Kim Yee

Kim excels in her role as a legal expert, drawing immense satisfaction from building and nurturing positive interactions with both colleagues and clients. Her extensive fifteen-year career has seen her represent a diverse clientele across British Columbia and Alberta, spanning various sectors, giving her a rich and varied outlook on legal matters.

She specializes in insurance law, offering risk management counsel and handling a multitude of claims. Kim's experience covers a broad spectrum, from litigating insurance-related disputes to representing both insurance firms and self-insured entities, including several prominent retail brands. Her expertise encompasses a range of policy issues, including auto, homeowners, commercial, and excess policies, alongside product liability issues and personal injury cases involving severe trauma.

In the realm of health law, Kim advocates for physicians facing civil lawsuits, coroners' inquests, and proceedings before the College of Physicians and Surgeons. She also advises on a myriad of medical-legal issues and assists in managing privacy breach incidents.

Her courtroom experience is comprehensive, having argued at every level of court in British Columbia and before numerous regulatory authorities. Kim's skills also extend to mediation, where she leverages her legal acumen to facilitate successful resolutions, enhancing the mediation experience for her clients.

Kim's professional success is paralleled by her commitment to her community and the legal profession at large. Her involvement with various organizations dates back to her law school days, and she remains active in charitable activities. As a volunteer adviser for Life in Law, she supports efforts to retain women in the legal field. Her academic contributions include serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria, teaching health law.

In 2023, her contributions were recognized with an appointment to the Canadian Bar Association of BC Advisory to the Judicial Council Committee, assisting in the evaluation of candidates for the Provincial Court Bench.

Kim's educational background is as distinguished as her career, with a judicial clerkship at the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and degrees from the University of Alberta and Pepperdine University, where she completed a course on mediating litigated cases.

Her professional affiliations are extensive, including membership in various sections of the Canadian Bar Association, and her leadership roles within legal communities and publications underscore her influence and commitment to advancing legal practice.

Kim's volunteer work spans a range of interests, from supporting animal welfare organizations to mentoring law students and contributing to legal education and discourse. Her involvement in legal and community initiatives reflects her dedication to both her profession and her community, making her a respected figure in both realms.