Education

Bar Admission

  • 2017 Admitted to the British Columbia Bar

Melissa Ku is an Alexander Holburn’s Manager of Associate + Student Programs, and a member of the firm’s Construction + Engineering and Insurance Practice Groups.

Her practice is entirely litigation based with a focus on insurance defence work. She defends professionals, corporations, and insurers and their insureds in a wide variety of occupiers’ liability, personal injury, and construction litigation claims. She has represented clients in BC’s Supreme and Provincial Courts, and regularly advocates for her clients through alternative dispute resolution.

As the Manager of Associate + Student Programs, Melissa works to support the training, mentorship, and professional development of the firm’s associates and students. She is also part of the firm’s student recruitment committee.

Melissa articled with Alexander Holburn after completing her J.D. at the University of Victoria. Prior to law school, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Simon Fraser University.

 

On A Personal Note...

In her spare time, Melissa can often be found at a country music concert, curled up with a good book and a cup of tea, or exploring a new brunch spot. She once interviewed Carrie Underwood for a television show, witnessed the last Eras Tour shows with her own eyes, and has never met a rhinestone she didn’t like.

Representative Experience

Melissa has represented clients in the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Provincial Court, and the Civil Resolution Tribunal.

Publications

  • 2016, “Walking the Tightrope between National Security and Freedom of Expression: A Constitutional Analysis of the New Advocating and Promoting Terrorism Offence”, Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform, Author

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