KEVIN B. WESTELL
For our 10th episode, we speak with Kevin Westell, a founding partner at Pender Litigation. As a criminal lawyer, Westell has represented clients as notorious as Jamie Bacon and he's worked on cases involving money laundering in B.C. But today, we talk about the other side of criminal law: why those in his professions do what they do. We discuss at length the intersection of mental health, race, poverty, trauma, and criminality—and the importance of representation for everyone.
Westell is also a candidate for Bencher and all Vancouver County lawyers are eligible to vote for him. Online voting will take place starting on Friday, October 30 and remain open until 5:00 pm on Friday, November 13, 2020.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, or Spotify.
Note: Our new intro is the song, Take Me In Your Arms, written and performed by the talented Vancouver-born pianist, Austin Nash Park.