ILS Speaker Series: Christina J. Cook

Christina J. Cook, B.A.,LL.B is a First Nations woman; specifically, she is a Status Indian and a proud member of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (signatory to Treaty #1). Christina is a senior policy lawyer with the First Nations Justice Council. Christina was called to the bar in 2010. During her legal practice she has worked as in-house counsel for a large national insurer; private practice in both British Columbia and Manitoba; and most recently as a senior policy lawyer. Christina past experience is broad, including work in the areas of civil litigation, regulatory matters, and policy. She has appeared at all levels of Court in Manitoba and has appeared in the BC Supreme Court and BC Provincial Court. Active in the community Christina has extensive board experience, community service and volunteer experience. Christina is an elected Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Founder and Chair of the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum (CBABC), Director of the Pacific Association of First Nations Women, Board Member of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Board, and Past Chair of the Canadian Defence Lawyers D&I Committee. She holds her Bachelor of Arts from University of Winnipeg and her Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of British Columbia.