Happy Lawyer Profiles

Goldilocks gets a bad rep, deservedly, but she got some things right. If you don’t like what you are doing, keep trying new things until you find your “just right”.

As a people person, Lorna Yates loves working in family law and hearing her clients’ stories. Lorna did not go into family law naively. She knew, through family connections in the profession, that the life of a lawyer is full of goods, bads and uglies.

Equally inspired by Law and the Arts, Megan intuitively charted an unconventional path to a fulfilling career that combines her love of both. There is always some cohesion to your journey, even if each stage may feel completely serendipitous at the time.

Running a fully functioning criminal defence boutique law firm in downtown Toronto, Jordana works eighty to one hundred hours per week and wouldn’t have it any other way. Why? Because she loves what she does.

Frank Iacobucci is a man who’s seen it all. He’s climbed multiple professional mountains – peaks that most would be satisfied to reach once in their career. But Iacobucci doesn’t rest.

2012 was a big year for Afsana. Not only did it mark her move from the UK to Canada, but also the beginning of a career change from civil litigation to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and a battle of tackling systemic barriers for lawyers and mediators and the communities they serve.