Azool Jaffer Jeraj

Biography

Azool Jaffer-Jeraj received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Victoria. He is a partner in the Vancouver firm of DJJLaw where he practices in the areas of Wills and Estates, Family Law and Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law.

Azool has over twenty years of combined professional experience and training and has successfully argued at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Azool is an extremely active member of the legal profession, having served on the executive of a number of legal associations, as well as volunteering extensively within the community and with Access Pro Bono.

Azool previously served as the President for the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, and is currently a member of their Board of Governors. He is regularly asked to speak at Continuing Legal Education and Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, as well as within the community at large.

When not in trial, he makes use of mediation as a way to resolve his clients’ legal disputes. Azool is an accredited mediator both with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in the United Kingdom and the Law Society of British Columbia. Azool is an alumni member of the Ismaili Conciliation and Arbitration Board for British Columbia and trains members of the Ismaili Conciliation and Arbitration Board globally.

Azool is the President of the Vancouver French Chamber of Commerce.

Azool speaks four languages, including French, Spanish and Kaachi.