Vista Namdarian

I first joined Zacharias Vickers McCann as an Articling Student after earning my Juris Doctor from the University of Alberta. Now, as an Associate at ZVM, my legal practice is primarily focused on personal injury litigation and family law. I also have diverse experience in civil litigation and employment law matters. I have appeared before the Provincial Court of British Columbia as well as the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

I immigrated to Canada at a very young age and was raised in Port Moody, BC. Prior to attending law school, I earned my Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biomedical Physiology and a Minor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Simon Fraser University. During my time at SFU, I worked as a researcher in the Department of Molecular Biology, focusing my research on snow algae, its lifecycle, and its potential impacts on climate change.

I then relocated to Edmonton, where I attended law school at the University of Alberta. During law school, I was awarded the 2021 David R. Percy Q.C. Excellence in Leadership Award – a testament to my unequivocal commitment to my peers and the greater community. Perhaps the most formative of my experiences during my legal education was my work with the Criminal Law Division of Student Legal Services of Edmonton. In that capacity, I regularly appeared as defense counsel in the Provincial Court of Alberta during docket and trial proceedings, advocating for low-income individuals who were facing incredible uncertainty in their battles with our complex and ever-changing legal system. It is my ongoing commitment to justice and the betterment of my community that has guided me throughout my legal education and continues to define my work today as a lawyer and as a member of the Fraser Valley Community.

When not at work, I enjoy paddleboarding, hiking, or staying in with a good book. I am learning how to golf but still have a long way to go.