Headquarters:
816-1175 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2E1
Year founded:
2009
Number of employees:
11 partners, 74 employees
Phone:
250 405 3460
Email:
info@jfklaw.ca
Website:
jfklaw.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/jfk-law-llp
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Tim Dickson
Partner
Claire Truesdale
Partner
Mary (Molly) Churchill
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Tim Dickson regularly devotes a portion of his practice to providing pro bono representation in litigation aimed at protecting civil liberties or expanding equity. In the past year, he has acted for the Canadian Bar Association in its intervention in support of greater legal aid for single mothers, for the Drug User Liberation Front in a judicial review related to combating the toxic drug supply, and for the BC Civil Liberties Association regarding restrictions on sheltering in public parks.
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Claire Truesdale is passionate about access to justice for Indigenous individuals accessing government services. She provides pro bono advice or representation in legal proceedings for low-income Indigenous clients on matters such as registration under the Indian Act (Indian status), access to equitable education for Indigenous children, application for pensions and other benefits, and protection of property from seizure under the Indian Act.
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Claire Truesdale
Molly Churchill is committed to lowering barriers to obtaining legal advice and representation, and her pro bono practice is part of that commitment. Called to the Ontario bar in 2017, she has been working at JFK Law since October 2022. Her pro bono advice and representation at JFK Law has focused mainly on assisting First Nation individuals seeking recourse for discrimination and systemic change of state institutions to make them more responsive to the imperatives of reconciliation.
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Mary (Molly) Churchill
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Jason Harman
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Jason Harman began his legal education in 2005 by working for the pro bono legal advice organization, Access Justice. Since joining JFK Law in 2019, Jason has acted as pro bono legal counsel to West Coast LEAF, through which he was afforded the opportunity to make submissions on public interest standing at the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Recently, he has been working to defend accused persons from having their Charter mobility rights infringed by the Government of Canada.
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Jason Harman
David J. Levy
Partner
David Levy has earned a reputation for fighting for his clients’ rights in the courtroom, where he has conducted numerous trials and arbitrations. As a result, many other lawyers hire him to act as Trial Counsel on serious and complicated personal injury cases.
Levy is Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. He has been recognized for many years by L’expert Directory and Best LawyersTM as a leading personal injury lawyer. He is a regular lecturer at legal seminars and is frequently quoted as a legal authority by journalists.
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David J. Levy
JFK Law LLP is a national firm specializing in Aboriginal law with representation of Indigenous clients. Its purpose is to relentlessly pursue justice and self-determination for Indigenous People.
The firm’s offices are in Vancouver, Toronto, Victoria, Calgary, and Ohsweken, but it serves clients from coast to coast, including all Canadian Territories.
JFK Law’s partners include a highly regarded and award-winning team of lawyers: Sara Mainville (managing partner), Robert Janes KC, Karey Brooks KC, Tim Dickson, Jeff Langlois, Mark Gustafson, Erin Thomson-Leach, Brock Roe, Claire Truesdale, Aria Laskin, and Robin Phillips.
JFK Law provides a full range of services to Indigenous clients and is widely recognized as leaders in litigation and regulatory proceedings, and in its consultation, negotiation, corporate, and governance practices.
Their experienced and highly skilled team of lawyers is well known for successfully taking on a range of complex legal matters in the following areas:
“We’re committed to delivering the highest level of service, assuring clients that their welfare is the firm’s utmost priority”
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Howard R. Blitstein
Partner
Renée Vinett
Co-Managing Partner
Paul Miller
Co-Managing Partner
Liane Brown
Partner
Howard Blitstein is a partner and personal injury lawyer committed to helping those who have suffered harm obtain the financial security and the medical and rehabilitative services they need to get them on the road to recovery. He has always been willing to fight for his clients’ rights all the way to trial when necessary, even in the most complex cases.
Blitstein is dedicated to giving back to the community. He hosts an annual charity tennis tournament called Law Slam Tennis Challenge, which raises funds for hospitals and organizations that provide legal services to those in need.
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Howard R. Blitstein
Renée Vinett is a co-managing partner whose practice is devoted to fighting for the rights of injured accident victims and their families in a wide range of personal injury matters. She has successfully conducted numerous trials and hearings before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario.
In addition to being a lawyer, Vinett has been a registered nurse for over 30 years, with experience in disability management in both the United States and Canada. Her medical knowledge and legal expertise enable her to approach each case from the central perspective, that her clients’ needs and long-term quality of life are paramount.
Vineet holds memberships with legal and professional associations, for which she often chairs and lectures at their continuing legal education programs. She is also a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario.
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Renée Vinett
Paul Miller has over 25 years of experience advocating for people who have suffered personal injuries, often due to airline accidents or defective products and medical devices. He was one of Canada’s first litigators to use mass torts, in which a group of plaintiffs simultaneously launch individual lawsuits against a common defendant.
Miller has worked on some of the most socially relevant cases of our time and has demonstrated the value of the mass tort approach as a means of achieving justice for many deserving Canadians in numerous high-profile cases.
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Paul Miller
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Liane Brown
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Liane Brown
Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab
On a larger scale, HSH handles class action and mass tort lawsuits representing groups of people injured by dangerous products, medications, medical devices, and negligent organizations.
The HSH team is known for providing caring and attentive service to clients, and is proud of the firm’s excellent reputation within the legal and medical communities.
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Through its unwavering focus on employee engagement, Accolade strives to create a welcoming and diverse environment where talent is excited to come to work every day.
· Litigation and dispute resolution: JFK Law is composed of skilled litigators with extensive courtroom experience who focus on finding a solution that achieves cost-effective client goals and maintains healthy long-term relationships.
· Consultation and accommodation: Providing strategic advice and representation in all aspects of the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate.
· Regulatory review: Helping communities respond to referrals for projects in their traditional territories, representing communities through environmental assessments and other regulatory review processes.
· Treaty and related negotiations: Working closely with several First Nations at different stages of the Treaty process, and with many First Nations engaged in other complex negotiations related to land, governance, and resources.
· Impact benefit agreements: Advising on negotiating fair and equitable IBAs with proponents interested in developing in client territories.
· Commercial agreements: Ensuring negotiated agreements to provide the best value for the client in a manner that ensures the client receives benefits equal to a fair share of the commercial value of the project having their support.
· Day-to-day Shout-outs – to award outstanding work, employees can exchange earned points for gift vouchers of up to $150
· Quarterly Stars Award – employees demonstrating core values have the chance to win $500
· Annual Hero’s Celebration – manager-nominated and peer-voted awards where outstanding employees earn a $5,000 bonus
Ben Irantalab
Partner
Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab
Ben Irantalab
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab
Ben Irantalab
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Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Liane Brown