Carolyn is someone who likes to live life to the fullest and maybe occasionally a little dangerously… well, at least in terms of food. She’s a fan of “underground dining” – the kind where you get an invitation with only the menu, price and name of the chef with a secret location that’s only revealed the day before. You can challenge her to eat just about anything. An avid world traveler, Carolyn has climbed Mount Fuji in Japan and has an extensive travel wish list that currently has Croatia and Vietnam at the top. As if all of that doesn’t make her interesting enough, she loves hot yoga classes and team sports like basketball, ultimate Frisbee and dodgeball.

Carolyn graduated from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in 2003 with a B.Comm. in Marketing. Then, she got her LL.L. (Civil Law) in 2007 and her LL.B. (Common Law) in 2008 from the National Program at the University of Ottawa. But she hasn’t been interested in resting on her laurels. Two law degrees aren’t enough for her. She will graduate from Osgoode Hall, York University in 2012 with an LL.M. in Family Law as well. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2009, and while in law school, she was part of the first group of 11 students to work in the Clinique du droit notarial at the University of Ottawa.

Carolyn is also involved in the community as a member of the Family Lawyers Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (she was co-chair of the 2010 FACL Conference).

Working with diverse clients is one of the things Carolyn enjoys most about her work in family law. She especially enjoys helping clients with issues involving culture and diversity, as well as LGBT issues. She considers herself the voice of her clients in a complicated court system, so she is an advocate you can count on.