2025 Justice At Work Conference
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University of Windsor Faculty of Law
January 29th, 2025
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
Justice at Work Conference Organizers
Co-Chairs of the Justice at Work Student Committee
Joyce Dason
Rebecca Zuker
Pro Bono Students Canada Volunteers
Shane Price
Elyssia Roseblade
Sierra Slikboer
Committee Members
Kunal Variawa
Ambika Selvarajah
Aranya Sivakumar
Social Justice Career Coordinator
Kathleen Behan
Welcome!
The University of Windsor, Faculty of Law is proud to be hosting its 17th annual Justice at Work (“JAW”) Public Interest Career Conference. Our Faculty and student body are strongly committed to advancing social justice. This conference allows students to engage with public interest and social justice lawyers and to explore possible career paths.
We are thrilled to welcome Robert Lattanzio as our distinguished Keynote Speaker. Robert will discuss his work within the clinic system, giving students insight into both disability law and poverty law. Robert will explore the intersectional nature of disability law and discuss emerging trends and issues in this area. Besides sharing advice for pursuing a career in his field, Robert will give students general advice based on his years of supervising law students at ARCH.
There will also be a panel discussion on “The Spectrum of Social Justice Careers,” discussing the diverse pathways available in a social justice career, providing valuable insights for students aspiring to make a meaningful impact. This year’s networking session is attended by both public interest and private practice lawyers.
The Justice at Work conference was made possible through the collaboration of faculty, administration, staff and student groups.
We want to thank the representatives of the participating organizations for dedicating their time to assist Windsor Law students in their transition into the legal profession.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Behan, Social Justice Career Coordinator
Joyce Dason and Rebecca Zuker, Co-Chairs, JAW Student Committee
Justice at Work Conference Agenda
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Panel: The Spectrum of Social Justice Careers
10:00AM - 11:30AM Faculty Lounge
Panelists:
Commemorative Clinic
John Philo, Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice Safiyah Husein ’17, John Howard Society of Ontario
Moderators:
Committee Co-Chairs Joyce Dason & Rebecca Zuker
Aminah Hanif ’13, Cavalluzzo LLP
Jenna Al Momani, Barbra Schlifer
Justice at Work Conference Agenda
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Keynote Address & Lunch
12:00PM - 1:30PM
The Don Rodzik Moot Court
Keynote Speaker:
Robert Lattanzio, ARCH Disability Law Centre
Career Options & Information Fair:
1:45PM - 3:00PM
Jamie Johnson Student Lounge
ARCH Disability Law Centre
Robert Lattanzio
Barbra Schlifer
Commemorative Clinic
Jenna Al Momani
Cavalluzzo LLP
Aminah Hanif ‘13
City of Windsor
Joshua Meloche
Kate Tracey
Community Legal Aid
Harpreet Burmy ‘07
Liam Swain ‘25
Ximena Bailly Alvarado ‘26
Justice at Work Conference Agenda
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Detroit Justice Centre
Eric Williams
John Howard Society of Ontario
Safiyah Husein ’17
Legal Assistance of Windsor
Tori-Lee Jenkins ‘17
Farida Madhosh ‘24
Level Justice
Fatima Ahmed ‘20
Kosheen Mehndi Ratta ‘27
Reilly Norman ‘27
Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
John Philo
Town of Essex
Shelley Brown
Joe Malandruccolo
Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic
Amy Lavoie ‘03
Kevin Pinsonneault ‘04
Windsor Law LLM Program: Umeda Junaydova ‘24
Keynote Speaker
Robert Lattanzio, ARCH Disability Law Centre
Roberto Lattanzio is the Executive Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre. Robert has been Executive Director since 2015 and first joined ARCH in 2003 as an articling student. He has acted as legal counsel in substantial test case litigation at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and has made law reform submissions to various levels of government, committees, and administrative bodies. Robert has been appointed to numerous advisory committees and has written and guest-lectured on diverse topics including equality and human rights law, administrative law, education law, capacity and supported decision making, disability rights, legislative reform, and social science evidence. He also has delivered extensive rights education training to our communities of persons with disabilities and continuing legal education to the legal profession. Robert received his LL.B and B.C.L. law degrees with distinction from McGill University in 2003. Robert has a long-standing interest in disability rights and social justice, with extensive work and volunteer experience within disability communities and other equity seeking communities. Robert was the 2022 recipient of the Law Foundation of Ontario’s Guthrie Award for his contributions to advancing access to justice.
