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]
External links
Our Supporters. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250227231520/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-supporters ↩︎ ↩︎
Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20201026130540/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved August 12, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210812153256/https://accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved July 7, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220707002923/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎
Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230601172125/https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Our People. Access Pro Bono. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.accessprobono.ca/about-us/our-people ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Chief Judge. Provincial Court of British Columbia. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://provincialcourt.bc.ca/about-court/judges-and-justices/judges/chief-judge ↩︎
Claire E Hunter KC. LinkedIn. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-e-hunter-kc-1276277/ ↩︎
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 ↩︎ ↩︎
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 ↩︎
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 ↩︎
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 ↩︎
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 ↩︎
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 ↩︎
