John D. “Waddell Q.C.”
Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator, Waddell Raponi
John Waddell is a partner with the Victoria law firm of Waddell Raponi and practices in the area of civil litigation. He is an experienced arbitrator and mediator of all manner of civil disputes and a Member of the Civil Roster of Mediate BC. In 1995/96 he was President of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. From 1990 through 1995 and from 2003 to the present, he has served as a director of the Canadian Bar Insurance Association and is currently Past President of that organization. He is a member of the Board of the CBA (B.C.) Benevolent Society. In 2001, he served on the Judicial Council of British Columbia and in 2002 and 2004 was a member of the Judicial Justice of the Peace Compensation Committees. He is a Past President of both the Greater Victoria YM/YWCA and the Government House Foundation of B.C., and a former Governor of the Law Foundation of BC .John has received both the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his service to his community and the legal profession in Canada, and the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the Government House Foundation of B.C. Presently, he is on the list of Special Prosecutors retained from time to time by the Minister of Justice of B.C. and sits as a member of the Law Society of B.C. Disciplinary Hearing and Credentials Panels.
John Waddell is a partner with the Victoria law firm of Waddell Raponi and practices in the area of civil litigation. He is an experienced arbitrator and mediator of all manner of civil disputes and a Member of the Civil Roster of Mediate BC. In 1995/96 he was President of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. From 1990 through 1995 and from 2003 to the present, he has served as a director of the Canadian Bar Insurance Association and is currently Past President of that organization. He is a member of the Board of the CBA (B.C.) Benevolent Society. In 2001, he served on the Judicial Council of British Columbia and in 2002 and 2004 was a member of the Judicial Justice of the Peace Compensation Committees. He is a Past President of both the Greater Victoria YM/YWCA and the Government House Foundation of B.C., and a former Governor of the Law Foundation of BC .John has received both the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his service to his community and the legal profession in Canada, and the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the Government House Foundation of B.C. Presently, he is on the list of Special Prosecutors retained from time to time by the Minister of Justice of B.C. and sits as a member of the Law Society of B.C. Disciplinary Hearing and Credentials Panels.
