Morgyn Chandler

Morgyn Chandler is the Managing Partner at Hammerco Lawyers and leads the firm's civil sexual assault group. She is a forceful advocate with a successful track record of winning exceptional results for her clients.

With over a decade of litigation experience, Morgyn has a reputation for successful resolution based on persuasive and astute legal strategies. She believes that establishing and maintaining open, honest, and ongoing communication with her clients is critical to ensuring the best possible outcome.

In addition to practicing in the areas of personal injury and estate litigation, Morgyn is the practice lead for Hammerco’s civil sexual assault group. She acts on behalf of survivors of sexual assault and is a powerful advocate for her clients against both individual and institutional defendants.  Morgyn believes that survivors deserve to be heard, and respected, and deserve the opportunity to hold perpetrators accountable. 

Morgyn is a sought after speaker in her field, and has been named for her work in Personal Injury Litigation by Best Lawyers in Canada since 2020.

Assistants

• Kim Svetic
  Paralegal
  Email: ksvetic@hammerco.ca
  Phone: 1.604.269.8543
• Asli Gursoy
  Legal Administrative Assistant
  Email: agursoy@hammerco.ca
  Phone: 1.604.269.8500

Education

• Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia, 2009
• University of British Columbia, LL.B., 2008
• BA, with Distinction, University of Victoria, 2005
• Diploma, Russian as a second language, School of Russian and Asian Studies, St. Petersburg State University, 2004

Memberships and Affiliations

• Mentor, Women in Leadership Foundation
• Vice President, Cowichan Valley Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Lower Mainland Grief Recovery Society
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
• Member, Cowichan Chamber of Commerce
• Speaker, Trial Lawyers Association of B.C.
• Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.
• Speaker, B.C. Estates Forum
• Speaker and Mentor, Canadian Bar Association
• Speaker, End of Life and Estate Planning, Advocis Vancouver Island
• Speaker, The Authentic Lawyer Summit

Awards and Achievements

• Leading Lawyer, 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
• Nominee, YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, Business & the Professions, 2023
• Managing Partner of the Year, Excellence Awardee, Canadian Law Awards, 2023
• Lawyer International, Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year
• Lawyer Monthly, shortlisted for Women in Law Awards 2022
• Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards, Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year 2022
• Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards, Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2022
• Best Lawyers Canada Award, Personal Injury Litigation, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Women in Law Award – Boutique Law Firm of the Year, Lawyer Monthly Magazine 2022
• Global 100 Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year, Canada 2021, 2022
• Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards, Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year 2020/2021

Publications

• “Inheritance under BC Law” BC Local News, September 2019
• “How Criminal Court Proceedings May Affect Civil Matters.” Civil Law for Criminal Lawyers, 2012

Conferences and Lectures

• The Adovcates Society Panel on Artificial Intelligence for Litigators: “AI 101,” 2024
• “Leading the way to a Trauma-Informed Practice Group,” The Authentic Lawyer Summit 2023
• “Solving for the people puzzle: attracting, retaining and developing talent in an evolving legal ecosystem,” The Legal Innovation Forum, Toronto, 2023
• “Claims against Family Members and Insurance Considerations,” Sexual Violence (Civil) Conference 2023
• “Drivers and Trends in personal injury law across Canada,” Webinar, 2023
• “How are mid-sized law firms adapting in a rapidly shifting legal marketplace?” Canadian Legal Innovation Forum, Vancouver, 2022
• “How are law firms leveraging people, processes, and technology to deliver results?” Panel Chair, Canadian Legal Innovation Forum, Toronto, 2022
• “Pitfalls in Estate Planning,” Advocis Conference, 2022 “Litigation, Regulation and Estate Planning.” B.C. Estates Forum 2020
• “A Battle of Wills” 2020 Vision” Tips and Tactics for a Successful Plaintiff’s Litigation Practice 2020
• “Hot Tips from Top Mentors” Women Lawyers Forum of the CBA 2018
• “ Traumatic Brain injury: The Neuro-surgical Perspective” CLE 2018

Media Coverage

• The Impact of Empathy and Perseverance in Law
  The Polestar Podcast | November 2024
• A new generation of managing partners
  The Canadian Bar Association National Magazine | October 2024
• Generative AI offers opportunities, pitfalls for litigators, panel says
  Law360 | April 2024
• BC single mother awarded $1m for car accident
  Bowen Island Undercurrent | November 2023
• Solitary Confinement for youth ‘Cruel, inhumane, degrading,’ and should be banned in BC: Lawsuit
  Vancouver Sun | October 2023
• Seven B.C. women sue over hospital care by fake nurse
  Vancouver Sun | June 2023
• Changes to personal injury law rules mean firms must be strategic: innovation forum webinar panel
  Law Times | March 2023
• Patients of an alleged fake nurse imposter are exploring legal options.
  Global News | December 2021
• How has the treatment of sexual assault and misconduct cases been changing in Canada?
  Mornings with Simi | July 2021
• Unconventional law firm design in a virtual world
  Bar Talk | June 2021
• Once life after the pandemic
  National Magazine | January 2021
• Office life after the pandemic
  National Magazine | January 2021
• Lawyer Monthly
  Legal Awards | December 2020
• Inheritance battles are on the rise in B.C.
  C. Business | April 2020
  Vancouver Magazine | April 2020
• Time Machines and Settlement Figures
  My Business Magazine | May 2019

Personal Interests

• Volunteer, British Columbia SPCA

Home Region

• Vancouver, Courtenay, Comox, Cowichan Valley

Please note that Morgyn practices through a professional law corporation.