Steve Parr & Ty Dergousoff

Steve Parr & Ty Dergousoff

Founder* & Lawyer - Parr Business Law

Vancouver, BC
Mar 20, 2024

Change is stressful, and Steve and Ty do not want to downplay that fact, or the fact that becoming a lawyer is expensive and challenging, and a career that shouldn’t be abandoned on a whim. They are happy where they are now, but their journeys were still hard.
John McIntyre

John McIntyre

Co-Founder and Principal Lawyer - McIntyre Szabo PC

Toronto, ON
Health Law Jan 30, 2024

Hours before the deadline to reclaim his deposit on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), John McIntyre had a life-changing decision to make. He could start studying for the test and continue along the path to becoming a doctor, or he could save the deposit money for law school.
Tannis Waugh

Tannis Waugh

Principal Lawyer - Waugh & Co.

Toronto, ON
Real Estate Law Estate Corporate Law Jan 17, 2024

A former theatre kid, Tannis Waugh once dreamt of being an actress. As she grew up, becoming a criminal defense lawyer became the more realistic choice. After all, the lawyers in the courtroom dramas that Tannis loved were very dramatic.
Kenyah Coombs

Kenyah Coombs

Business and Entertainment Lawyer / Founder - Coombs Law

Toronto, ON
Nov 1, 2023

We only have one life to do the things we want, and Kenyah does not take that for granted. She also knows that not many choices we make are life-long commitments and that if you try something and hate it, you can leave it behind.
Sherry MacLennan

Sherry MacLennan

Executive Director - BC Unclaimed Property Society

Vancouver, BC
Oct 11, 2023

Being open to other opportunities does not mean sacrificing who you are. It can mean finding what you are more naturally good at and the position and organization where you can do your best work. Sherry is glad she was open to career options because it led her to where she is now.
May Cheng

May Cheng

Intellectual Property Lawyer and Partner - Dipchand LLP

Toronto, ON
Sep 20, 2023

May works with clients from all over the world and she gets to work on issues that cross borders, notably in her trademark cases. Also, throughout her career she has been able to attend many international IP conferences. She loves these international aspects of working in intellectual property and the opportunities she gets to see the world and experience her clients’ cities and cultures (and foods!).