For more than 30 years, Kathy has provided legal advice to a wide range of clients, focusing on general civil litigation including commercial disputes, foreclosures, estate disputes, and personal injury.
She has conducted numerous trials in the British Columbia Provincial and Supreme Courts, including trials on priority disputes, fraudulent conveyances, collections matters, personal injury claims and Bills of Exchange. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal on several occasions, including as counsel on the successful appeal of a foreclosure matter (Coast Capital v. Lindquist, 2005 BCCA 353).
Kathy has prepared a number of contested chambers applications on issues involving priority disputes and fraud (resulting in Mareva Injunctions), including the high-profile case of Ian Thow in which she was the first counsel to successfully freeze Mr. Thow’s assets and expose his fraud. She was described in a Vancouver Sun column by David Baines, published on August 5, 2005, on this matter as, “ …a low-profile but high-powered partner with Campbell Froh May & Rice …”.
She was also successful in reclaiming monies owed to a creditor by fraudster and convicted murderer, Charles Kembo, in 2005. Prior to his conviction, Kathy acted for one of few creditors who got restitution from Kembo by securing a judgment against a home that Mr. Kembo and his spouse owned.
Disputes involving personal injury and medical malpractice are also handled with the same level of skill and tenacity. Kathy recently represented a client in a personal injury- related dispute with Hockey Canada who were withholding a copy of their insurance coverage. Kathy was successful in obtaining this documentation and continues to represent this high-profile client in a matter that was also published by mainstream media.
In other areas of her practice, Kathy acts for lenders on both residential and commercial foreclosures and insolvency-related matters and has experience in the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal dealing with issues of copyright and trademark infringement.
She strives to use creative solutions in the resolution of her files, with the goal of being more cost effective for her clients.
Kathy articled in downtown Vancouver and was called to the bar in 1990, after which she practiced for almost three years in Hong Kong on large commercial litigation matters before returning to BC in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, she practised in downtown Vancouver and then joined CFMR in 1997, becoming a partner in 2004.
Kathy lives in Richmond with her husband, Mike, their two sons, Zachary and Shane, and Golden Retriever, Luna, and cat, Cali!
Kathy has acted as counsel on a variety of matters including:
