Overview
Adrienne maintains a general civil and commercial litigation practice, including contract, corporate, insurance and construction disputes. She also has experience with administrative and regulatory matters, and has a particular interest in constitutional law. Adrienne has appeared before every level of Court in Alberta and the Supreme Court of Canada, and has experience in private arbitrations.
Prior to joining the firm, Adrienne articled to The Honourable Mister Justice Frans Slatter at the Alberta Court of Appeal. Adrienne obtained her Masters of Law (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago in 2018, focusing on constitutional law and judicial behavior, and was the recipient of the Law Society of Alberta’s Viscount Bennett Scholarship for her studies there. She obtained her Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Distinction from the University of Alberta in 2015, after being admitted early to the Faculty of Law following completion of three years of her Bachelor of Science at the same institution. She was recognized on the Dean’s List throughout law school, the class-elected Valedictorian and the recipient of the Judges’ Bronze Medal in Law for standing 3rd overall in her graduating class. During law school, Adrienne was an active member of the editorial board of the Alberta Law Review, a finalist in the 2015 Bowman National Tax Moot, and a research assistant to Professor Peter Sankoff.
Adrienne is actively involved in the Edmonton legal community. Since 2020, she has served as a sessional professor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, teaching an upper year course on employment law. She also volunteers with the Provincial Court Civil Claims Duty Counsel Program and the Court of Queen’s Bench Amicus Program.
Outside of the law, Adrienne has a great interest in various sports. She swam competitively and coached with the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club for many years, and is an avid golfer and runner.
Professional achievements & leadership
- Law Society of Alberta Viscount Bennett Scholarship, 2017-2018
- Judges’ Bronze Medal in Law, University of Alberta, 2015
- Alberta Crown Attorney’s Association Prize in Criminal Procedure, University of Alberta, 2015
- Gordon Wright QC Memorial Award for skill in the field of advocacy in a moot court program, University of Alberta, 2015
- Kelly Jenkins Memorial Award for making a lasting impression on colleagues, University of Alberta, 2015
- Honourable Mr. Justice Arnold F Moir Scholarship for academic achievement following second year law school, University of Alberta, 2014
- Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award, University of Alberta, 2014
Thought leadership
- Co-author, “Why Should a Confinement Need to be ‘Significant’ to Attract Liability? A Proposal to Clarify and Reform the Current Approach to Forcible Confinement,” with Professor Peter Sankoff, Criminal Law Quarterly, May 2015
- Author, “A Canadian Judicial Code of Conduct: Superfluous or Safeguard?” Second place prize in William Morrow Essay Contest, 2015
- Co-author, Alberta chapter, DRI Rescission Compendium, 2015
Community involvement
- Sessional Instructor in Employment Law, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, 2020 - Present
- Board Member of the Taite Boomer Memorial Brain Tumor Foundation
- Volunteer with the Civil Claims Duty Counsel, 2016-Present
- Volunteer with the Court of Queen’s Bench Amicus Program, 2016-Present
- Volunteer with Student Legal Services Civil and Family Division, 2012-2013
Professional memberships
- Law Society of Alberta
- Canadian Bar Association
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
Bar admissions & education
- Alberta, 2016
- J.D. (with distinction), University of Alberta, 2015
- LL.M., University of Chicago, 2018
