Course Chairs
Carol W. Hickman, QC — Quay Law Centre, New Westminster
Michele Ross — Designated Paralegal, Quay Law Centre, New Westminster
Rose P. Singh — Designated Paralegal, JFK Law Corporation, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Carol Hickman, QC has practiced family law in the Greater Vancouver area for 25 years, most recently with Quay Law Centre, New Westminster. She has experience at all levels of court, including the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. She has extensive experience in complex family law matters, including property division, maintenance, and custody and access disputes. A Law Society of BC bencher from 2004 – 2011, Carol is now a Life Bencher and chairs the Family Law Task Force which was responsible for developing the Regulations for Family Law Mediators, Arbitrators and Parenting Coordinators.
For the past 10 years, Carol has been a family law mediator, collaborative family lawyer, and family law arbitrator. She is one of the pioneering members of the Collaborative Family Law Group. In 2012 Carol established West Coast ADR Law Group which focuses on ADR options, including mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law. Carol has been a frequent instructor and coach for CLEBC, including five times at the biennial Family Law Conference from 2001 to 2011. In addition, Carol assisted CLEBC develop the Family Law Arbitration course in BC, and is a coach and instructor for the Family Violence Screening course.
Carol received her LLB in 1987, and her LLM in Alternate Dispute Resolution in 2014. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2010.
Michele Ross is a paralegal at Quay Law Centre, New Westminster, whose experience is restricted to the area of family law. She has been working with Carol W. Hickman, QC for 19+ years. During the course of her employment with Carol, she attended Capilano College and completed the Paralegal Program in 2003. Over the years, Michele has presented at a number of courses for CLEBC. She is a member of the British Columbia Paralegal Association. In June 2012, the Law Society of British Columbia approved rule changes allowing BC paralegals to perform additional duties as a “designated paralegal”. Michele became a “designated paralegal” after these rule changes came into effect.
Rose P. Singh is a designated paralegal with the Vancouver office of JFK Law Corporation. Rose advises, coordinates, and assists with litigation support systems and technologies, and is most often involved in evidence management, electronic discovery, and specialized databases. With more than 18 years of experience in the legal industry, Rose began her career as a Legal Administrative Assistant at the Department of Justice in 1996 and completed her paralegal certificate in 2004. She is the Vice-President of the British Columbia Paralegal Association (BCPA), and has been appointed by the President of the Law Society of BC to be a part of the Law Society's Access to Legal Services Advisory Committee for its second year.
Faculty
Karey Brooks — Partner, JFK Law Corporation, Vancouver
Carol W. Hickman, QC — Quay Law Centre, New Westminster
MaryAnn Reinhardt — Designated Paralegal, MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, Vancouver
Michele Ross — Designated Paralegal, Quay Law Centre, New Westminster
Rose P. Singh — Designated Paralegal, JFK Law Corporation, Vancouver