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Local lawyer awarded King’s Counsel designation
Provincial honour recognizes lawyers’ contributions to legal profession
The King’s Counsel (KC) designation for 2025 is being awarded to 31 lawyers for making exceptional contributions to the legal profession in British Columbia, including East Kootenay lawyer Michelle Fuchs.
The King’s Counsel designation is a provincial honour that recognizes contributions that strengthen the functioning and perception of the legal system. At any time, no more than seven per cent of practising B.C. lawyers can have this designation.
Called to the B.C. Bar in 1991, Michelle Fuchs is an experienced family law practitioner with expertise in mediation, trials, and appeals. Fuchs earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan and began in general practice before focusing exclusively on family law and, since 2018, child protection.
Representing the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services, Fuchs provides specialized expertise in the East Kootenay. A committed mentor and community leader, she has served in numerous professional and volunteer roles, advancing access to justice and promoting integrity within the legal profession.
The designation allows appointees to add KC after their names to signal that they have been recognized by their peers for expertise and for making a significant contribution to the judicial system.
This year’s appointees include lawyers in private practice, government and academia who have distinguished themselves by their counsel, teaching contributions, publications, advocacy and volunteerism.
To be considered for the King’s Counsel designation, potential candidates must be members of the B.C. bar for a minimum of five years, and be nominated by their peers, a Ministry of Attorney General media release explained.
Nominations are reviewed by an advisory committee, which includes the deputy attorney general and chief justices, as well as representatives from the Law Society of B.C. and the Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. chapter.
The committee makes recommendations to the attorney general. Appointments are made by cabinet via orders-in-council.
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