Panel: The Spectrum of Social Justice Careers
Aminah Hanif is a lawyer at Cavalluzzo where she advocates on behalf of trade union clients in a broad range of sectors, including construction, transpiration and media. She also provides advice on policy issues and legislative reform. A graduate from the University of Windsor in 2013, Aminah was actively involved in many social justice initiatives such as the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP) and the Justice at Work Committee. She also earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2014.
Jenna Al Momani is a lawyer at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, where she leads the clinics #AndMeToo project, providing legal support to survivors of workplace sexual violence and harassment. Her work focuses on assisting individuals from undeserved communities that face intersecting forms of discrimination and complex legal challenges. Beyond her legal work, she also dedicates her time to public education, raising awareness on workplace sexual harassment and advocating for systemic change. Jenna received her Master of Arts in Political Science from McMaster University in 2018, and her Juris Doctor from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law in 2023.
Aminah Hanif, Cavalluzzo LLP
Jenna Al Momani, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
John Philo, Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
John Philo is Executive and Legal Director of the Sugar Law Centre for Economic and Social Justice. He has litigated public interest cases throughout Michigan representing low-income communities and working people on matters of constitutional, civil rights and employment law. John serves on the executive committee of the National Lawyer Guild's Labor & Employment Committee and is a past president of the guild's Detroit and Michigan Chapter. His articles have appeared in publications including Wayne Law's The Journal of Law in Society and the Willamette University Law Review. He has been an invited speaker at conferences and seminars of numerous national and state bar associations. John graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1992 and attended McGill University for the completion of his LLM.
Safiyah Husein, John Howard Society of Ontario
Safiyah Husein is the Director of Policy at the John Howard Society of Ontario. With experience in policy and advocacy, she has worked on issues ranging from youth bail reform to the over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. Ms. Husein has represented clients in criminal law cases at Community Legal Aid in Winsor and has a strong background in combating discrimination and advocating for marginalized communities. She currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from York University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor. She completed her articles at the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman focusing on corrections and systemic issues, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2018.
Career Options & Information Fair: Participating Organizations
ARCH Disability Law Centre
The ARCH Disability Law Centre (ARCH) is a specialty legal clinic with a provincial mandate to foster a society where laws, policies and legal systems promote and ensure the participation, inclusion, dignity and equal rights without discrimination for those with disabilities.
ARCH ensures this by advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities, promoting awareness and providing education on disability rights, addressing issues that may particularly affect low-income persons with disabilities, and ensuring that their work has an Ontario-wide impact. Additionally, ARCH engages in national disability rights work and seeks to extend their expertise from local, and provincial law to national and international, as it affects those with disabilities. ARCH addresses intersectionality and supports persons with disabilities who may be at a heightened disadvantage and discrimination due to this.
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is a non-profit aid clinic located in Toronto, Ontario. Since opening its doors in 1985, they have provided legal services and representation, trauma-informed counselling and multilingual interpretation to more than 100,000 women and gender-diverse survivors of violence.
Some of the services provided by the Schlifer Clinic include legal help in family, immigration, criminal and sexual assault law, support through group-based and individual counselling, as well as multi-lingual interpretation and translation, including video remote interpreting through a Deaf interpreter.
Cavalluzzo LLP
Cavalluzzo LLP is a labour and employment firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Since its opening in 1983, the firm has focused on advocating on behalf of working people and equity-seeking groups. The firm’s fields include labour, pension, administrative, Charter, health, education, employment law and class actions.
Cavalluzzo LLP represents trade unions, professionals and professional associations, non-unionized employees, and multi-employer pension and benefit plans.
Cavalluzzo LLP’s services include advocacy work, French language services, education and training services, consulting services, strategic advice, in-house counsel services, interest arbitration, legal and public policy research and writing and collective bargaining.
