Jane Henderson
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Jane Henderson, QC is a senior subject editor for JP Boyd on Family Law, and is jointly responsible for the pages on Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court. She graduated in the first class of the University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 1978 and was called to the BC Bar in 1979. She and Trudi Brown, QC merged firms in 1985, and they still practice together in the Victoria law firm of Brown Henderson Melbye.
Jane has always practiced in the area of family law. She qualified as a family law mediator in 1985. After 30-years as an advocate, her practice is now limited to mediation, parent co-ordination, Voice of the Child interviews, preparation of co-habitation/marriage agreements and arbitration. Jane has lectured in family law, published professional articles and been a panel member on many CLE courses. She received Queen’s Counsel designation in 1996 and has been listed as a "best family law lawyer in Canada" by the National Post and a Lexpert Leading Practitioner in Family Law. Jane has served on the board of many community organizations and was president of the Victoria Bar Association in 1995. She has served on the British Columbia Racing Commission, and in 2013-14 is serving a one year term as Family Law Practitioner In Residence at the University of Victoria Law School. |
