Course Chairs
Nancy Carter, QC — Executive Director, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General; Co-Chair, Provincial Court Family Rules Working Group, Vancouver
Lisa J. Hamilton, QC — Hamilton Fabbro Lawyers; Law Society Bencher (Vice President); Law Society Representative, Provincial Court Family Rules Working Group, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Nancy Carter, QC is currently the Executive Director, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General. Her office is tasked with the development of family policy and legislation initiatives and for leading and contributing to government's family justice reform and transformation activities.
She has worked for the provincial government in a number of capacities for over 26 years. She previously led the legislative program for the Ministry with responsibility for approximately 100 of the Ministry's statutes. She has provided leadership in the development of democratic reform initiatives as well as civil and family law policy initiatives including the Family Law Act, the Wills Estates and Succession Act, the Limitation Act, the Franchises Act, and other private law reforms.
She has a BA from the University of Victoria and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Lisa Hamilton, QC is experienced counsel in all areas of family law. Ms. Hamilton handles family litigation, mediation, arbitration, negotiation, and parenting coordination files. She enjoys advising and strategizing to find the best ways to resolve family law problems.
Ms. Hamilton attended UBC, obtaining her BA in 1990, majoring in Psychology. She obtained her LLB from the University of Victoria in 1994 and was called to the bar in 1995. She is a member of the CBA, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, the BC Arbitration and Mediation Institute, the Family Law Advocates Group, the BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society, and the Family Law Arbitration Group. She regularly presents on family law topics. She was elected as a Bencher for the Law Society as of January 2016. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2017.
Ms. Hamilton has raised three sons and enjoys music and travelling.