City of Windsor
The City of Windsor’s Legal Department is made up of three different sections: Legal Services, Real Estate Services and Purchasing & Risk Management. The Real Estate Services Division focuses on the buying, selling and leasing of City property. The Purchasing and Risk Management Division is concerned with insurance, damage claims, and City procurements. The Legal Services Division provides legal advice to the City Council and Administration. Their duties include litigation on behalf of the City of Windsor, negotiation and the preparation of contracts and other legal documents (such as by-laws), as well as training staff on legal matters.
Community Legal Aid
Community Legal Aid is a joint project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and Legal Aid Ontario. We provide legal services for low-income residents of Windsor-Essex county and full-time University of Windsor undergraduate students. For over 50 years our clinic has served as a learning environment for law students to build their advocacy and litigation skills, while providing necessary legal services to our community.
We represent our clients in legal matters in the following areas; criminal law, employment law, family law, housing law, elder law, consumer protection and small claims court matters. Each case must meet our financial eligibility criteria. Every case is different. We will assess the merits of your case and set out a strategic plan for your matter. CLA may offer summary legal information, negotiate on your behalf with the other side or represent you at court or before a tribunal.
CLA also participates in community outreach programs. Our lawyers and law students conduct legal information sessions within the community.
Detroit Justice Center
The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is a nonprofit law firm that is working to transform the justice system, promote equitable and just cities, and to create economic opportunities for Detroiters. Founded in 2018, the DJC uses a community-centered approach to address systemic injustices through legal advocacy, policy reform and movement lawyering. In 2023, the DJC successfully cleared 88 warrants, assisted in 15 housing matters, handled 82 traffic disputes and served over 5,000 clients through their Road to Restoration Clinics.
In promoting just and equitable communities, some of the many services provided by the DJC include criminal record expungement, housing advocacy, economic equity initiatives, restorative justice practices, driving license restorations, community legal training, tenant rights protection, coalition building and narrative shifting.
John Howard Society of Ontario
The John Howard Society of Ontario is a not-for-profit organization of 19 local offices dedicated to effective, just and humane responses to crime and its causes.
For more than 90 years, we’ve worked to keep humanity in justice. Today we continue to build a safer Ontario by supporting the people and communities affected by the criminal justice system. Our local offices deliver more than 80 evidence-based programs and services focused on prevention, intervention and re-integration across the province. These range from helping youth develop the life skills that will let them achieve their full potential, to helping families navigate issues of criminal justice, to providing job training for those leaving incarceration so they can contribute to their community in a meaningful way. We promote practical, equitable policies while raising awareness of the root causes of crime and calling on Ontarians to share responsibility for addressing them. Within the system itself, we advocate for the fair treatment of every individual. Each year, our work impacts the lives of more than 100,000 Ontarians.
Legal Assistance of Windsor
Legal Assistance of Windsor (LAW) was founded in 1974 as a clinical learning project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law. Its goal was to provide an environment in which students could experience issues relating to access to justice in the context of a “storefront clinic” in downtown Windsor by examining the law and the legal profession in context, while helping to provide legal services to those who were unable to pay a private lawyer and were unable to obtain a legal aid certificate.
In developing the program, it was recognized that the legal problems of the disadvantaged were often interrelated with social problems. Consequently, an interdisciplinary approach to the delivery of services was developed, which combined the expertise of the legal and social work professions to enable law students to work collaboratively in developing an appreciation and understanding of the knowledge, skills and theories of practice of both professions.
Level Justice
Level is a Canadian justice education charity. We engage youth, law students, lawyers, and social justice advocates across Canada to disrupt prejudice, build empathy, and advance human rights. Together, we change lives through law.
Level’s Social Justice Fellowship Program helps law students across the country to organize community events, inform their peers, and host conferences. Their Blazing Trails Mentorship Program is a unique mentorship program aimed at helping law students engage with daring lawyers who have blazed trails and defined their own metrics of success.
Level’s Youth Programs are an Indigenous Youth Outreach Program, a Black Youth Justice Program, and an Environmental Justice Program. For lawyers, Level offers a Facing Resistance Speaker Series and sessions on Cultural Humility and Empathy Training.
Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
The Maurice and Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice is a national non-profit, public-interest law center. We are headquartered in Detroit, but our work helps people and communities across the United States.
We provide advocacy, representation, education, research, and technical support to empower low-income workers, their families, and community groups seeking systemic change toward economic and social justice. Our work has included supporting grassroots efforts for living wage ordinances, combating wage theft, opposing discrimination in the nation's workplaces, promoting economic security after mass job loss, seeking real economic and quality of life benefits for communities impacted by large-scale development projects, challenging environmental racism, opposing the loss of democratic rights in low income communities, and pressing for corporate and government accountability in myriad other ways.
Town of Essex
The Town of Essex’s legal department is made up of Legislative and Legal Services. The department processes marriage licenses, death registration and lottery license applications on behalf of the province. The Legislative Services function provides secretariat services to the Council, including agendas, minutes, communications, record-keeping, and the management of municipal by-laws. The Legal Services function provides legal advice to the Council. This includes representation, as well as dealing with corporate insurance and risk management.
Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic
The Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic is a non-profit community legal clinic providing legal services to low-income individuals living in the Windsor Essex and Essex County region. The Clinic offers free advice, representation and referrals in both French and English to low-income residents of Windsor and Essex County. The services are provided by staff lawyers and paralegals experienced in administrative law. They represent clients, give legal opinions or make appropriate referrals. The Clinic also engages in law reform activities, community outreach and public legal education.Its vision is social justice, empowerment and respect for language rights in our community.
Windsor Law’s Master of Laws (LLM) Program
Windsor Law’s LLM program has two distinctly unique characteristics.
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An emphasis on rigorous scholarship centred on our institutional themes of Access to Justice and Transnational Law.
An innovative experiential learning component that allows students in the LLM with Certificate in University Teaching and Learning stream to complete a certificate in university teaching, and to engage in law teaching during the course of their study. 2.
Students may choose from two streams: a one-year (12-month) regular LLM or a two-year (24-month) LLM with Certificate in University Teaching and Learning. The central requirement for both streams is the completion of original publishable research. This major written piece of original research, or thesis, may be submitted as one single document oras a set of related publishable papers addressing a single research questionand totalling approximately 100-125 pages.
Career Options & Information Fair: Participating Individuals
Keynote and Panelists:
Please note that Keynote speaker and panelists will be joining the Career Fair as well. Please see the sections above for their biographies.
City of Windsor:
Joshua Meloche has been a lawyer for the City of Windsor since 2019, and now serves as Senior Legal Counsel. He articled and previously practiced at Miller Canfield LLP in Windsor.
City of Windsor:
Katie Tracey is Senior Legal Counsel at the City of Windsor.
Community Legal Aid:
Harpreet Burmy is a dedicated legal professional committed to serving her legal community. With extensive experience as a practitioner and educator, she has made consistent contributions to family law and access to justice. As an alumna of Windsor Law, Harpreet remained closely connected to the university. During her law school years, she volunteered at CLA, gaining experience as a caseworker, senior caseworker and group leader.
This early exposure instilled in her empathy and a strong desire to advocate for marginalized individuals and families. After earning her joint Canadian and US law degrees, Harpreet practiced in Family Law, Civil, and Estate Litigation. Her private practice experience honed her legal skills and deepened her understanding of the complexities of these practice areas.
Harpreet joined CLA as Review Counsel in 2014. She played a crucial role in developing the Family Law Practice Program at CLA, developing the academic curriculum and liaising with various stakeholders, community partners and the bench to permit law students to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice.
Joshua Meloche
Kate Tracey
Harpreet Burmy
As Acting Clinic Director at CLA, Harpreet ensures the clinic provides essential services to the community while preparing future lawyers for client centered practice. Harpreet taught as a sessional instructor at St. Clair College and the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law. As Acting Clinic Director and a legal educator, she ensures that CLA continues to remain a central hub for legal education and community service
Community Legal Aid:
Liam Swain is a third-year law student and holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Law & Politics from the University of Windsor. He currently serves as a Group Leader at Community Legal Aid (CLA), having previously worked as a Summer Student and Senior Caseworker.
