Ian Davis was born in Montreal and raised in the predominantly
English-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal West. He first attended Elizabeth Ballentyne Elementary, then Wentworth
School for a year of French immersion and what is now known as the Royal West Academy.
Following High School, Ian enrolled in Dawson CEGEP in their Marketing and Business Administration program. One of
his professors at Dawson encouraged him to proceed to university. Ian took the professor's advice and enrolled at
Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
While attending Queen's University, Ian's study interests broadened to include a variety of disciplines. He studied
in the Math, Psychology, English and Economics faculties before acquiring an Honours Degree in Economics. From there,
Ian embarked on a Law degree, which he completed in May 1987 at Queen's.
Ian arranged articles while on a skiing vacation in Whistler with the Vancouver Law Firm now known as Boughton,
Pederson, Yang, Anderson. He commenced articles in August of 1987, after taking the summer of 1987 off to travel
through Europe by rail. Following articles, Ian migrated north to join Race & Company.
Ian has enjoyed a very diverse practice in his years as a lawyer. In the early part of his career, he practiced
mainly in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Law. In 1994, he developed a practice as a general solicitor.
Until settling into the profession of lawyer, Ian worked in distinguished occupations as YMCA Camp Counsellor,
YMCA Camp Canoe Trip Guide, store clerk, Big Brother summer program worker, busboy, and tree planter.
Ian has a large noisy blended family with his wife, Sheri. Together they have 5 children with only 3 and ½ years
between oldest and youngest.
Ian strongly believes in community and international service. He is a member of Rotary and has traveled to Kenya
on international projects. Locally, he supports many community organizations through Rotary and as a Director of
the Squamish Community Foundation. |
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