A lifelong Edmontonian, I joined Weir Bowen in 2012. In addition to a busy litigation practice including estate litigation, a wide array of personal injury litigation, and general civil litigation, I also assist clients in preparing wills and in real estate transactions. I have appeared before the Provincial Court of Alberta and Alberta Court of King's Bench.
About Jillian Gamez
I previously worked at the Alberta Law Reform Institute, Alberta Justice, and the Office of the Public Trustee as a law student. I am a former editor of the Review of Constitutional Studies and the Alberta Law Review.
Like many Edmontonians, I believe in the importance of giving back to the community. I have been a volunteer with the Canadian Bar Association since 2011 and am the current co-Chair of the northern Alberta Elder Law subsection. I am also the current President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cultural Connections Institute- The Learning Exchange. I am an avid supporter of the Edmonton theatre scene and have appeared on stage at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, and as part of the Players de Novo.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading and escaping to the mountains for skiing or hiking.
Education
2008 – Bachelor of Arts – University of Alberta
2011 – Bachelor of Laws – University of Alberta
Bar Admission
2013 – Law Society of Alberta
Professional Associations
Edmonton Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association
Community Involvment
Executive Member, CBA Elder Law Subsection
Board Member, the Cultural Connections Institute-The Learning Exchange (2013-Present)
Board Member, Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre (2015-Present)
Former Executive Member, CBA Civil Litigation Subsection (2016-2018)
Former Member, CBA Law Day Committee (2012-2017)
Former Executive Member, Downtown Edmonton Community League (2015-2016)
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.