Terry La Liberté, K.C. is the founding member of this firm, and has vigorously defended clients facing criminal charges for over 40 years. He has been involved in some of the most serious cases in British Columbia. He has conducted literally hundreds of jury trials, and has appeared before every level of court within this Province, and across the country as far as Newfoundland and the Supreme Court of Canada. He previously served as a standing agent for the Federal Department of Justice for 19 years, and for over 14 years served as Crown Counsel and represented the Superintendent of Family and Child Services for the entire Central Coast (including Alert Bay, Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Ocean Falls) while also defending throughout the province. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. La Liberté, K.C. has been an active member in all aspects of the legal community. He received his Queens Counsel designation in 1992. He taught Trial Advocacy for over 20 years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, acted for over 30 years as a supervising lawyer for the Clinical Criminal Law course offered at U.B.C. Faculty of Law. He has lectured internationally on judicial independence and the rule of law, most recently in Nagarkot and Pokara Nepal where he presented two, three day seminars to the Judiciary of Nepal. His audience included the Chief Justice and members of all levels of Court in the country. He is a member of the International Society for the Reform of the Criminal Code. He is past President of the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch), and past member of the National Executive. He was a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia and now is a Life Bencher. Mr. La Liberté, K.C. was on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Society and a member of Judicial Counsel. He is past Chair and a current Director of the Native Courtworkers, and is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., and is Co-Founder of the Lawyers Benevolent Society. He was most recently presented with the Georges Goyer, Q.C. Memorial Award for Distinguished Service, the highest honour given by the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and with the Courage in Law Award presented by the Indigenous Law Students’ Association from Allard School of Law. Terry La Liberté, K.C. brings his wealth of experience, the trust he has earned within the profession, and his integrity to successfully and rigorously defend all of his clients who face criminal charges.
Outstanding BC Lawyer Practicing Over 40 Years Receives Highest Honour – Nov 14, 2018