ALG welcomes Heather Lawson as an associate. She represents clients in a range of criminal, regulatory, civil, and constitutional matters.
Heather articled at Ontario’s Crown Law Office – Criminal, where she worked on criminal matters at the Court of Appeal.
Heather obtained her law degree from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies. During law school Heather clerked for the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and represented Dalhousie students facing academic and conduct complaints. She spent her law school summers working at a community legal aid clinic and the John Howard Society.
Heather has a B.A. in philosophy and economics from McGill University. Prior to law school she completed a research fellowship at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and worked at a sexual assault centre.
Heather was called to the bar in 2024.