About Allan

Allan is a lawyer in MT+Co.'s Indigenous Law Group who works with Indigenous Nations, Indigenous-owned businesses, and forestry sector clients on natural resource and economic development matters. A member of the Sqwá First Nation, he spent six years in the BC forest industry as a Registered Professional Forester before becoming a lawyer, and six seasons as a wildfire fighter with the BC Wildfire Service. He was called to the BC bar in 2024 and the Northwest Territories bar in 2025, and holds a JD from the Peter A. Allard School of Law and a BSc from the University of Northern British Columbia.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law Indigenous Law

Education & credentials

Law school
Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Undergraduate
University of Northern British Columbia, Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc Hons), Forest Ecology and Management, 2014
Other degrees
Registered Professional Forester (RPF), Registration No. 5034, Forest Professionals British Columbia, 2017

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Allan Prest’s licence and standing in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