The Ring

Heather Raven appointed QC

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 09:25

Heather Raven (law) has been appointed Queen’s Counsel, an honour conferred on members of the legal profession by the provincial government to recognize exceptional merit and contribution. Her citation says, “Raven became the first Aboriginal person to become a senior administrator in a Canadian common law faculty when she was appointed associate dean of the University of Victoria Fwaculty of Law in 2009. Along with being a legal educator, she is a commercial and labour law expert and serves as a role model for Aboriginal law students.”