Representing Residential School Survivors
Advocacy. Respect. Justice.
Cabott & Cabott specializes in Indian Residential School Law. The firm represents former students.
Laura Cabott began representing former students in 1996. Since 2003, the firm has successfully assisted hundreds of former residential school students tell their stories and obtain compensation for their experiences at residential school.
Cabott & Cabott participated in national negotiations that led to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement in 2007. Over the two years it took to reach this agreement, the firm was a strong representative of former students.
The major elements of the 2007 Settlement Agreement are: 1.Common Experience Payments (CEP) which ensures that all eligible former residents of a residential school receive compensation2.Independent Assessment Proccess (IAP) for former students who wish to pursue physical, sexual or other abuse claims; 3.A Truth and Reconciliation Commission established to promote education and awareness of the legacy of Indian Residential Schools4.Healing initiatives Laura Cabott and Bryce Cabott, are recognized experts in this unique area of law. They often travel to small and remote communities throughout Northern and Western Canada to meet clients.
Any contact with Cabott & Cabott is completely confidential. For more information, or to set up a meeting with a lawyer please call toll-free: 1-877-456-3105 (Whitehorse) or 1-877-683-2026 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Office: W. Bryce Cabott Tel: (604) 683-2025
Fax: (604) 683-2035
Whitehorse Office: Laura I. Cabott Tel: (867) 456-3101
Toll free: (877) 456-3105 Fax: (867) 456-7093
