About Owen

Owen James is a commercial litigator and founding partner of DJA Counsel with a particular focus on class actions and real estate and environmental disputes, having appeared at trial and appellate courts across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before administrative tribunals including the Environmental Appeal Board and the Real Estate Council of BC. He contributes regularly to legal education, authoring and editing chapters in the Annual Review of Law and Practice and the British Columbia Civil Trial Handbook, and sits on the Editorial Board of the Provincial Court Small Claims Handbook. Before co-founding DJA Counsel he practised at an international law firm and a Vancouver securities litigation boutique, and began his career clerking for justices of the BC Supreme Court.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Class Actions Administrative & Regulatory Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of British Columbia
Undergraduate
Simon Fraser University, BA, 2001

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