Profiles

Search by Deans, Faculty Members, Alumni or by Year to learn more about individuals who have made significant contributions to British Columbia’s legal history as well as those who practiced in the province but were educated elsewhere.

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2020 - Tamara Levy, QC

It was at a small legal clinic near downtown Toronto that Tamara Levy, then a law student at Osgoode Hall, discovered her interest in criminal law. More than a decade and a cross-country move home later, Levy brought her passion for investigating claims of wrongful conviction and miscarriages...

2020 - Elaine Borthwick: 40 Years of Memories

If you’re a current JD student or alumnus reading this, chances are that Elaine Lenki Borthwick reviewed your law school application. For the last 30 and some years (over 40 years total at UBC), Elaine has served as the law school’s Director, JD Admissions. From a former Prime Minister and...

2018 - Carly Stanhope

From her first year of law school, Carly Stanhope has shown a commitment to addressing issues around access to justice through countless hours of volunteering and taking on numerous roles both within and outside the Allard School of Law.

Earlier this month [April 2018], Carly’s...

2018 - Christopher Hiebert

Christopher Hiebert had heard of the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, a program offered by the Allard School of Law at UBC, long before he became a law student. He lived in a single-room occupancy hotel in Gastown, a block from the clinic’s front door.

He was intrigued. “The clinic...

2018 - Hoi Kong

Associate Professor Hoi Kong (inaugural Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C., UBC Professor in...

2018 - Nico McKay

Nico McKay is an Associate at the Vancouver office of Miller Thomson LLP (“Miller Thomson”). The core focus of his legal practice is litigation and he works closely with both the Commercial Litigation and Insurance Litigation groups at Miller Thomson. McKay’s litigation experience includes...

2018 - Jordan Leigh Lacroix

Recent graduate Jordan Leigh Lacroix is currently working as a Legal Aid in South Africa through the CBA Young Lawyers International Program. The program places young law graduates and lawyers in internships with overseas organizations working in law reform, human rights and access to...

2017 - Rumana Monzur

Rumana Monzur has completed law school with much more than a JD degree. After surviving a brutal attack in her native Bangladesh which left her blind for life, her decision to go to law school while learning to live without sight was itself a study in patience - with a steep learning curve. But...

2017 - Camden Hutchison

Camden Hutchison is an associate professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, specializing in corporate law. In particular, Hutchison examines corporate transactions and governance, as well as the historical development of corporate law. With a PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin...

2017 - Erez Aloni

Erez Aloni joined the faculty at the Allard School of Law in 2017. His primary research interests lie in the legal regulation of adult relationships and complex family structures. Aloni’s work stages the family as an institution affected by a broad range of laws, norms, and economic structures...

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