Chris Hope
Associate - Vancouver Offices
Chris Hope joined LK Law in 2003 and is an associate lawyer in our Vancouver office. His main area of practice is insurance litigation. He also has experience in employment, administrative, criminal and general litigation matters.
Born and raised in northern British Columbia, Chris attended the University of Victoria where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English in 1995, and a Juris Doctor degree in 1998. He was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1999.
Chris appears as counsel in all levels of court in British Columbia. He has handled a large caseload of insurance litigation matters, including frequent appearances in B.C. Supreme Court and B.C. Provincial Court and occasionally in the B.C. Court of Appeal. Mr. Hope has also acted on matters involving commercial disputes and transactions, administrative law, and contracts, among other practice areas.
An accomplished legal communicator as well as Vancouver lawyer, Chris has contributed as a speaker and author to seminars for the Continuing Legal Education Society, the Canadian Defence Lawyers, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and the annual Lindsay Kenney Insurance Seminar. He has also written articles for the Lawyer’s Weekly, Insurancewest magazine and CDL’s Nonsuit newsletter.
Chris Hope has volunteered for community groups including the Access Pro Bono Society of BC; the UBC Faculty of Law; the Canadian Bar Association; and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. He was a driver for the Canadian Olympic Team during the 2010 Olympics and was a torch bearer for the 2010 Paralympics.
In December 2008 Chris was appointed by the B.C. cabinet as a member of the Property Assessment Appeal Board. He was reappointed for a second term in December 2010. He has also received a ministerial appointment to the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal in June 2010.
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Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Victoria, 1998
- Bachelor of Arts (History and English), University of Victoria, 1995
- Professional Legal Training Course, Law Society of British Columbia, 1999
Memberships and Affiliations
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Defence Lawyers
- BC Tribunal Member, Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal, appointed June 2010 for term ending October 2012
- BC Tribunal Member, Property Assessment Appeal Board, appointed December 2008 for term ending December 2010.
- Vancouver Bar Association
Publications
- With Karen Jamieson, "Costs and Interest" 2011 and 2010 Updates, BC Motor Vehicle Claims Practice Manual, CLE-BC
- “A New Tariff in Town” Costs Assessments Under the Civil Rules, CLEBC course materials, Personal Injury Conference - 2010, October 15, 2010
- Plus TC&D: The Assessment of Costs and Disbursements in Motor Vehicle Injury Litigation, Christopher J. Hope, Xiao Claire Books, 2010
- "A Common-Sense Approach to Causation in Fire Loss Litigation" Richard Lindsay and Christopher Hope, Lawyer's Weekly, October 30, 2009
- "Docket Strangelove; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rules 18A, 66, and 68" Christopher J. Hope, CLEBC course materials, Personal Injury Conference - 2009, June 19, 2009
- "Intelligent Design: The Evolution of the Offer to Settle" Christopher Hope, 2008 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials
- "Insurers Lose Incentive to Offer Settlements" Richard Lindsay and Christopher Hope, Lawyer's Weekly, October 24, 2008
- "The Consequences of Failure: Rule 37 and the Rise and Fall of the Formal Offer to Settle" Patricia J. Armstrong and Christopher J. Hope, CLEBC course materials, Insurance Law Conference 2008, September 2008
- "The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth: Investigations in Litigated Claims" Christopher Hope, Canadian Defence Lawyers Conference materials, LA Law: Defence Team Tips for Support Staff, June 2008
- "Recent Changes to Insurance Litigation Practice" Christopher Hope, 2007 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials)
- "The Hare and the Tortoise: Rule 68 and Parmar v. Mitchell" Tiffany Tsang & Christopher Hope, 2006 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials)
- "Obtaining Disclosure of Plaintiff's Computer Hard Drives" Christopher Hope, Nonsuit (Canadian Defence Lawyers Newsletter), December 2006
- "Wrongful Death Claimants Not Entitled to Proceeds of Crime" Christopher Hope, Insurancewest Magazine, November 2006
- "Lee v. Dawson: Removing the Limits for Damages for Pain and Suffering" Christopher Hope, 2005 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials)
- "Pride & Prejudice: Use, Misuse, and Abuse in Counsel's Statements to Juries" Richard Lindsay and Christopher Hope, Canadian Defence Lawyers teleconference paper, December 2005
Community Involvement
- Volunteer lawyer, Access Pro Bono Society of BC , since 2009
- Torchbearer, 2010 Winter Paralympics Torch Relay, 2010
- Driver, Canadian Olympic Team, 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010
- Contributing Author, The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, BC Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual, Update, 2010
- Volunteer, BMO Vancouver Marathon, 2009
- Judge, UBC Faculty of Law First Year Moot Court, 2009
- Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of British Columbia, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch, since 2008
- Member Services Committee, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch, since 2008
- Special Events volunteer, Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
- Speaker, Canadian Bar Association Student Mentor Program, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Coach, UBC Faculty of Law Mediation Moot Court, 2006
- Clinic Coordinator, Western Canada Society to Access Justice, 2004 to 2006
- Team member, Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay, 2003 to 2009
- Crew, REVV Race Event Volunteers of Vancouver, Molson Indy Vancouver, 2003 and 2004
