Jessica Vliegenthart*

Partner  / Kamloops

T: 250.372.5542
E: jev@fultonco.com

Assistant:
Robin-Rae Russo
E: rrusso@fultonco.com
T: 250.372.5542

Jessica is more than a lawyer.

If experience is the teacher of all things, then Jessica’s path through life has certainly been an education. A passionate advocate in both her professional and personal lives, Jessica brings all of her lived experience to the table when helping clients navigate complex issues.

In her comprehensive municipal law practice involving both litigation and solicitor work, Jessica comes armed with the determination of an Olympian and the affable people skills that made her a leader on Team Canada, both on and off the basketball court. Regularly advising clients on a wide range of topics, Jessica handles local government matters including governance and operations, conflicts of interest, council codes of conduct, municipal liability and risk management, freedom of information and privacy issues, regulatory authority, and judicial review.

Also maintaining a sport law practice, Jessica advises sport organizations on matters of governance and operations, policy development, liability and risk management, privacy issues and safe sport. Having appeared at the SDRCC, Jessica regularly works with both athletes and sport organizations to advance the development of sport in a safe and successful way.

With deep roots in the Kamloops community, Jessica loves making connections and will absolutely try to figure out if she knows one of your relatives. After retiring from international sport, Jessica now spends her free time outside with her young son and daughter, husband, and small flock of chickens.

Practice Areas

Education/Bar Admissions

  • Certificate, Leadership and Inclusion (DEI), Centennial College (2023)
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia (2013)
  • Juris Doctor, University of Victoria (2011)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Communication), University of Simon Fraser (2008)

Publications & Presentations

Frequent Keynote Speaker, on topics related to:

  • Accessibility, including Accessible British Columbia Act and related legislation
  • Workplace Performance, including Conflict and Dispute Resolution
  • Municipal Law and Sport Law Matters
  • High Performance Sport
  • Women in Leadership

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Member, British Columbia Provincial Accessibility Committee
  • Member (Legal), Commission for Legal Affairs and Eligibility, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
  • Member, Board of Directors, AthletesCan
  • Member, Board of Directors, Wheelchair Basketball Canada
  • Member, EY Women Athlete Business Network (Class of 2019)
  • Member, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
  • Member, Women In Sports Law
  • Ambassador, Rick Hansen Foundation

Jessica Vliegenthart*

Partner  / Kamloops

T: 250.372.5542
E: jev@fultonco.com

Assistant:
Robin-Rae Russo
E: rrusso@fultonco.com
T: 250.372.5542

*Practising as a professional law corporation