Jim Baker was born in Vancouver, graduating from the University
of British Columbia in 1962 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and
a Bachelor of Law Degree. Following graduation he articled with
Lawrence and Shaw in Vancouver. After a few years of working with
a small firm, which was the predecessor to the present firm of McCarthy
Tetrault, and the Office of the City Prosecutor in Vancouver, B.C.
he moved to Chilliwack joining our predecessor firm of Wilson Hinds
and Davies in 1965. Shortly thereafter he became a partner with
this firm and has continued to practice with Baker Newby LLP
ever since. In 1983 he was appointed a Queen's Counsel.
Mr.
Baker has always been active in the Bar, having served as President
of the Chilliwack and District Bar Association, President of the
Fraser Valley Bar Association, a member of the Executive Council
of the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) and a member of
the American and British Columbia Trial Lawyers Associations.
In addition, he has lectured, served on panels and provided materials
to the Law Society's Continuing Legal Education program.
Mr.
Baker's area of practice has been wide ranging from criminal law
and matrimonial law to general civil litigation including environmental
law and native rights. At present, his practice is primarily civil
litigation with a strong insurance and personal injury law component.
He regularly appears in the Supreme Court of British Columbia
and the British Columbia Court of Appeal and has appeared as counsel
in most of the Superior Courts throughout the Province of British
Columbia.
Mr.
Baker's leisure time involves golfing, hiking, weight training,
wine making, sea kayaking and puttering around his Hornby Island
cottage with his wife Eran.
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