| Education |
1976 | B.A. (Hons.) Monash University, Melbourne, Australia |
| 1980 | LLB, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1980-1981 | Articled Student, Messrs. Achtem Alexander |
| Professional Experience |
1981-1985 | Practicing law in British Columbia with Messrs. Sweeney, Hatter & Fahlman |
| 1984 | Organizing Member, Young Lawyers Association and Subsection of the CBA |
1985-present | Practicing law in BC with Johns, Southward, Glazier, Walton & Margetts |
Mr. Margetts' practice is primarily restricted to personal injury, corporate, commercial and insurance litigation. He has appeared as counsel for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and other clients in both the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions. |
1980-present | Member Various Subsections CBA Victoria Branch: Civil Litigation, Insolvency and Family Law Subsections, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch |
1985 | - Provincial Chairman, Young Lawyers Association and Subsection of the CBA
- Course co-ordinator for the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
- Lecturer, Speakers Bureau, Law Centre, Victoria
- Ex-Officio Member of the Provincial Council, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch |
1986 - 1987 | - Provincial Chairman, Young Lawyers Association and Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association
- Lecturer, Speakers Bureau, Law Centre, Victoria
- Ex-Officio Member of the Provincial Council, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch |
| 1988 | - Programme Chairperson for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Remedies in Commercial Litigation
- Organizing Committee: Mid-Winter Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch |
| 1989 | Organizing Committee Mid-Winter Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Elected Member: Provincial Council, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch |
| 1990 - 1992 | - Chairperson Civil Litigation Sub-section (Victoria) of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association
- Elected Member of the Provincial Council of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association |
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| 1995 | Bencher - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments: Credentials Committee
Guest Lecturer of P.L.T.C., University of Victoria Faculty of Law |
| 1996 | Bencher - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments:
University of Victoria Law Faculty Council (Law Society representative)
Competency Committee
Guest Lecturer of P.L.T.C., University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Guest Lecturer, Commonwealth Law Conference, Vancouver, BC |
| 1997 | Bencher - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments:
Competency Committee
Special Fund Committee
A.D.R. and Justice Initiatives Task Force
Law Society Designate to Litigation Management Committee of the Supreme Court of British Columbia |
| 1998 | Guest Lecturer of P.L.T.C., University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Bencher - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments:
Executive Committee
Special Fund: Vice-Chair
Alternate Dispute Resolution and Justice Institute Task Force: Chair
Law Society Designate to Litigation Management Committee of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
Trial Overflow Programme: Roster Committee |
| 1999 | Second Vice-President - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments:
Executive Committee
Credentials Committee: Chair
Futures Committee: Chair
Guest Lecturer of P.L.T.C., University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Appointed Queen’s Counsel |
| 2000 | First Vice-President - Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society Appointments:
Executive Committee: Vice-Chair
Discipline Committee: Chair
Futures Committee |
| 2001 | President - Law Society of British Columbia
President - Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
Law Society Appointments:
Executive Committee: Chair
Futures Committee |
| 2002 | Life Bencher, Law Society of British Columbia
President, Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
Law Society Appointments:
Futures (Long Term Planning) Committee
Law Society Designate to the Justice Review Task Force |
| 2003 | President - Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII) |
| 2004 | Law Society Designate to the Justice Review Task Force |
| 2005-2007 | Law Society Designate to Sub-Committee Civil Litigation Justice Review Task Force |
| 2007 | Member - Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia |
| Publications |
| 2001 | "The Changing Nature of the Practice of Law: A Reply to Mr. Giles on the Issue of Multi-Disciplinary Practice", The Advocate, Volume 59, Part I, January, 2001. “You Don’t Need A Weatherman”, Another Word in the Multi-Disciplinary Debate, The Advocate, Volume 59, Part IV, July, 2001. |
| Civic Involvement | |
| 1989-1992 | Committee Member - Coors Light Island Relay |
| 1993 | Chairperson - Vancouver Island Road Relay |
| 1994 | Race Director - Vancouver Island Road Relay
Secretary - YM/YWCA (Victoria)
Chair YM/YWCA (Victoria) Endowment Fund Committee |
| 1995 | Race Director - Vancouver Island Road Relay
Secretary and Member of Board of Directors - YM/YWCA (Victoria)
Honourary Member of YM/YWCA (Victoria) Endowment Fund Committee |
