Course Chairs
The Honourable Madam Justice M. Marvyn Koenigsberg — Supreme Court of BC, Smithers
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Our Special Guests
The Honourable Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Nancy N. Phillips — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Our Distinguished Team Leaders
John D. Cliffe, QC — Cliffe Tobias, Vancouver
Robert W. Cooper — Cooper Litigation, Vancouver
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
P. John G. Landry — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Andrew I. Nathanson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Cheryl J. Tobias, QC — Cliffe Tobias, Vancouver
Our All-star Guest Instructors will include
The Honourable Madam Justice Victoria Gray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice J. Miriam Gropper — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Adrian Brooks — Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
The Honourable Judge Jennifer Oulton — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
The Honourable Judge Daniel M.B. Steinberg — Provincial Court of BC, New Westminster
Robert S. Anderson, QC — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Valerie J. Anderson — Department of Justice, Vancouver
Gail P. Barnes — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
S. Russel Chamberlain, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Richmond
Wendy E. Dawson, QC — Crown Counsel, New Westminster
Jennifer L. Francis — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Richard S. Fowler — Smith and Fowler, Vancouver
David A. Jardine, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Gregory J. McDade, QC — Ratcliff & Company LLP, North Vancouver
Christopher A. McPherson — Crown Counsel, New Westminster
Kimberly Henders Miller — Administrative Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Victoria
Teresa Mitchell-Banks, QC — BC Securities Commission, Vancouver
Joseph E. Murphy, QC — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Donnaree G. Nygard — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
The Honourable Wally T. Oppal, QC — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Henry J.R. Reiner, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Stephen R. Schachter, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
James A.W. Schuman, QC — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Jeffrey P. Scouten — Henshall Scouten, Barristers & Solicitors, Vancouver
Patti Tomasson — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Terry C.W.L. Vos — Quinlan Abrioux, Vancouver
Janet L. Winteringham, QC — Winteringham MacKay George Law Corporation, Vancouver
Robert H. Wright, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Here's what our instructors say
“I have volunteered for this course because there is almost instant gratification in seeing immediate improvement in the advocacy skills in the participants. I feel that we do make a “difference” in a nonthreatening, practical and highly useful approach.”
“To be videotaped and have real time feedback on your performance is a lifetime opportunity to learn and improve your advocacy. In fact, everyone learns, including the teachers. You could not teach a more enthusiastic group of lawyers, nor find a better way to watch lawyers dramatically improve their craft in a short time. Keep this going.”
“This is a great course—it’ll give you the basic skills needed to become an effective barrister. I thoroughly enjoy teaching this course and learning along with the students. It’s wonderful to see the progress the students make in just 3 days.”
“I encourage members of the bar who are in their early years of practice and interested in pursuing work in litigation to attend this workshop. It is a terrific opportunity to both meet and talk with senior and experienced counsel, as well as to obtain some tips on how to do things properly in the courtroom. As a course leader, I too welcome the time to engage in this course and discuss different approaches to the problems put forward.”