Danielle Ching McNamee

Nicola Law Group’s Danielle Ching McNamee is the featured alumni in the latest issue of the TRU Law Alumni Newsletter.

The article features what motivates Danielle as a criminal lawyer—the desire to help others—as it relates to her moot coaching for TRU law students. This past year Danielle and Brad Smith, KC, now Justice Smith of the Supreme Court of BC, mentored students in drafting and presenting legal arguments for the BC Law School Competitive Moot.

Danielle draws on her experience as a criminal lawyer to mentor her students. She has been involved in all types of trial practice in the BC Provincial Court and Supreme Court. She also has experience defending clients against all types of charges, up to and including first degree murder, as well as in a broad variety of sex offences.

Read the TRU Law Alumni feature

If you’re facing criminal charges or being investigated by the police, Danielle and Nicola Law Group can help. Call us today!

Our criminal law firm celebrates the news of Brad Smith, KC’s appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of BC. We wish Justice Smith the best in this next step of his career!

Read the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada news release here

Nicola Law Group’s experienced criminal defence lawyers are committed to excellence and include Danielle Ching McNamee, Neil Wiberg, KC, and Lana Walker. We defend clients against all types of criminal charges throughout BC. In or out of court, our focus is always on achieving the best outcomes for clients.

Under investigation or facing criminal charges? We can help. Call us today.

Neil Wiberg, KC

Neil Wiberg, KC has joined our criminal law firm as an associate lawyer. As a member of our criminal defence firm, Neil will defend clients against criminal charges in Kamloops as well as in Williams Lake, Vernon, Kelowna and elsewhere throughout BC.

We’re delighted to welcome Neil, who has close to 40 years of experience practising criminal law! A former prosecutor in Alberta and BC, he has been involved in the highest-level criminal cases for decades. He knows how the Crown and police operate—a huge advantage when defending clients against criminal charges.

During his career Neil has worked on more than 80 murder cases, in addition to cases dealing with other criminal charges including sexual assault, drugs, impaired driving causing death, and dangerous driving causing death.

Lana Walker

Experienced criminal defence lawyer Lana Walker has joined our firm as an associate lawyer. As a member of our Kamloops criminal defence firm, Lana will defend clients against criminal charges in Kamloops as well as in Williams Lake, Vernon, Kelowna and elsewhere throughout BC.

We’re delighted to welcome Lana! She has practised law for 15 years, working in Ontario, Nunavut and BC. Lana will divide her working time between her criminal practice and her role as Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Law of Thompson Rivers University.

She has experience defending clients against all types of criminal charges, including serious sexual assaults, firearms offences, and homicides. Lana has done extensive trial work and has significant experience defending clients charged with serious indictable offences.

Originally from Kamloops, Lana is pleased to defend clients charged with criminal offences in and around her hometown. Read more about Lana