On Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories, Juniper Law offers services in the areas of family law and child protection, including queer and fertility-related family law.

juniper-icon
aboutpage-top
kendra-marks-headshot

Kendra's focus is to resolve family matters as compassionately and pragmatically as possible.

Juniper Law was founded by Kendra Marks (they/she) in 2023. She is experienced at representing clients in negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and court, and they regularly appear at the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia.

Kendra is an apprentice member of the Collaborative Family Law Group, the Victoria Bar Association, and the Canadian Bar Association. Kendra’s legal practice also draws as much as possible on the principle of harm reduction – practicing law in a colonial framework can never truly be anti-colonial, and as we dismantle colonialism and build frameworks rooted in Indigenous law Kendra hopes we can also work to prevent harm in all the work that we do.

KENDRA'S BACKGROUND

Kendra holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree and a Master of Arts degree, both from the University of Calgary in Mohkínstsis on the territories of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Îyâxe Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina Nations, territory which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.

Kendra received their Juris Doctor degree from the University of Victoria on W̱SÁNEĆ territories in 2019 and her major paper for her JD, “Inheriting Relationships: Reimagining the Practice of Estates and Trusts Through Anishinaabe Stories About Plants,” was completed under the supervision of Professor John Borrows.

During law school, Kendra held several research assistant positions and also provided research in the area of trusts and family law for Michelle Kinney and Christine Murray. Kendra spent her 2L summer at Horne Coupar LLP, a well-known Victoria law firm on Lək̓ʷəŋən territories, and in 2019-2020 they returned for articles at that firm under the supervision of Fiona Hunter.

aboutpage-mid

ACCREDITATION

  • BA Hon. (2008), MA (2010), JD (2019)
  • Year of call: 2020
  • Member of the Victoria Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association
  • Member of the Society of Children & Youth’s Children’s Counsel Roster
  • Member of the BC Family Unbundling Roster
  • Member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (British Columbia Chapter)
  • Apprentice Member of the Collaborative Family Law Group
  • Member of the Family Services of Greater Victoria Board
  • Member of the Violence Against Women in Intimate Relationships Committee
  • Temporary Articles at The Law Centre (Fall 2018)
  • Articled with Fiona Hunter at Horne Coupar LLP (2019-2020)
  • Recipient of the Victoria Bar Association Founders Award (2019), the Legal Leaders for Diversity Award (2018), the British Columbia Superior Court Judges Scholarship (2018), the Lawson Lundell LLP Prize in Business Administration (2018), the Martlet Chapter IODE Scholarship (2018), the University of Victoria’s President’s Scholarship (2017, 2018), the Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota Prize in Torts (2017), the Forrest L. Shaw Bursary (2017), the Kenneth H. Crook Memorial Scholarship in Law (2017), the Stikeman Elliot Prize in Contracts (2017), the Faculty of Law Access Scholarship (2016), the Murray and Anne Fraser Entrance Scholarship (2016) and numerous other awards and honours during Kendra’s first two degrees
  • Pronouns: they/them and she/her

11 – 1140 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8V 3K8

T: 250.940.1653
F: 250.388.3841

Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Territories

juniper-icon