Memberships & Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario (2019)
- Law Society of British Columbia (2021)
- Law Society of Alberta (2023)
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Practice Areas
- Litigation
Kaelan regularly represents First Nations and Indigenous clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including Treaty rights litigation, judicial review proceedings, and disputes involving reserve lands and Indigenous governance. He has also acted as trial counsel in a constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws.
He has appeared as both lead and junior counsel before courts across Canada, including trial and appellate courts in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, as well as the Federal Court.
Before joining JFK Law in 2021, Kaelan served as a law clerk to three justices of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Yukon. He then practiced for two years at a Toronto boutique specializing in Indigenous legal issues.
Outside of his legal practice, Kaelan enjoys exploring nature trails, reading plotless novels, and improvising at the piano.