James Gill

About James

James Gill is a co-founder and partner at Apna Law LLP, where he practices general civil litigation with a focus on defamation, injury, family, and estate claims. He earned his JD from Thompson Rivers University in 2014 after completing a Bachelor of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, and was previously an Employment Standards Officer enforcing statutory employment rights for vulnerable workers. He has appeared before the Provincial Court and Supreme Court of British Columbia, including jury trials, and volunteers with Access Pro Bono and occasionally takes on Legal Aid clients, including refugee claimants. James is also a qualified mediator with experience in injury, family, and general civil disputes, blending facilitative, evaluative, and transformative mediation styles depending on the case.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Education & credentials

Law school

Thompson Rivers University

Undergraduate

Simon Fraser University, Bachelor of Business Administration (2011)

Other degrees

Mediating the Litigated Case Certificate, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law (2022)
Business Studies, Maastricht University (2010)