Memberships & Professional Affiliations
Member, Law Society of BC
Awards
Business in Vancouver’s Top Forty Under 40 (2022)
Practice Areas
- Nation Building
Tejas works alongside her clients to negotiate, draft and implement agreements with the Crown and proponents. She also supports clients in law development and drafting.
Prior to working at JFK, Tejas held progressively senior positions at Tsawwassen First Nation, in the areas of governance, consultation, and negotiations. Her in-house experience informs her collaborative approach with clients, focusing on how external counsel can add value to community-driven work.
From 2018 to 2024, Tejas served on the Board of the BC Law Institute, including as Chair. She was involved with the launch of the Reconciling Crown Legal Frameworks program, focusing on law reform research and analysis to support the alignment of British Columbia laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.