Declan Redman

Declan Redman maintains a diverse litigation practice with a particular interest in Aboriginal law, appellate advocacy, constitutional law, and administrative law. He also represents clients in a broad range of tort claims – including fiduciary duty claims and professional negligence matters.

Declan has appeared in all levels of courts in British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, and before a variety of administrative tribunals and arbitrators. From 2018-2019, Declan was counsel on the Forensic Document Review Project for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta, Declan moved to Victoria in 2012 after graduating from Te Piringia Faculty of Law at the University of Waikato, in New Zealand. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2013, and practiced for 6 years at a leading Victoria litigation firm, Kelliher & Turner, before joining Cook Roberts LLP in 2019. Declan is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association, where he volunteers as a practice coach and is a former member of the CBABC Indigenous Justice Advocacy Committee. He is a volunteer with Access Pro Bono and a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.

Declan is Métis and a proud member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia, whose lineage can be traced back to the McKay, Sinclair, Favel, Cook, Mason, and D’Aoust family names. Declan’s ancestors took Métis scrip at Fort Pitt in 1886.

Declan is grateful to be able to act as an advocate on behalf of his clients in litigation matters, and to participate as a lawyer in furthering the administration of justice. Declan’s focus is on effectively advancing his clients’ interests and providing advice that is practical and proactive.

Professional Membership and Activities

• Member, Law Society of BC, Canadian Bar Association, Victoria Bar Association
• Member, Canadian Bar Association’s Indigenous Justice Advocacy Committee
• Member, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
• Volunteer, The Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia

Education

• Admitted to Practice, 2013
• Federation of Law Societies of Canada, NCA Certificate of Qualification, 2012
• LLB, University of Waikato, 2011