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| ZENITH AWARDS |
solely on contingency and pays for clients'
disbursements, ensuring that access to jus-
tice is available to all.
Lorin MacDonald
TORONTO
For nearly 30 years, Lorin MacDonald has
made it her mission to make Canada more
accessible to all. Lorin was born with a se-
vere hearing loss but her advocacy work has
a cross-disability focus and she believes that
an accessible Canada is good for all Cana-
dians. She's an active volunteer, supporting
cross-disability initiatives such as the Stop-
Gap Foundation, Music Without Barriers
and the Rick Hansen School Program, as
an ambassador speaking to elementary and
Litwiniuk & Company
CALGARY
Litwiniuk & Company has operated in
Calgary's vibrant, multi-ethnic Forest
Lawn neighbourhood for 40 years. e
firm's primary focus is helping injured cli-
ents, many of whom are new Canadians
who speak little English. Some come from
countries where corruption is rampant and
officials can't be trusted. Others are simply
unfamiliar with our legal system, which
is complicated, it's not always fair and it's
easy to get lost or overwhelmed. Litwiniuk
& Company works to ensure that doesn't
happen. e firm's legal team speaks 10
languages. Litwiniuk & Company ensures
new Canadians can gain access to impor-
tant information about their legal rights
and deals with paperwork and insurance
companies for its clients. e firm works
high school students about inclusion. Her
human rights law practice focuses primari-
ly on disability discrimination experienced
by children, seeking remedies at the Hu-
man Rights Tribunal of Ontario. She also
acts as a mentor to law students and new
lawyers with hearing loss. Lorin is a mem-
ber of the Law Society's Equity Advisory
Group and a member of the Ontario Bar
Association's Equality Committee.
Karen MacMillan
LAWSON LUNDELL LLP
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VANCOUVER
Karen MacMillan is Chair of the Diversity
and Inclusiveness Committee and Chief
Inclusiveness Officer at Lawson Lundell.
Karen has designed and implemented nu-
CELEBRATING
DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION
Zeïneb Mellouli
Associate, Labour and Employment Law Group
2016 Zenith Award Winner
Congratulations to Zeïneb and all the 2016 nominees!
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