Principal, Benefic Lawyers

Kathryn Chan obtained a J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2001 and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2003. She has worked as a law clerk at the British Columbia Court of Appeals and has practiced in the areas of employment, administrative and human rights law. She has published articles on the subjects of religious charitable purposes, religious freedom, and legal approaches to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. 

In 2004-2005, Kathryn studied at the McGill Institute of Comparative Law, focusing on differing notions of what is 'charitable' in Canada and abroad. She intends to complete her LLM thesis in 2006 but is constantly being distracted by the demands of being a co-founder of Benefic Lawyers.