Chris is an experienced civil litigator who has represented clients with insurance, employment, administrative and criminal law issues since 1999.

Chris acts for plaintiffs and insurers in personal injury matters, whether the injuries occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents or in other contexts. He is particularly adept at managing personal injury disputes where chronic pain and serious injuries are at issue.

Chris is our in-house authority on assessing costs in motor vehicle accident litigation. He writes a chapter on this topic in the annually updated British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manualand has authored a book, Plus TC&D: The Assessment of Costs and Disbursements in Motor Vehicle Injury Litigation,  the most recent edition of which was published in 2017 by the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC.

Outside the office, Chris always has several projects on the go.  He is a member of the Property Assessment Appeal Board, and has previously acted as an arbitrator for Translink fare infraction appeals and a member of the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal. In 2015, he co-produced an award-winning feature-length film.

*Practicing as Christopher J. Hope Law Corporation