Julian Falconer

Julian Falconer

Founding Partner - Falconers LLP

Toronto/Thunder Bay/Little Current, ON
Indigenous Law Litigation Human Rights Law Aboriginal Law Civil Litigation Criminal Law Employment Law Labour Law Jun 29, 2023

When you think “a lawyer with a private plane”, the image that likely comes to mind is not of Julian Falconer. Julian did not add the “Falconair” service to his practice as a way to impress his friends and clients.
Stephanie Bishop Hall

Stephanie Bishop Hall

Founder & Lawyer - SBH Law

Toronto, ON
Refugee Law Immigration Law Workplace Law Human Rights Law Civil Litigation Government accountability Nov 23, 2022

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”.
Ashley Syer

Ashley Syer

Lawyer, Chartered Mediator (C. Med), Registered Roster Mediator (RRM) - Syer Law

Vancouver, BC
Mediation Employment Law Civil Litigation Administrative Law Aug 25, 2022

Imagine being so close to landing an amazing, career-path-changing job, only to be told you didn’t get it because you took time off while both your parents were terminally ill. Necessity ultimately drove Ashley to starting her own practice in 2014 and since then, she has become a woman who wears many hats.
Jason Demers

Jason Demers

Founding Partner - HD Law Group

Calgary, AB
Civil Litigation Criminal Law Family Law Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Aug 16, 2022

Has anyone ever told you that you were not cut out to be a lawyer? Maybe that you didn’t fit the mold, or would be better suited for another career? Jason Demers has been told all of those things and more, but law is what he wanted to do, and he is no stranger to fighting for what he wants.
Allison Conway

Allison Conway

Lawyer - Budden & Associates

St. John's, NL
Civil Litigation Access to Justice Administrative Law Feb 28, 2022

Like many law students, Allison was eager to get any job after graduating law school. She spent endless hours cold calling and interviewing to find anything that would fit. Allison did find an articling job that fit, at Budden & Associates in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, but she could not have foreseen what a perfect fit it would be.