James D. Vilvang, K.C.

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Practice Areas

Appellate Advocacy Arbitration and Mediation Services Personal Injury

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Assistant

For Personal Injury Matters:
Bradley Nowikow
Direct: 604.595.9922
Fax: 604.688.3830
bnowikow@rbs.ca

For Civil Litigation & Mediation Matters:
Jessica Eged
Direct: 604.661.9266
Fax: 604.661.9266
jeged@rbs.ca

Education

1973, LL.B., University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Awarded

Bar Admission

January 1996, Appointed Queen's Counsel
1994, Yukon
1974, British Columbia

Languages

English

Professional Affiliations

Canadian Bar Association, National Executive, 1986-1987; 1990-1992
President, B.C. Branch of Canadian Bar Association: 1988 - 1989
President, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia: 1993 - 1994
Member, Board of Governors of Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 1994-2008
Bencher, Law Society of B.C. 2002 - 2009
Law Society Lawyer Independence Committee 2013
Life Bencher, Law Society of B.C., 2009
Law Society Access to Legal Services Advisory Committee, 2011-2012
Law Society Delivery of Legal Services Task Force, 2008 - 2010
Law Society Advocacy Training Committee, 2008 - 2010
Law Society Lawyers Education Committee, 2008 - 2009
Member, Civil Justice Review - Supreme Court Rules Working Group, 2004 - 2008
Co-Chair, 11th Commonwealth Law Conference Organizing Committee Vancouver, BC held in August 1996
Member, Executive Committee - B.C. Branch of Canadian Bar Association: 1985 - 1990
Co-Chair, B.C. Branch Provincial Mid-Winter Meeting: 1986 and 1987
Chair, Canadian Bar Association National Mid-Winter Meeting held at Whistler: 1992
National Legal Aid Liaison Committee: 1989 - 1991
Attorney General's Committee to Hire Supreme Court Masters: 1989
Attorney General's Committee on Court Reporting: 1991 - 1992
Member: Editorial Advisory Board of Continuing Legal Education Publication; Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Manual 1996 - 2003, and contributing author 2003 - present
Member of Attorney General's Civil Justice Review Task Force 2004 - 2008
Co-Chair, Annual Person Injury Conference (CLE) May 1994 - present
Member of Law Society of Yukon, Discipline Committee - 2015 - present
Canadian Bar Association Contingency Fee Committee: prepared report and submissions to Law Society
Director, Mediate BC

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OVERVIEW

Jim practiced with Sutton Braidwood and the merged firm of Richards Buell Sutton LLP to date. He is a senior Associate Counsel with the Litigation group and was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1974, and in the Yukon in 1994. Jim is also a Qualified Commercial Mediator. He was awarded King’s Counsel status in 1996.

Jim has been a distinguished and recognized trial lawyer for over 40 years and is highly regarded by all sectors of the bar for his work ethic, insight, and love of the legal profession.

Jim provides legal services through The James Vilvang Law Corporation.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT WORK

Genesis Fertility Centre Inc. v. Yuzpe, 2019 BCSC 233.
Dubois v. Lucid Distributors Inc., 2018 BCSC 1582
Jacobs v. Yehia, 2018 BCSC 420
Wright v. Mistry, 2017 BCSC 239
Strother v. Darc, 2016 BCCA 297
Strother v. Darc, 2015 BCSC 2507
Jacobs v. Yehia, 2016 BCCA 38
Jacobs v. Yehia, 2015 BCSC 267
Maras v. Seemore Entertainment Ltd., 2014 BCSC 1109
Harvey v. 5505 Yukon Ltd. et al., 2012 YKSC 69
Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469
Boot (Guardian of) v. Saladin, 1998 CanLII 6385 (BC SC)

HONOURS & AWARDS

Jim has been appointed a member of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (CADN), and his contact information and calendar can be found at their B.C. Chapter website.

Jim has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the area of Personal Injury Litigation for the 2015 to 2024 editions. Inclusion in this publication is based entirely on peer-review.