Directing Partners
Conan Taylor
MANAGING PARTNER
Conan Taylor is a partner of Taylor Janis LLP. He practices exclusively in the areas of workplace law, including labour, employment, and commercial litigation matters. In his over 15 years of practice, Mr. Taylor has represented both individuals and corporations respecting their workplace law matters. At present, he represents several small to medium-sized businesses, including specialty pharmacy, commercial development, and energy companies.
Eric Lam
MANAGING 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
MANAGING PARTNER
Jon is a lawyer in the firms Calgary’s Office. He passionately provides legal advice and represents clients in all workplace matters including disputes and conflicts during employment, terminations, human rights, employment standards, labor relations, workers compensation, illness and disability, bullying and harassment, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, professional regulatory matters, and judicial reviews of administrative decisions.
Calgary/Red Deer Employment and Labour Lawyers
Wilson McCutchan
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Wilson McCutchan is an associate in Taylor Janis’ Calgary office. He graduated from law school at Queen’s University in 2009 and was called to the bar in Alberta in 2010. Since then he has practiced as a civil litigator in Calgary. He advises and represents clients on a wide range of employment law matters.
Heather Tyminski
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Heather is an associate practicing in the area of employment law. She takes a client-centered approach to enable her clients to make informed decisions. She has advised employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship, from the initial hiring stages up to termination.
Illya Shcherba
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Illya is genuinely committed to a client-centred approach in his practice of law. This commitment comes from Illya’s ability to be empathetic towards others, as Illya understands that providing good quality, strategic advice comes from listening to others and understanding their needs and wants.
Colin Flynn
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Colin is an Associate practicing in the areas of Labour & Employment, Civil Litigation, Estate Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, and Personal Injury. He places high emphasis on developing trusted relationships with his clients, ensuring they feel comfortable and at ease sharing the subtleties of their circumstances. Whether a matter is simple or complex, Colin’s focus is to quickly and efficiently resolve issues in a way that promotes his client’s best interests.
Raveena Gill
WORKPLACE 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.
Whitney Manfro
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Whitney provides strategic counsel to employer and employee clients exclusively in the areas of employment law, human resources law, and human rights law. Over the course of her career, she has served national corporations, start-ups, senior executives, and individual employees across a broad range of industries.
Edmonton Employment and Labour Lawyers
Sarah Levine
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Sarah Levine is a lawyer in the firm’s Edmonton office but acts for clients throughout Alberta and British Columbia. She practices primarily in the area of workplace law, including wrongful dismissal, workplace harassment, severance review, human rights and discrimination issues, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and various other employment matters.
Cyril Kaderabek
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Cyril is focusing his legal career on employment and labour law, as well as personal injury; but is also well-versed in real estate and family law. He comes from a diverse background in emergency medicine and real estate. Cyril is bilingual and has lived in Austria and the Czech Republic.
Chelsea Scott
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Chelsea focuses on representing clients and providing legal advice related to workplace and employment issues. Some of the areas of law that Chelsea focuses on include, but are not limited to, wrongful dismissal, severance package review, discrimination, disputes during employment, and workers compensation.
Kate Engel
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Kate prides herself on being a fearless and creative advocate, ensuring that all available legal remedies are investigated and raised to fight for the best result for her clients. Kate knows that the legal system can be stressful and confusing, so she approaches all clients with sensitivity, patience, and empathy.
Brandon Tralenberg
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Brandon has dedicated himself to being a zealous advocate that recognizes that people sometimes make poor decisions and mistakes that can greatly impact their lives. Brandon has focused on employment law because he understands the disadvantage individuals face when dealing with employers, and he takes great pride in protecting peoples rights and legal entitlements.
Drew Jarisz
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Drew Jarisz is a skilled lawyer focusing on workplace law, representing clients at courts and tribunals throughout Alberta. Drew’s practice focuses on wrongful dismissal, severance pay, human rights law, labour law and restrictive covenants. He favourably resolves over 90% of cases prior to adjudication.
Dylan Robertson
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Dylan seeks to level the playing field between employer and employee by providing clients with clear, thorough, and cost-effective legal services to ensure they are in the best possible position to achieve their objectives, whether that be through negotiation, mediation, or litigation.
