Our Staff

	Linda Locke, Lawyer Linda has been a lawyer for 13 years and has 10 years experience in legal practice, public legal education, supervision and training of paralegals and support staff, social work and law management. Linda has experienced a five-month internship with human rights center in Geneva working with indigenous people of the world as part of articling. Linda served as an observer for one month of South Africa’s first Democratic Election after years of apartheid. Sponsor by Canadian Bar Associations, called on November 1989. Linda currently focuses on increasing access to justice for the residence of Northern B.C. Her work relates to remote aboriginal communities using: mediation, collaboration, and healing with family and civil matters; linkage of the above matters with the courts; community development regarding access to justice; and seeking a more integrated approach regarding services to the northern populations regarding psychological, legal, social assistance and other services. Linda has also worked as a consultant, analyst and research writer for a variety of native communities and aboriginal organizations. Linda was honored to receive the CBA Community Service Award in 2003.
	Anita Howard, Intake Legal Assistant I am from Gitsegukla Reserve and I am Gis Gaast (not the correct spelling ) (Grouse aka: Fireweed) house of Sko Guum La Ha (not the right spelling), my Chief is Vernon Milton My position is Legal/Intake Assistant, taking legal aid applications on Criminal, Family and Poverty determining eligibility and referring appropriately. This is my ninth year with the office. I continue to enjoy the challenges and experience that I am gaining. I am also pleased that we are still surviving as a Society. I am grateful that our office is providing services for our clients. I would like to thank the USCLAS Board for their continuing support.
	Lyn Mowatt, LIC I belong to the House of Dawamuux of the Giskaast Clan. I have been with the Law Office for about 19 years. After the law office was shut down and I layed off due to the provincial cutbacks in August 2002 I was fortunate to work and train as Lands Manager for Gitksan Government Commission for one year. I am now employed for at least 2 years as a legal advocate for the law office as a result of a special funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia. I enjoy the work and helping people but the objectives of the law is completely different from the legal aid days.
	Sandra Mowatt, Receptionist My name is Sandra Mowatt; I’ve been with USCLAS for about 2 years now. I started here as the Secretary/Receptionist, I soon took the position of Researcher/Legal Assistant and continued to do front desk duties. I gained a lot of experience and training while working here at USCLAS that is the equivalent to going to college. I was born and raised in the Gitanmaax community under Wilps Tsa Bax. I graduated from the Hazelton Secondary High School where I started work experience and continued full time since.