Krista Simon

Krista L. Simon has 20 years of experience in civil litigation. Krista joined Hammerco in 2004 and was the first woman to join the partnership.

Krista does not shy away from a challenge. She is both strategic and engaging and gets involved in every stage of a claim and manages the litigation process – from investigating and coordinating rehabilitation and medical benefits, to consulting with executors and beneficiaries. For Krista, legal strategy and solutions are always top of mind.

A formidable litigator, Krista understands that not all cases require an adversarial approach that ends in a trial. She is also highly skilled in alternative dispute resolution, believing that mediation is often the best way to transform challenges into the best outcomes for her clients.

Assistant

• Nikki Stephenson
  Legal Administrative Assistant
  Email: nstephenson@hammerco.ca
  Phone: 1.604.269.8500

Bar Admissions

• British Columbia, 2003
• Newfoundland and Labrador, 2003

Education

• LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2021
• LLB, Dalhousie University Law School (Schulich School of Law), 2002
• BA (Hons), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999
• Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, 2018
• Mediating Disputes, Harvard Law School (Program on Negotiation), 2016
• National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law (exchange program), 2002
• Universiteit Maastricht, Nederlands, Faculty of Law (summer program), 2001

Memberships and Affiliations

• Member, Judicial Council of the Tsawwassen First Nation
• Member, Law Society of British Columbia
• Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (non-practising status)
• Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee (appointment November 2021-December 2026)
• Law Society of British Columbia, Hearing Panel Pool (appointment January 2022-December 2025)
• Governor, Past President (2015), Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Governor, American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), 2016-2018
• Volunteer, Access Pro Bono Clinic Program, 2011-present
• Mentor, CBA Women’s Lawyers Forum
• Member, Penticton Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Business Networking International, Vancouver Chapter, 2005-2o21 (membership committee, 2011-2018)
• PSSA Moot Court Judge, University of British Columbia, 2018
• TLABC Liaison, R.O.A.D. B.C., 2017-2019
• Member, Atlantic Trial Lawyers Association, 2015-2017
• Board member, Open Door Group, Board Member, 2010-2013

Awards and Achievements

• Best Lawyers in Canada Awards, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Women in Law Award – Estate Litigation, Lawyer Monthly Magazine, 2022
• Women in Law Award – Boutique Law Firm of the Year, Lawyer Monthly Magazine 2022
• Global 100 Personal Injury & Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Canada 2021, 2022
• Women in Law Award – Estate Litigation, Lawyer Monthly Magazine 2021
• Best Lawyers in Canada Award, Personal Injury Litigation, 2021
• Women in Law Award, Lawyer Monthly Magazine, 2020
• Voted Best Lawyer in Vancouver, Stars of Vancouver Awards, Vancouver Courier, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Voted Best Lawyer When an Accident Strikes, Georgia Strait Best of Vancouver Awards, 2010-2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
• Shortlisted, Top 25 Most Influential Awards, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Young Influencer Category, 2016

Publications

• “Women in the Courts of Placentia District, 1757-1823.” Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, 2005
• “Getting the best out of a civil jury trial.” Canadian Lawyer Magazine online, 2011

Conferences and Lectures

• Co-Chair,  Personal Injury Conference, Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, October 30, 2023
• “Estate Litigation: Demystifying Disputes,” Advocis Estate Planning Summit, October 19, 2023
• “WESA Primer + BC Estate Case Law update,” “Drivers and Trends in the Estates landscape in BC,” BC Estates Forum (virtual), September 19, 2023
• “We Can Work It Out” – Dispute Resolution Webinar Series, Co-Chair, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 (virtual)
• “WESA Primer + BC Estate Case Law Update,” BC Estates Forum (virtual), June 21, 2022
• “Alternate Dispute Resolution in Estate Litigation Claims,” Estate Litigation Essentials, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, March 4, 2022
• “Estate Transfer Process” Panel Chair, Ontario Estates Forum (virtual), December 2, 2021
• “Regulatory Review: WESA and the BC estates ecosystem in 2021,” BC Estates Forum (virtual), June 9, 2021
• “Navigating estates disputes,” BC Estates Forum (virtual), June 9, 2021
• “Setting the Scene: Managing complexity in estate matters,” BC Estates Forum (virtual), June 10 & 11, 2020
• Medical Legal Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, December 2019 (planned conference as Co-Chair, but could not attend due to trial)
• “Practice Strategies for Cases in the Civil Resolution Tribunal,” Personal Injury Conference, Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, June 14, 2019
• “Reducing the Impact of Mitigation Arguments,” Winning the Battle Conference, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2017
• “Trial By Fire No More! Top Ten Trial Prep Tips,” New Lawyers Litigation Group Seminar, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2017
• “Proving Non-Pecuniary Damages,” Personal Injury Conference, 2016, Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
• “Prepare the Plaintiff to Shine – Prepping Your Client for the Rigours of Trial,” Prove It: Building Credible Arguments Conference, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2015
• “Does Gender Matter? Special Consideration for Claims by Women,” Personal Injury Conference, 2014, Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
• The Civil Trial Toolkit Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2013
• “Wheels, Wings, Water and More: Non-automobile Injury Claims,” Conference Co-Chair, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2011

Media Coverage

• The Wealth Multiplier Podcast
  Safe Pacific Financial Inc. Wealth Multiplier Podcast | May, 2024
• Vancouver’s Profile of Excellence
  Vancouver is Awesome | January 2021
  Vancouver is Awesome | January  2020
• Lawyer Monthly
  Women in Law Awards | December 2020
• Inheritance battles are on the rise in B.C.
  C. Business | April 2020
  Vancouver Magazine | April 8, 2020

Personal Interests

• Tennis, travel

Home Region

• Krista is originally from Newfoundland and now lives in Vancouver

Please note that Krista practices through a professional law corporation.