Forty years of practice
Personal injury, sexual assault and residential tenancy law in North Vancouver
Hanson Kohan Lawyers works from Lonsdale Avenue across twelve areas of law, in English, Farsi and Cantonese.
Our people
Forty years of practice, and the two names on the door
Jim Hanson was called to the bar of British Columbia in 1985. Naz Kohan grew up in North Vancouver and is a partner of the firm. Between them they sit on District council, on the board of a rape crisis centre, and on a City social planning committee.
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Jim Hanson
Founder
- Called to the bar of British Columbia in 1985
- Simon Fraser University, UBC Law, and Oxford University (Wadham College)
- Councillor, District of North Vancouver, elected 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022
- Class counsel for the passengers of the Queen of the North
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Naz Kohan
Partner
- Called to the bar in 2017
- University of British Columbia, then the University of Calgary Faculty of Law
- Governor of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, and a board director of WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre
- Chair of the City of North Vancouver Social Planning Advisory Committee
Languages
Hanson Kohan takes work in Farsi and in Cantonese, as well as in English.
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Legal services
Twelve areas of law
- 01 Personal Injury
- 02 Sexual Assault
- 03 Residential Tenancy
- 04 Real Estate
- 05 Real Estate Litigation
- 06 Real Estate Agent Disputes
- 07 Wills and Estates
- 08 Business Disputes
- 09 Breach of Contract
- 10 Class Actions
- 11 Collections
- 12 Notary and Personal Legal Services