John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
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President 2011-2012John Hunter was appointed a Council member in 2010 by the Law Society of British Columbia, and is currently Vice President and President-elect of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. He is a senior litigation counsel at Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver, B.C. with a broad civil and commercial litigation practice. He is also frequently called upon to act as arbitrator in commercial disputes, and has recognized expertise in forestry and aboriginal litigation. Mr. Hunter received a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics, and in 1975 he earned his law degree from the University of Toronto. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1994. Mr. Hunter is a Fellow and former Provincial Chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and is also a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. He has written and lectured extensively on both trial and appellate advocacy, is the author of Conducting a Civil Appeal (Carswell 1995) and was an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching appellate advocacy at the University of British Columbia from 1988 to 2002. Mr. Hunter served as President of the Law Society of British Columbia in 2008 and is a Life Bencher of the Law Society. From 2007-2009 he also chaired the Federation’s Task Force on the Canadian Common Law Degree. John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
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