Happy Lawyer Profiles

Stephanie Leong is a business lawyer who has found happiness and a sense of fulfilment in her career. What is her secret?

Curtis LeGeyt still remembers the exact moment he decided to pursue a career in law. At the age of seven, police caught him, and his friend engraving their names into a wall and asked them to perform community service as reparation.

Empathy, humility, and collaboration are key to a successful law practice, according to Dr. Bruce McIvor. Without these characteristics, lawyers can overlook the needs of their clients and fail to best address their issues. Bruce's practice with First Peoples Law LLP embraces these values and many more to ensure his clients' needs are met and Indigenous Peoples' are supported in their ongoing struggle for respect and justice.

Erin’s law school journey started with a blunt hit to the head – no, seriously.

Some people become lawyers because they like to argue. Jennifer Wright became a lawyer because she likes to find common ground. She may be a lawyer by training, but she is a mediator by calling.

Although Phil spent the first 30 years of his career entrenched in music, he always had an interest in social justice and the law. From his junior high years in Qualicum Beach Phil spent hours captivated by Eddie Greenspan and George Jonas’ radio show The Scales of Justice which focused on Canada's infamous criminal cases and trials.