitions of businesses, technology and licensing matters, and contracting for third party services
- Clients include owner-managed businesses, financial institutions, and numerous other not for profit organizations
- In addition, Melissa also practices in the area of privacy law, drafting privacy policies, advising on compliance issues in contracts such as service contracts, international and outsourcing arrangements and assisting with numerous other privacy law compliance issues for both the private and public sector
- She also provides advice with respect to the review of contests and promotional campaigns and advising corporate clients on corporate governance matters
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Melissa Timbres handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Melissa Timbres is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Alberta →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Alberta
Practicing law in Alberta. Legal matters in Alberta are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Edmonton are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alberta state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alberta brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alberta courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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