Happy Lawyer Profiles

When Jill Shiskin was in law school, if you’d told her she would become a happy and successful criminal lawyer, she never would have believed it. Jill entered law school in her late 30s with the goal of working in-house in oil & gas, or in employment and human rights law, or in regulatory law – or really in any area of law other than family or criminal law.

Average is not a word that describes Tiana Knight or her legal career. An avid mystery book reader from a young age, Tiana was hooked on the legal world early. At seven, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer.

When your personal injury lawyer has a background in nursing, kinesiology, and mental health, you know you are in good hands...literally. With a strong interest in science and medicine from a young age, law school was not on Laura Comfort’s radar until later in life.

Pauline Chan is called to the bar, but also found her calling at the barre, barre fitness classes that is. In the course of a day, Pauline jumps from advising clients on corporate agreements to advising them on building physical strength and pelvic floor awareness.

It is often said that the path to success is not a straight line. Although Sophie Virji thought her career path would be straight forward, she temporarily left the practice of law altogether before returning to it and rising to the ranks of Partner.

Priya Sankarapapa does not take on every client who walks through her door, metaphorically speaking, because no client actually walks through her office.