Chrystie has a multi-disciplinary practice that includes real estate, wills and estates and civil litigation. Both now and before becoming a lawyer, Chrystie has worked extensively with Indigenous people and Indigenous governments in all parts of British Columbia as well as some in Alberta and the Yukon.
Chrystie is described as a community lawyer wherein she is viewed to be a member of your team, not the director of your team. She thinks of lawyers as risk managers and risk advisors, wherein the ultimate decision rests with the client who is likely to incorporate advice from other professionals.
As more and more of Chrystie’s files result in negotiated settlements, her practice is evolving into more and more mediations. As a result, Chrystie founded the Indigenous Mediation and Negotiation Centre (www.imnc.ca).
In addition to practicing law, Chrystie is a sessional instructor at TRU’s Faculty of Law for Dispute Resolution II. She is the Indigenous Law Student liaison as well as coach for the Kawaskimhon National Moot.
Chrystie is also the current president of Western Canada Theatre.
Education
- 2026 Master of Laws (Dispute Resolution) Candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School
- 2014 Certificate in Negotiations + Leadership, Harvard Law School (Cambridge, Mass.)
- 2014 Juris Doctorate degree, Thompson Rivers University
- 2013 Certificate in Private International Law, The Academy of International Law (The Hague, Netherlands)
- 2012 Bachelor of Arts, Thompson Rivers University
- 2011 Certificate in Global Competency, Thompson Rivers University
Notable Cases
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Brooks v Canada (Indigenous Services), 2022 FC 1064
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Ziprick v Simpson Estate 2020 CarswellBC 669
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Brady-Giles v Kitselas First Nation 2023
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Carstensen v 1011954 B.C. Ltd., et al 2020 BCPC
*Chrystie practices under C. Rae Law Corporation
