Directing Partners
Conan Taylor
MANAGING PARTNER
Conan Taylor is a partner of Spectrum Family Law. He practices exclusively in the areas of workplace law, including labour, employment, and commercial litigation matters.
Eric Lam
PARTNER
Eric C. Lam is a lawyer in the firm’s Edmonton office. He provides clear legal advice and professional representation to clients involved in wrongful dismissals, review of severance packages, workplace bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment, as well as other Employment Law matters.
Jon Dowhaluk
PARTNER
Jon has a wealth of experience advocating for his clients in judicial, quasi-judicial as well as in dispute resolution venues. Jon appreciates the difficulties of dealing with each person’s unique family situation and is very experienced advocating for his clients to ensure their best interests are protected.
Calgary/Red Deer Family Lawyers
Peter Graburn
FAMILY LAWYER
Peter is a senior family law lawyer with over 35 years of experience in complex, high-profile litigation in the areas of civil rights, aboriginal and family law. Peter acts in all areas of family law litigation, primarily in the areas of high conflict, high income, and high net worth separation and divorce.
Raveena Gill
FAMILY LAWYER
Raveena’s approach focuses on incorporating each particular client’s unique values and goals when determining the best course of action in their matter. Raveena also understands the importance of keeping her clients’ expectations realistic by thoroughly explaining how the law applies to their case and what they can reasonably expect.
Harkeerat Singh
FAMILY LAWYER
Harkeerat is committed to providing personalized and effective legal solutions. He has handled all aspects of Family Law, including parenting, child support, spousal support, relocation, property division and child-related matters. He also has experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution including Mediation.
Jessica Nelson
FAMILY LAWYER
Jessica is an accomplished lawyer who assists clients during major life events. In her family practice, Jessica has extensive experience in issues relating to parenting, child relocation, child support, spousal support, property division, EPOs and child welfare matters.
Allison Ross
FAMILY LAWYER
Allison provides a balanced approach to family law files and strives to help families amid separation and divorce. She has a wealth of experience in litigation, including appearing in trials, Special Chambers applications and case conferences. She is also a member of the Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Central Alberta and has experience helping clients find solutions both in the collaborative process and in other forms of settlement meetings and alternative dispute resolution practices.
Illya Shcherba
FAMILY LAWYER
Illya is an associate who practices family and employment law in the Calgary office. Illya is passionate about client advocacy and providing pragmatic solutions to help clients with the results that they are looking for. Illya was born in Ukraine and was raised in Calgary.
Edmonton Family Lawyers
Dustin Patzer
FAMILY LAWYER
Dustin was born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta. During his high school years, football was his passion. The highlight of his high school years was winning a National Championship as a member of Team Alberta and being named Defensive MVP of the tournament. Dustin then played four years of football for the Okanagan Sun in British Columbia earning two Conference All-star awards.
Amy Boyd
FAMILY LAWYER
While Amy does not shy away from litigation, she is aware that there are often less burdensome ways to resolve family law matters. Amy always keeps her client’s best interests in mind when advising them on other means of resolution, such as mediations, collaboration, settlements, etcetera.
Ayesha Siddiqua
FAMILY LAWYER
Ayesha is Known for her compassionate, solution-focused approach, she specializes in high-conflict family law cases, understanding that these sensitive disputes require a blend of tenacity and empathy for effective resolution.
Shantale D’Aoust
FAMILY LAWYER
Shantale has vast advocacy and litigation experience. She strives to help her clients navigate through their legal issues by assessing risks to provide practical options so they can take back control of their lives.
Chanice Pfau
FAMILY LAWYER
While litigation may be necessary in some situations, Chanice encourages alternative ways to resolve family law matters when appropriate, such as settlements or attending mediations. Chanice excels at providing personalized options and solutions to each client’s unique situation.
Isabelle Kim
FAMILY LAWYER
Isabelle encourages the resolution of conflicts between parties through alternative dispute resolution and collaborative methods. Nevertheless, she acknowledges that litigation may be necessary in certain circumstances. Isabelle has a special interest in assisting families with adoption processes.
Vancouver/Kamloops Family Lawyers
Myron Plett
MANAGING FAMILY LAWYER
Myron is a seasoned litigator with nearly twenty years of experience and a broad range of skills that has led to significant successes in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the Supreme Court of British Columbia. He has also taken his clients to victory before tribunals such as the Residential Tenancy Branch and the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
Kelly Russ
FAMILY LAWYER
Kelly Harvey Russ is a lawyer who has restricted his legal practice to Family and Child Protection matters for the past 28 years. Early on, Kelly recognized that litigation is not always the best solution to family law issues, and as such, he took steps to qualify as a Family Law Mediator, Family Law Arbitrator, and Child Protection Mediator in British Columbia.
Madison Lussier
FAMILY LAWYER
Assisting clients through some of the most challenging times in their lives has shaped Madison’s empathetic, professional, and trauma-informed approach to advocacy. Although she now specializes exclusively in family law, her confidence in the courtroom is largely derived from her previous experience in criminal defence.
Perry Nagra
FAMILY LAWYER
Perry’s approach to the practice of law involves a client-centered focus with a focus on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation). Perry strives to inform his clients of all their legal options, while working with his clients to assess the benefits and risks of each option. Perry then utilizes his experience and legal training to assist his clients in determining the best option suitable for their situation.
Vincy Yung
FAMILY LAWYER
Vincy excels at providing advice with obtaining a restraining order, an order for exclusive possession of the family home, an interim order for sole custody of children, an interim order for financial support, and a preservation order for family assets or the proceeds of family assets.
Alfonso Chen
FAMILY LAWYER
Alfonso is a lawyer at our Vancouver office who provides services in both English and Mandarin. Prior to joining our firm, he worked at a full-service law firm for over four years, where he helped clients with a wide variety of family law matters, from drafting prenuptial agreements to negotiating terms for and drafting separation agreements to representing clients for divorces.
Administration
Jenny Platt
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
To book a Vancouver consult you can reach Jenny at:
Direct: 778-372-2297 | Email: jplatt@speclaw.ca
Jenny started her career 1999 at the Department of Justice, Aboriginal Law (Advisory Services). She is known for proactive approach to any situation and encouraging nature with client’s who often become good friends, while maintaining a pleasant relationship with opposing firms and self-represented litigants. Jenny’s goal is to provide empathetic support and help our client’s through often challenging and ongoing situations. She is very happy to be a part of the Spectrum Family Law Team and share her years of experience with her colleagues and firm clients.
Ashley Raymond
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Ashley has been a paralegal for 21 years with experience in Family Law, Real Estate and Wills and Estates and has worked in both Ontario and Alberta.
Her dedication to her work and strong client relationships makes her a great asset to our firm.
Amera Belcastro
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Ryan Going
STUDENT-AT-LAW
Sydni Kemper
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT