Lawyer
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Phone: | 1-888-333-2361 (TollFree) 604-685-2361 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
Kate is currently pursuing her M.Sc. in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford on a part-time basis. She has published peer-reviewed articles and provided pro bono legal research for disability rights advocates, both internationally and within Canada. Kate is dedicated to providing her clients with a rights-based approach to medical malpractice and care planning that is premised on the principles that underpin the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including respect for inherent dignity and human difference; autonomy and choice; active participation; and equality.
Kate volunteers on a weekly basis with organisations that serve children and adults with profound disabilities and complex care needs. In her spare time, Kate can be found traveling, running, hiking through Beautiful British Columbia with her fiancé, or cuddling up with her two cats and a good book.
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, 2023
Education
- M.Sc. in International Human Rights Law, University of Oxford (2025)
- Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia (2021)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta (2018)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Law Society of British Columbia, Member
- Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Member of the New Lawyers Committee
Publications
- Interprofessional Communication in Medicine – When Misunderstandings Cause Adverse Outcomes for Patients, The Verdict (Summer 2024)
- Seeking Victim-Centred Accountability for Violence against Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Ukraine, Leiden Journal of International Law (2024)
- B.C. Court of Appeal: Death of woman with Down syndrome warrants harsher sentence, Law360 Canada (2023)
- Bill C-295’s blind spot? Persons with disabilities in community care, Law360 Canada (2023)
- Opportunities and Failures to Prosecute Violence against Persons with Disabilities at the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone, International Review of the Red Cross (2023)