Community Legal Aid:
Ximena Baily is a 2L student at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. She has been part of Community Legal Aid (CLA) since her first year of law school. She has been a volunteer caseworker throughout 1L, she worked as a Summer Student, and she is currently volunteering as a Group Leader. She has worked on many different areas of law including employment, consumer protection and housing.
Legal Assistance of Windsor:
Tori Lee-Jenkins joined LAW in March 2021 as a summary advice lawyer for landlord and tenant matters, and in June 2021 began working as a staff lawyer for landlord and tenant matters Tori is a graduate of Windsor Law and before becoming a staff lawyer, practiced in criminal law and ran her own legal practice. She provides representation and student supervision in housing law at the clinic and assists in development of community public education initiatives.
Legal Assistance of Windsor:
Farida Madhosh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor. Currently, she is completing her articles at Legal Assistance of Windsor, where she combines her legal expertise with her commitment to social justice. Farida is passionate about empowering individuals to navigate the complexities of the legal system, recognizing the critical role access to justice plays in creating equitable outcomes for all.
Liam Swain
Ximena Bailly Alvarado
Tori-Lee Jenkins
Farida Madhosh
Eric Williams
Managing Director of EEP, Economic Equity Practice
Detroit Justice Center:
Eric Williams is the Managing Director of Economic Equity Practice. He is a managing attorney in the Detroit Justice Center’s Economic Equity Practice. A native Detroiter, Eric is a transactional attorney with an emphasis on the legal needs of Detroit’s entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits. Eric previously served as the director of Wayne State University Law School’s Business and Community Law Clinic as well as the Director of the Wayne Law Program for Entrepreneurship and Business Law. His prior experience includes private practice in the New York offices of Nixon Peabody, LLP and Winston & Strawn, LLP.
Eric received his J D from Columbia Law School, his M Phil in international relations from Cambridge University, Magdalene College, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. Prior to attending law school, Eric worked extensively in the nonprofit sector. Eric serves on the board of directors for Ponyride, the Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the Little Caesar’s Arena, and the Lawyers Committee for the Michigan ACLU.
Level Justice:
Fatima is a Pakistani-Canadian immigrant, lawyer, and social justice advocate. She is passionate about promoting human rights, immigrant and refugee rights, as well as advocating for intersectional feminist approaches. She obtained her undergraduate degree in English Literature from the University of British Columbia. She also completed law school at the University of Windsor, where she earned the Windsor Law Equity and Diversity Award as well as the JW Whiteside Award in 2020 for contributions to the community. She has also been a recipient of the Social Justice Fellowship in 2019, allowing her to work with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Toronto. She is currently working on her Master of Law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Fatima’s passion for social justice has enabled her to work in different areas over the years, including human rights law, immigration and refugee law, as well as legal education. She aims to continue working collaboratively and respectfully with marginalized communities in order to promote equity and access to justice.
Level Justice:
I am a first-year law student at the University of Windsor. Prior to law school, I earned a degree in Life Sciences from McMaster University. During my undergraduate studies, I developed a strong interest in bioethics through coursework on euthanasia and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) led by Professor Dan Coren.
Alongside my academic pursuits, I have gained practical experience in corporate governance and regulatory compliance through my work with the Toronto Port Authority. My commitment to Social Justice and advocacy is further reflected in my volunteer work with Pro Bono Students Canada’s Senior Rights and Patients project, where I assist vulnerable individuals facing abuse. These experiences have strengthened my passion for addressing complex legal issues and advocating for marginalized communities.
Fatima Ahmed
Kosheen Mehndi Ratta
Level Justice:
I am currently a first-year law student. I hold an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Queen’s University, where my interest in law and ethics was ignited during my final year. Specifically, in a bioethics course led by Professor Udo Schuklenk, we were tasked with exploring ethical dilemmas. This experience inspired me to seek research opportunities related to the intersection of law, ethics, and societal well-being.
Additionally, I am deeply committed to Access to Justice, which has led me to volunteer for Pro Bono Students Canada and Community Legal Aid. These experiences have provided me with invaluable practical insights into the legal barriers people face and has driven my commitment to advocating for systemic change.
