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Susan Berry, BA (Hons), LL.B.


165 Cross Avenue, Suite 301
Oakville, ON L6J 0A9
(905) 338.7941
sberry@karenthompsonlaw.ca

Junior Associate, Karen A. Thompson Professional Corporation, 2008-Present

Education:

  • Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Law School, York University, 2006
  • Osgoode/Monash summer study program, Prato, Italy, 2005
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Women's Studies, Queen's University, 1997

Practice:

  • Family Law
  • Litigation / Negotiation /Mediation
  • Marriage and Cohabitation Contracts

Awards and Honours:

  • Received the Albert Weisbrot Prize for Advanced Family Law, 2006

Memberships

  • Called to the Ontario Bar, October 2008
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Halton County Law Association

Professional Activities and Volunteer Service:

  • Oakwood School Council Member - present
  • National Board Member (E-Communications), Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, 1998 – Present. VOW delegate to the United Nations in the Special Session on Status of Women (2000).
  • Millennium Building Committee, Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, 1999 - 2007
  • Duty Counsel and Administrative Case Worker, Community Legal Aid Services Program, 2003 - 2004.
  • Mooting Program at Osgoode, 2003.

Employment:

  • Associate, Karen A. Thompson Professional Corporation, Oakville, 2008 to present.
  • Articling Student, Karen Thompson Professional Corporation, 2007 – 2008.
  • Division Leader, Community Legal Aid Services Program, Summer 2004.
    • worked in Criminal Division on summary criminal cases
  • Executive Assistant, The Ontario Natural Food Co-op, January 2002 – September 2003.
    • responsible for Board of Directors administration
    • assisted the General Manager with administration
    • managed the office and facility
    • organized special events for staff and members of the public
  • Assistant Coordinator, Older Women's Network, November 1999 – January 2002.
    • planned and administered the Volunteer Membership Activity programs
    • managed the database for fundraising and mailings
    • developed and updated the organization's website
    • directed communications and administration
  • Community Program Coordinator, Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, May 2000 and May 1999.
    • proposed an ecological project to Human Resources Development Canada
    • developed an environmental day camp program within an interfaith community
  • English Teacher (adults and children), Michigan Language Institute, South Korea, September 1997 – August 1998.
  • Street Youth Outreach Worker, Elizabeth Fry Society, Kingston, ON, Summer 1996.
    • responsible for nightly outreach to homeless youth
    • organized youth summer activities and music festival through inter-agency collaboration