The Campus Activity Centre Mountain Room teemed with top future lawyers and their ardent supporters during TRU Law’s biannual Student Awards Reception last week, recognizing the achievements of 78 outstanding students.
TRU Law Dean Brad Morse and winner of the 2018 Sherman Jen Law Scholarship Alain Verrier
Over $100,000 in scholarships, bursaries and Dean’s Course Prizes—including a host of newly minted awards—were presented to 42 students. Many were additionally recognized as the top students in their respective courses with non-monetary Dean’s Course Prizes.
“We greatly appreciate the financial support of the legal profession, the judiciary and other generous donors that make such a vital contribution to the ability of our students to complete their Juris Doctor of Laws,” says Dean Brad Morse. “This is especially challenging in the face of high tuition costs, due to the absence of any funding from the provincial government.”
New to the roster of awards divvied-up among law students this year are the Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Baker Newby LLP and Sherman Jen Law scholarships; the Georges Erasmus Indigenous, TRU Indigenous Law Alumni and Richard Blair bursaries; the MacLean Law Prize in Family Law, McCarthy Tetrault Prize in Property Law and three Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP Prizes in Contract Law, Corporate Governance and Torts.
Scholarships and Monetary Dean’s Course Prizes:
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP Scholarship: Heather Maki
Baker Newby LLP Scholarship: Michael Geib
Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP Prize in Contract Law: Morgan Watchorn
Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP Prize in Corporate Governance: Hailey Laycraft
Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP Prize in Torts: Brent Parker and James Hanson
Fulton and Co Law Entrance Award: Jasmine Somal
Guild Yule LLP Advocacy Prize: Elizabeth Cunningham and Parvej Sidhu
Guild Yule LLP Outstanding First Year Moot Court Prize: Heather Maki
Law Foundation Entrance Awards: Caitlin Kessler, Chloe Slessor, Cody Lucas-Dumas, Jessica Schwarz, Michael Grvich and Sarah Ewart
Maclean Law Prize in Family Law: Allesia D’Aversa
McCarthy Tetrault LLP Prize in Property Law: Rishwant Dhillon
Norma Quinn Memorial Prize in Real Estate Law: Olivier Verenca
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Prize in Contract Law: Taha Patel
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Prize in Torts: Carson Davies
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Prize in Property Law: Emily Thorpe
Roper Greyell LLP Course Prize in Employment Law—in honour of Cliff Neufeld: Karenjit Aujla
Sherman Jen Law Scholarship: Alain Verrier
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) Award: Jasmit Parmar
Thorsteinssons LLP Tax Lawyers Course Prize in Corporate Tax: John Ebbels
TRU Law Entrance Scholarships: Cody Kessler and Albert Zhang
Wills and Estates Prize: Ariana Savin
Additional Dean’s Course Prizes (non-monetary):
Advanced Advocacy: Michael Geib
Advanced Legal Research: Komal Nandha
Advanced Public Law: Catharine McMillan
Animal Law: Andrea Meyers
Business Association: Albert Zhang
Canadian Journal of Comparative & Contemporary Law: Natalie Paul
Civil Procedure: Cody Kessler
Community Lawyering: Bettina White
Comparative & International Indigenous Rights: Chase Blair
Conflict of Laws: Andrew Butler
Constitutional Law: Jeneya Clark, Logan Rogers and Heather Maki
Contracts: Morgan Watchorn and Taahaa Patel
Corporate Governance: Hailey Laycraft
Corporate Tax: John Ebbels
Court of Appeal Moots: Elizabeth Cunningham
Crime: Law and Procedure: Shaun Langlois
Crime: Law and Procedure: Stephanie Sihota
Criminal Process: Joseph Killoran
Digital Media Law: Firdous Safi
Employment Law: Karenjit Aujla
Entertainment Law: Elizabeth Cunningham and Arden Mathieson
Environmental Law: Brodie Webber
Ethical Lawyering: Cody Kessler and Charlene Scheffelmair
Evidence: James Mason and Lindsay Peretz
Family Law: Alessia D’Aversa
Fundamental Legal Skills: Tiana Reid
Health Law: Alisha O’Neill
Human Rights Law: Jayde Niefer
Immigration & Refugee Law: Ali Al-Samak
Insurance Law: Brandon Harrison
International Intellectual Property Law & Policy: Aaron Sutherland
Jessup Moot: Christie Kobialko
Legal Perspectives: Noah Leimseider and Julia Tikhonova
McIntyre Cup Moot: Jayde Niefer and Casandra Tam
Municipal Law: Simone Main
Property: Rishwant Dhillon and Julia Tikhonova
Real Estate Transactions: Oliver Verenca
Rule of Law in the 21st Century: Cameron Johnson
Secured Transactions: Brandon Harrison
Sentencing: Danielle Ching
Sports Law: Emily Smeaton
Tax Policy: Joseph Killoran
Torts: Brent Parker and James Hanson
Trusts: Danielle Ching and Stefanie Gladders
Wills & Estates: Ariana Savin and Heather Hall
Wilson Moot: Parvej Sidhu
