DE BAKKER LAW - Key Persons
We are excited to expand our client services and welcome Jennifer Hay, RCIC to our team. Jennifer comes with over a decade of immigration advising experience and will be meeting with clients to come and stay in Canada temporarily and permanently. A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant is licensed with the College of Immigration Consultants of Canada to give immigration advice and represent/submit applications directly to IRCC on behalf of clients.
Jessica first joined De Bakker Law as a placement student in the spring of 2023. She was called to the bar in Ontario in October 2023, and returned to the firm as an associate lawyer. During law school Jessica was an executive member of the Women in Law Society, a deans fellow for Tort Law, and a student caseworker at the LU Legal Clinic. She also completed her honours bachelor of commerce degree at Lakehead University.
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Jessica understands issues unique to Northwestern Ontario. Outside of the office, Jessica enjoys learning new skills, and spending time with her friends and family.
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Johnny is happy to be practicing law in Northwestern Ontario. A graduate of Hammarskjold High School and Lakehead University, Johnny is proud to be from Thunder Bay and has always been heavily involved in the community. He is the founder of the Ischkinakker Shaker, an annual Christmas fundraiser that has raised over $200,000 for local charities. Johnny is also the co-founder of I HEART TBAY, a local promotions business whose sole purpose is to spread city pride around the world. In 2021 Johnny won the Thunder Bay Law Association Service to the Community Award. In 2023 Johnny was honoured to be selected by Easter Seals Ontario as the subject of their "Thunder Bay Celebrity Roast", a fundraising event that raised $72,000.00 to improve the lives of Canadians living with disabilities. Johnny is the Past President of Thunder Bay Ventures, and Vice Chair of Roots Community Food Centre (Roots to Harvest), and a Paul Harris Fellow
Johnny received his LLB from Cardiff University in Wales in 2010 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2013. In the early days of his practice, he focussed on advocating for his clients in court. Now Johnny assists clients in a variety of areas, such as Real Estate Law, Criminal and Quasi-criminal offences, Wills and Estates, and Corporate Law. In his spare time, Johnny enjoys spending time at the family camp on Lake Superior