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Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia

Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia
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The Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia, or simply Access Pro Bono, is a Canadian legal services organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Organization

Access Pro Bono collaborates with the British Columbia Court Services Branch and British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General.[1]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Annie Baric Operations Coordinator[2] Vantage Point, Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation
Kaarina Bishop Articling Student[3] Rise Women's Legal Centre, Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS)
Ying C. Lawyer Referral Coordinator[3:1] Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch
Oliver Christie Fundraiser and Recruiter[2:1] -
Mandie Dhesie Intake Coordinator[4] -
Jelena Djuricic Intake Coordinator[2:2] -
Dustin Ellis Program Manager and Staff Lawyer[2:3] -
Laís Gomes Summary Advice Program Intake Coordinator[5] Public Prosecution Services of Rondonia, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Capilano Students' Union (CSU), Enactus Capilano, She Connects
Magal Huberman Project Manager and ELC Supervising Lawyer[5:1] Rise Women's Legal Centre, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
Manasi Kanade Operations and Events Coordinator[5:2] -
Jamie Maclaren Founding Executive Director and Staff Lawyer[2:4] Law Students' Legal Advice Program, Law Society of British Columbia, Pro Bono Law of British Columbia
Erin Monahan Project Manager[3:2] Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
Mona Muker Program Manager and Staff Lawyer[2:5] Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch
Neesha Rao Director of Legal Services and Staff Lawyer[5:3] Yellowknife Women's Society, Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories
Patricia S. Lawyer Referral Coordinator[5:4] -
Raman Sehmbi Staff Lawyer[3:3] Bader International Study Centre
Vivian Song Finance Administrator[2:6] Access Justice
Megan Tweedie Tribunals Program Manager and ELC Supervising Lawyer[4:1] British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
Heather Wojcik Director of Legal Services and Staff Lawyer[2:7] Guyana Legal Aid Clinic, Ending Violence Association of British Columbia, Law Foundation of British Columbia
Jimmy Yan Project and Information Officer[2:8] Canadian City Post, Centre for Education, Law and Society (CELS)
Frank Yates Clinic Coordinator[2:9] TELUS, Access Justice
Christine Z. Lawyer Referral Coordinator[3:4] Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch
Trevor Bent President[6] British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General, Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court of British Columbia
Nadia Farinelli Vice-President[6:1] British Columbia Prosecution Service (BCPS), Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
Timothy Outerbridge Secretary[6:2] British Columbia Court of Appeal
Sean Akeroyd Treasurer[6:3] MNP
Robert J. Bauman Board Member[6:4] Supreme Court of British Columbia, British Columbia Court of Appeal, Court of Appeal of Yukon, Bull Housser & Tupper, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, Canadian Judicial Council (CJC), Access to Justice BC
Barb Burkitt-Holder Board Member[6:5] Fort McKay First Nation, Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC), Tse'Koo Huba Yoh
Melissa Gillespie Board Member[7] Provincial Court of British Columbia
Ryan Laity Board Member[6:6] Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP), Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Vancouver Bar Association, BC Lupus Society
Kelly Melnyk Board Member[6:7] Centre for Seniors Information (CSI), Kamloops Bar Association, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law
Andrew Schafer Board Member[6:8] -
Kay Scorer Board Member[6:9] Rainbow Refugee, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch
Serey Sinn Board Member[6:10] Coach My Case, Crossroads Law
Cyndi Stevens Board Member[6:11] Ahousaht First Nation, Hesquiaht First Nation, Port Alberni Friendship Centre
Claire E. Hunter Director (February 2014 - October 2020)[8] Hunter Litigation Chambers

Funding

Access Pro Bono has received funding from:[1:1][9][10][11][12][13][14]

  • Access Justice
  • Association des juristes d'expression française de la Colombia-Britannique (AJEFCB)
  • BC Hydro
  • Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG)
  • Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
  • City of Vancouver
  • Community Gaming Grants Branch
  • Face the World Foundation
  • Great Wines Charity Auction
  • Law Foundation of British Columbia
  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia
  • Legal Services Society (LSS)
  • Nanaimo Community Foundation
  • National Pro Bono Conference
  • Notary Foundation of British Columbia
  • Peter A. Allard School of Law
  • Pro Bono Canada
  • Pro Bono Law Alberta
  • Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan
  • Service Canada
  • Surrey Foundation
  • University of Victoria Faculty of Law
  • Vancouver Bar Association (VBA)
  • Vancouver Foundation
  • Victoria Foundation
  • Westside Family Law

Additionally, Access Pro Bono received a $40,000 loan under the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) program.[9:1]

  1. Our Supporters. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250227231520/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-supporters ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20201026130540/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved August 12, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210812153256/https://accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved July 7, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220707002923/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230601172125/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  6. Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. Chief Judge. Provincial Court of British Columbia. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://provincialcourt.bc.ca/about-court/judges-and-justices/judges/chief-judge ↩︎

  8. Claire E Hunter KC. LinkedIn. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-e-hunter-kc-1276277/ ↩︎

  9. Tompkins Wozny. (2020, March 31). 2019-20 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20250310193702/https://www.accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2019-20 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎

  10. Tompkins Wozny. (2018, March 31). 2017-2018 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20250306112853/https://www.accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2017-2018 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎

  11. Tompkins, Wozny, Miller & Co. (2015, March 31). 2014-2015 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20240116001305/https://accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2014-2015 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎

  12. Tompkins, Wozny, Miller & Co. (2014, March 31). 2013-2014 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108210923/https://accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2013-2014 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎

  13. Tompkins, Wozny, Miller & Co. (2013, March 31). 2012-2013 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108210934/https://accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2012-2013 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎

  14. Tompkins, Wozny, Miller & Co. (2012, March 31). 2011-2012 APB Audited Financial Statements. Access Pro Bono. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108210943/https://accessprobono.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/2011-2012 APB Audited Financial Statements.pdf ↩︎