JoAnne is an Associate with Harper Grey and a member of our Health Law and Insurance Law Groups. She assists clients and senior lawyers on a variety of matters.
JoAnne is a member of of our Insurance Law, Health Law, and Professional Regulation Groups. In her insurance practice, JoAnne assists clients with coverage and litigation defence matters including bodily injury and property loss claims. In her health law practice, JoAnne assists medical professionals with malpractice actions, advice matters, and regulatory issues. JoAnne has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as various tribunals.
JoAnne was called to the bar in 2014 after summering and articling with Harper Grey. Prior to joining Harper Grey, JoAnne received her J.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2013 and was the recipient of the prestigious Raymond Herbert Award. She also interned at the Legal Services Board of Nunavut for a summer and was a student clinician at the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic.
JoAnne is active in the legal community. She works with Access Pro Bono as duty counsel to provide free summary legal advice to low-income individuals, and is a supervising lawyer for the Law Students Legal Advice program. In her free time, JoAnne can be found playing soccer or ultimate on Vancouver-based teams.
Education
- University of British Columbia, J.D., 2013
- Simon Fraser University, B.A. (Hons.) Sociology and Anthropology, 2010
Bar Admission
- British Columbia, 2014
Leadership
- Administrative Justice: A Practitioner’s Guide, Published by LexisNexis® Canada, Contributing Author (2016)
- Contemporary Canadian Insurance Law Casebook, Published by LexisNexis® Canada, Contributing Author (2015)
- Harper Grey Administrative Law Observer Newsletter, Contributing Author
- Harper Grey Canadian Administrative Law Blog, Contributing Author
- Harper Grey Canadian Insurance Law Blog, Contributing Author
- Harper Grey Insurance Law Update Newsletter, Contributing Author
- Law Courts Inn Society, Director
- Law Students Legal Advice Program, Past Supervising Lawyer
- LexisNexis® Harper Grey Administrative Law Netletter™, Contributing Author
- LexisNexis® Harper Grey Insurance Law Netletter™, Contributing Author
- Life in Law, Guest Blogger
- UBC Law Alumni Association, Board Member
- Vancouver Chambers Choir Board of Directors, Member (2017)
Membership
- Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Member
- Vancouver Bar Association, Member
Community Involvement
- Access Pro Bono, Past Volunteer