Cascadia Legal LLP
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One of 163 law firms listed in Victoria, and one of 8 handling Indigenous Law.
About Cascadia Legal LLP
Cascadia Legal LLP is a small, Indigenous owned and led law firm in Victoria, British Columbia, that practices only Indigenous law. Founding partners John Gailus and Courtenay Jacklin built the firm after the dissolution of DGW Law, a Victoria firm that had practiced Aboriginal law, and Cascadia Legal describes itself as continuing that legal expertise. The firm's office is on Broughton Street in downtown Victoria, on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen peoples, known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and of the WSANEC peoples.
The firm's practice covers litigation, negotiation and economic development work for First Nations, Indigenous organizations and individuals across western and northern Canada, along with land claims. The firm has five lawyers in total, including founding partners Gailus and Jacklin. Gailus is a member of the Cumshewa Clan of the Skidegate Band of the Haida Nation, and both founders remain active in Indigenous law advocacy beyond their casework, including teaching and Canadian Bar Association roles.
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In the community
- Founding partner Courtenay Jacklin chairs the Vancouver Island branch of the Canadian Bar Association's Aboriginal Law Section.
- Founding partner John Gailus chairs the Canadian Bar Association's Indigenous Justice Advocacy Committee and sits on the Federal Courts' Aboriginal Law liaison role on its Bench and Bar Liaison Committee.
- Gailus teaches Indigenous Lands, Rights and Governance as an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria and has appeared as an expert witness before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.
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Where to find them
201-736 Broughton Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1E1
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