Town of Essex:
Joseph “Joe” Malandruccolo has been the Director, Legal & Legislative Services/Clerk for the Town of Essex since April 2023. Joe is a member of the Essex Law Association, Law Society of Ontario, and Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, and has over ten years of progressive experience, serving as an Accountant at Sterling Mutuals, Business Analyst and Team Lead for Green Shield Canada, Associate Lawyer with McTague Law Firm, Director at the Ciociaro Club of Windsor, sessional instructor at St. Clair College and most recently as Compliance and Privacy Officer for the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. The Director, Legal & Legislative Services/Clerk Responsible for the overall direction and administration of Legal and Legislative Services for the Town, as well as the for the statutory duties of a Municipal Clerk in accordance with provincial legislation and municipal bylaws, including elections, council agendas and minutes, and Freedom of Information requests.
Town of Essex:
Shelley Brown was appointed Deputy Clerk for The Corporation of the Town of Essex in 2018. The Deputy Clerk reports to the Director, Legal & Legislative Services/Clerk and is involved in the research and preparation of legislative requirements, policies, procedures, By-Laws, and resolutions through reports and presentations to Council Members for the Town.
Shelley Brown’s extensive municipal career spanning over 20 years has provided her a unique perspective of municipal governance. Shelley began her municipal career in 2005 in the role of Building and Fire Clerk. During that time, she served as Community Emergency Management Coordinator and ensured compliance with the Town’s By-Laws through enforcement and permit processes. In 2009, Shelley transferred to Corporate Services where she was the Town’s Financial Analyst. In this role she led the budget process, the creation of the Town’s first Asset Management Plan, and year-end processes.
Shelley holds designations in both Municipal Management and Municipal Administration. In 2018, Shelley received the AMCTO’s Award for Excellence in the Municipal Law Program.
Reilly Norman
Joe Malandruccolo
Shelley Brown
Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic:
Amy Lavoie has worked with the Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic as a staff lawyer since October 2012. In April 2023, she was promoted to Director of Legal Services while continuing her role as lawyer and advocate.
Ms. Lavoie has extensive experience representing clients before the Social Benefits Tribunal regarding Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works matters, as well as advocating before the Social Security Tribunal regarding Canada Pension Plan (Disability) matters.
Ms. Lavoie holds a law degree from the University of Windsor and a B.A. in Psychology and Law in Society from the University of New Brunswick. She was called to the Bar in 2004. Her career began at Hogarth Hermiston Severs, LLP in Windsor, Ontario, where she practised family law exclusively from July 2004 until October of 2012.
Windsor Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic:
Kevin Pinsonneault
Kevin J. Pinsonneault received his Certificate of Human Resource and Diploma of Business Administration – Marketing from St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology in 1997. He further went on to receive a Diploma of International Trade in 1999. From 1999 to 2004, he continued his studies at the University of Windsor, receiving a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), a Master of Business Administration Fast Track Co-op and finally a Bachelor of Law. He also worked at the University’s Community Legal Aid as a Caseworker, then did his Articling at Mousseau, DeLuca, McPherson, Prince LLP in Windsor in 2006. He moved on as an Associate Lawyer with Gino Morga, Q.C. while also teaching part-time at St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology and was a Provincial Crown Per Diem in 2009. He is currently the Executive Director of the Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic since 2012 where he began as a Clinic Staff Lawyer in 2009, focusing on legal and social welfare issues. Kevin has experience representing clients before administrative tribunals regarding Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Canada Pension Plan (Disability), Human Rights and Employment Law.
Windsor Law LLM Program:
I recently completed my master’s program at the University of Windsor, successfully defending my thesis titled “For Whom is Legal Aid? A Critical Analysis of the State-Funded Legal Aid in Criminal Cases in Tajikistan ” Originally from Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia, I graduated the Law Faculty of Tajik National University in 2011 with Diploma with Honors.
My professional experience includes five years as a corporate lawyer, followed by my role as a Policy and Legal Officer at the United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan. In this capacity, I focused on critical areas such as the Rule of Law, Access to Justice, and Legal Aid.
In addition to my professional achievements, I am proud to be a mother to three wonderful children who inspire and motivate me every day.
Amy Lavoie
Umeda Junaydova