Rebecca Thompson
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Rebecca provides strategic guidance on terminations, severance reviews, employment contracts, and workplace issues, including harassment and discrimination. She effectively represents both individuals and unions in grievance arbitration, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution across provincial and federal jurisdictions. For trusted employment law assistance in both public and private sectors, contact Rebecca today.
Vancouver/Kamloops Employment and Labour Lawyers
Amrita Gill
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Amrita’s focus areas include wrongful dismissals; severance package reviews, including executive level packages; negotiating settlements; discrimination cases; WorkSafeBC issues, including appeals to the Review Division and Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal; and representing minors and parents with matters related to school boards and childcare facility matters.
Evan Harvey
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Evan Harvey is a lawyer practicing labour and employment law in the Vancouver office. He prides himself in a compassionate and focused approach to developing and maintaining trusting client relationships and advocating his clients’ interests in a meticulous, concise, and straight-forward manner.
Tanya Maas
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Tanya has extensive experience in issues relating to wrongful dismissal, notice periods, human rights and workplace investigations. She believes that clients deserve relentless protection of their legal interests within legal and ethical bounds and an aggressive approach to litigation.
Preet Mandair
WORKPLACE LAWYER
Preet practices labour law, employment law, civil litigation, and workplace human rights at our Vancouver office. Drawing on her experience, she provides practical and strategic advice across all workplace legal matters by carefully assessing each client’s unique needs.
Administration
Chelsea Dustin
PARALEGAL / FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
Chelsea Dustin received her legal assistant diploma in 2017, and has been with Taylor Janis LLP since January of 2018. She has assisted lawyers with actions in the Court of King’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Justice, and various Human Rights and Labour Relations Board matters. In her spare time Chelsea enjoys spending time outdoors and with her family.
Jessie Ross
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Jessie Ross has been with Taylor Janis LLP since January of 2022. Jessie has assisted her lawyers with complaints to the Alberta and Canadian Human Rights Commissions, along with actions in the Alberta Court of Justice and the Court of Kings Bench. Jessie enjoys spending time with her husband, two boys and two dogs and going camping in the summers.
Amber Gamelin
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Amber Gamelin is a senior paralegal and long-time team member at the Taylor Janis Edmonton office.
Harjot Buttar
PARALEGAL, ADMINISTRATION
Harjot Buttar is an experienced intake facilitator who first joined our Vancouver office in 2021, having spearheaded our intake process since then. Passionately caring about clients’ interests and always prepared to engage in conversations of any topic, whether light or difficult, she is highly regarded and well-loved by clients and our team members alike.
Alysia Dassouki
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Alysia Dassouki has been with Taylor Janis LLP since her graduation from SAIT in June 2021. Before her graduation, Alysia was working with a family law firm and did her practicum with a criminal lawyer. She now enjoys assisting her lawyers in civil litigation, employment matter, and estate litigation. In her spare time, Alysia enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.
Shaye Alexander
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Shaye Alexander has been with Taylor Janis LLP since September 2019. Shaye’s legal background started in criminal law working on high profile cases in the western region. Shaye has assisted her lawyers with actions in Alberta Court of Justice, Court of Kings Bench, and the Federal Court of Appeal. In her spare time Shaye enjoys spending time with her children and learning new languages.
Heather Bennett
PARALEGAL, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Heather Bennett has been with Taylor Janis LLP since April 2024. Heather’s legal background started in estate law working on highly complex estate administration cases in the western region. Heather has assisted her lawyers with actions in Alberta Court of Justice, Court of King’s Bench, and Court of Appeal of Alberta. In her spare time, Heather enjoys painting and playing with her two cats.
Darya Arani
PARALEGAL, ADMINISTRATION
Darya is an experienced paralegal who assists her lawyers in legal matters in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the B. C. Human Rights Tribunal, WorkSafeBC, amongst other courts and tribunals. She is known by her colleagues as a capable, compassionate and firm advocate. Darya is also a former journalist and a lover of all things Swedish.
Marla Ghostkeeper
PARALEGAL, ADMINISTRATION
Marla Ghostkeeper received her Legal Assistant Diploma in 1999 and has worked with several law firms, Alberta Government, Alberta Health Services and in the addictions industry. Marla has worked in several law areas including Criminal Law, Wills and Estates, Corporate Law, and Litigation. In her spare time, she sings Karaoke and has several art projects on the go.