Profile
Chris Hope joined the firm in 2003 and is an associate in our Vancouver office. His main area of practice is insurance litigation. He also has experience in employment, administrative, criminal, and general litigation matters.
Chris was born and raised in northern British Columbia. He attended the University of Victoria where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (History and English) in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1998. He was admitted to the Bar of British Columbia in 1999.
Chris has contributed as a speaker and author to seminars for the Continuing Legal Education Society, the Canadian Defence Lawyers, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and the annual Lindsay Kenney Insurance Seminar. He has also written articles for the Lawyer's Weekly, Insurancewest magazine and CDL's Nonsuit newsletter.
Chris has been involved as a volunteer for various community and other groups, including the Western Canada Society to Access Justice (clinic coordinator), UBC Faculty of Law (mediation moot), the Canadian Bar Association (Mentorship Program and Membership Services Committee), and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (Community Angel Program and Canstruction).
In December 2008 Chris was appointed by the B.C. cabinet as a member of the Property Assesment Appeal Board.
Chris appears as counsel in all levels of court in British Columbia.
Guest Speaker/Lecturer/Publications
"Intelligent Design: The Evolution of the Offer to Settle" Christopher Hope, 2008 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials
"Insurers Lose Incentive to Offer Settlements" Richard Lindsay and Christopher Hope, Lawyer's Weekly, October 24, 2008
"The Consequences of Failure: Rule 37 and the Rise and Fall of the Formal Offer to Settle" Patricia J. Armstrong and Christopher J. Hope, CLEBC course materials, Insurance Law Conference 2008, September 2008
"The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth: Investigations in Litigated Claims" Christopher Hope, Canadian Defence Lawyers Conference Materials, LA Law: Defence Team Tips for Support Staff, June 2008
"Recent Changes to Insurance Litigation Practice" Christopher Hope, 2007 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials)
Abstract: "Slow but steady wins the race." While some historians doubt that the events depicted in Aesop's bestelling fable "The Hare and the Tortoise" actually took place (wouldn't the fox have eaten the hare?), the simplicity of the story and a natural attraction to and sympathy for the underdog (undertortoise?) have made the story a memorable favourite since it was written."The Hare and the Tortoise: Rule 68 and Parmar v. Mitchell" Tiffany Tsang & Christopher Hope, 2006 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials)
"Obtaining Disclosure of Plaintiff's Computer Hard Drives" Christopher Hope, Nonsuit (Canadian Defence Lawyers Newsletter), December 2006
"Wrongful Death Claimants Not Entitled to Proceeds of Crime" Christopher Hope, Insurancewest Magazine, November 2006
"Lee v. Dawson: Removing the Limits for Damages for Pain and Suffering" Christopher Hope, 2005 Lindsay Kenney LLP Insurance Seminar Course Materials
"Pride & Prejudice: Use, Misuse, and Abuse in Counsel's Statements to Juries" Richard Lindsay and Christopher Hope, Canadian Defence Lawyers teleconference paper, December 2005
