Kerry L. Simmons

Kerry’s practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution in the areas of family, estates, real estate, business, and professional liability. She provides practical, straightforward advice to clients and has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia.

Kerry serves the legal profession as the Vice-President of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. She is also a frequent presenter at seminars and courses for her clients and in the legal profession.

Professional Membership and Activities

• Member, Law Society of BC, Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association, Victoria Bar Association
• Vice-President, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
• Member, Civil Litigation – Vancouver Island, Family Law – Victoria, CBABC
• Member, Women Lawyers Forum – Vancouver Island, CBABC
• Guest Instructor, Professional Legal Training Course, Law Society of BC
• Past Instructor, Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria
• Past Presenter, New Civil Rules, Continuing Legal Education Society
• Past Chair, Civil Litigation – Vancouver Island, Women Lawyers Forum – Vancouver Island, Young Lawyers – Victoria, CBABC
• Past President, Victoria Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Chair and Member Inquiry Committee, College of Dental Hygienists of BC
• Past Member, Camosun College Advisory Committee, Legal Office Assistant Program
• Past Chair and Director, Youth Parliament of BC Alumni Society
• Past Participant, Community Leader, Minerva Foundation for Women

Awards and Recognition

• Recipient, Pamela Murray Award, Victoria Bar Association, 2010 for high professional standards and service to the profession

Education

• Admitted to Practice, 2000
• LLB, University of Calgary, 1999
• BA, University of Victoria, 1996
• BA, University of Victoria, 1994

• Collections and Foreclosures
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment & Human Rights Law
• Estate Litigation
• Family Law
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Professional Liability & Regulation