Background
J.L. Hunter, John was born on February 11, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario.
J.L. Hunter, John was born on February 11, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). London School of Economics (Master of Science, 1972). University of Toronto (Bachelor of Laws, 1975).
Worked at Davis & Company (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in General Practice, Corporation, Litigation, Banking, Probate, Labour Relations, Real Property, Mortgage Law, Insurance, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receivership, Securities, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Trade Marks and Copyright, Computer Law, Administrative, Education, Immigration, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Aviation, Health, Environmental, Family, Transportation, Forestry, Pensions. Admitted to the bar, 1977, British Columbia. Contributing Editor, British Columbia Forestry Law, Canada Law Book, 1995.
Author: Conducting a Civil Appeal, (Carswell 1995).
Adjunct Professor of Law, Appellate Advocacy, University of British Columbia, 1988. Law Clerk to the Honorary John L. Farris, Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1975-1976.
Chair, Administrative Law Section, British Columbia Branch, Canadian Bar Association, 1981. Davis & Company is one of the largest law firms in Western Canada.
The firm was established in Vancouver in 1892 by two lawyers, East.P. Davis and Doctorate.G. Marshall.
The merger of Davis & Company with another small but prominent law firm in 1958 provided the basis for the subsequent substantial increase in the firm"s size and range of services. As of September, 1995 the firm is staffed with 107 lawyers, 12 legal assistants, 14 students and a support staff of 127.
Member: College of Business Administration.