• Mark Underhill
• Catherine Boies Parker
• Robin Gage

Mark G. Underhill is a 1995 graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, and was called to the Bar of the Law Society of British Columbia in 1996. He practised with a leading litigation boutique for ten years before establishing Underhill Boies Parker in 2005. His areas of interest focus on administrative, environmental, aboriginal and constitutional law, and he maintains a broad general civil litigation practice.

Mark has appeared at all levels of Court, including as lead counsel for the plaintiffs in Canadian Federation of Students v. Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority in the Supreme Court of Canada. He has taught environmental law in the Faculties of Law and Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, and is a regular speaker at legal educational conferences in his practice areas. Among other community activities, Mark is the President and the chair of the board of directors of the West Coast Environmental Law Association.

Mark has been selected by his peers to be included in the last four editions (2009-2012) of Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Environmental Law.

His recent publications include:

* Chapter 11, "Judicial Review Fundamentals" Administrative Law Practice Manual, Continuing Legal Education Society (forthcoming, June 2012) with Lisa Fong
* “Difficult Issues in Administrative Law - 2012" Advanced Administrative Law (Pacific Business and Law Institute, April 2012)
* “Life After Dunsmuir: It’s Getting Easier, Isn’t It?” Advanced Administrative Law (Pacific Business and Law Institute, May 2010)
* "Standard of Review in British Columbia after Dunsmuir and Khosa" The 5th Annual National Forum Administrative Law and Practice (Osgoode Professional Development, October 2009)
* "The Future of Standard of Review in British Columbia and Beyond" Advanced Administrative Law and Practice (Canadian Institute, May 2009)
* "Understanding Tribunal Independence after Ocean Port" Administrative Law: Key Concepts and Thorny Issues (Pacific Business and Law Institute, February 2009)
* "Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick: A Rose by any Other Name?", (2008) 66 The Advocate 343 (Also 21 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice)
* "University of British Columbia v. University of British Columbia Faculty Association: Standard of Review under the ATA", (2008) 21 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 99
* "Book Review, Tournament of Appeals - Granting Judicial Review in Canada", (2007) 65 The Advocate 853
* "R v. Kapp: The Continued Debate over 'Race' v. 'Rights' Based Fisheries", Environmental Law and Canada's First Nations, (Pacific Business and Law Institute, March, 2007)
* "Stuart and British Columbia College of Teachers: Professional Misconduct and Disability/Addiction" Self-Governing Professions - 2006 Update (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, April 2006)
* "Book Review, Unnatural Law - Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy", (2004) 62 The Advocate 931
* "Case Review: Paul v. British Columbia (Forest Appeals Commission)" National Constitutional and Human Rights Section Newsletter (Canadian Bar Association, February, 2004)
* "Case Law Update" 2004 Environmental Law Conference (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, February, 2004)
* "The Role of Administrative Tribunals on Judicial Review and Statutory Appeals" 2003 Administrative Law Conference (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, October, 2003) (with C.C. Cheng)
* "The Obligation to Produce and Production from Government" Production of Documents (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, November, 2002)

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Catherine Boies Parker graduated in 1994 from the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, where she received the Law Society Gold Medal and Prize. Catherine was called to the Bar of the Law Society of British Columbia in 1998. Her areas of practice include administrative, privacy, labour and employment, environmental, aboriginal and constitutional law, as well as general civil litigation.

Catherine has appeared at all levels of Court, and before numerous administrative and regulatory tribunals. She has been an instructor at the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Victoria, and is a frequent guest lecturer on topics such as privacy law, civil liberties, constitutional law and equality issues. She is a former director of the Mary Manning Centre, Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Society of Greater Victoria and Chair of the ORCA Children's Advocacy Centre Society.

Catherine was awarded the 2008 "Contribution to the Law" award from the Victoria Bar Association in recognition of her work on a case involving the Charter rights of Victoria’s homeless.  In 2009, she received a Human Rights Honours Award,  sponsored  by the Vancouver Island Human Rights Institute and presented by the Honourable Stephen L. Point.

Catherine's publications and speaking engagements include:

• Panel Member, Select Issues in Procedural Fairness, Administrative Law Conference 2011 (Continuing Legal Education Society of BC)
• Panel Member, Comments on Fraser v. Ontario, CBA Labour Section, November, 2011
• Guest Speaker, UVIC Labour Law Club, November , 2011
• “Update of Section 7: How the Other Half is Fighting to Stay Warm, 23 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 165
• Guest Speaker, Pro Bono Students Canada, September, 2010
• Panel Member, Recent Developments in the Charter, Suing and Defending the Government 2010 (Continuing Legal Education Society of BC)
• Panel Member, Impact on Bargaining of the Supreme Court's decision in the Health Services Case, Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference (Lancaster House, 2007)
• "Charter Claims, Limitations Periods and Public Interest Immunity: A Brief Reply" Suing and Defending the Government - 2006 Update (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, January, 2006)
• Panel Member, Harassment in the Workplace, Labour Arbitration Conference, 2004 (Lancaster House)
• Expert Speaker, BC Offshore Resources: Problems and Potential, MASC Workshop for Lawyers (Maritime Awards Society of Canada, March 2004)
• Co-author, "Selected Concerns of Aboriginal People" Access to Information Review Task Force Report No. 21 (Government of Canada)
• "Case Update: Campbell, de Jong and Plant et al v. A.G.B.C., A.G. Canada and the Nisga'a Nation" Aboriginal Law in Canada, 2001(New Investment and Trade Association)
• "Stretching the Limitation Period: Novak v. Bond" 25 Winning Strategies in Personal Injury Actions: Valuable Practice Tips for Success (Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, October 1999)
• Book Review "Unjust Relations: Aboriginal Rights in Canadian Courts" (1996) 11 Canadian Journal of Law and Society 303

Robin Gage has been an associate with UBP since 2006, and works at the firm's Victoria office. She is a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Law where she was awarded prizes in legal writing and environmental law. As a law student, Robin worked with the law firm Rosenbloom & Aldridge where she worked primarily on aboriginal law matters. Upon graduation, Robin clerked with the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver and articled with Arvay Finlay. She was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2003. Robin has experience in many areas of civil litigation including human rights, environmental and constitutional law, commercial and property-related disputes, and administrative law. She has provided legal advice and services to a broad range of private and institutional clients as well as administrative bodies, and has appeared as counsel in the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court of Canada. Robin also has experience conducting real estate transactions and drafting contracts and policies for a variety of corporate, private and institutional clients. Robin supports public legal education by speaking to law students, community groups, and high school students about important legal issues. Robin also provides assistance to clients on a variety of environmental law matters through West Coast Environmental Law, and is an associate of the University of Victoria's Environmental Law Centre.

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