About Michelle
Michelle is a senior lawyer who prepares and negotiates Specific Claims for Indigenous groups under Canada's Specific Claims Policy and Process Guide. She has negotiated settlements of numerous Specific Claims involving reserve creation, logging, roads, railways, rights-of-way and surrenders of Indian reserve land. Her broader Aboriginal law practice includes environmental assessment, treaty negotiation and Aboriginal rights and title litigation. She is a founding member of the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre and a member of the Canadian Bar Association. She earned her LL.B. from the University of Victoria and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1999.
Practice areas
Education & credentials
- Law school
- University of Victoria
- Undergraduate
- University of Western Ontario, BA
Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Michelle M. Ellison’s licence and standing in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