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Thomas Hanson

''I assist my clients with bringing and responding to lawsuits, participating in mediations and settlement negotiations, and attending hearings in court and before administrative tribunals.''

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Dorean Samuelson

Thomas Hanson is an Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He assists clients with bringing and responding to lawsuits, participating in mediations and settlement negotiations, and attending hearings in court and before administrative tribunals.

He has appeared before the Provincial and Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Thomas attended the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law where he completed his degree with a focus on Business Law. As a law student, he volunteered with the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, providing free legal advice and assistance to clients on a range of issues, including residential tenancy and employment matters.

Thomas also spent time volunteering with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s Rights Watch project, and for Legal Education Outreach, where he helped teach Vancouver-area high school students about the law and legal profession.

In his free time, he stays active by hiking and cycling in the mountains or around the city, and by playing hockey in the winter. He also enjoys making music and has played bass and guitar for several bands.

Education

  • J.D., University of British Columbia, 2019
  • B.A., University of Alberta, 2013

Bar

  • British Columbia, 2020

Publications and Presentations

  • Contributor, the chapter on Agency Agreements in Canada in Guida operativa al contratto di agenzia internazionale nei cinque continenti (Operational guide to the international agency contract on the five continents), a guide in the Italian language to provide Italian Manufacturing Companies exporting globally with the information regarding the latest legal and jurisprudential developments of Agency Agreements in Canada edited by  Acerbi Stefano, Durante Valentino, Menarin Paolo, Sebastiano Fabio of Casa & Associati Law Firm (Vicenza, Italy) in collaboration with Confindustria Vicenza, published by Wolters Kluwer (2024).

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia