Background
Barbara is a Judicial Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin. She clerked for her articles at the Court of Appeal for Ontario for three judges, including the now Chief Justice of Ontario, the Honourable Michael H. Tulloch. When in private practice, Barbara works in a generalist litigation practice, including professional liability and corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration.
In the broader legal community, Barbara sits on the Advisory Committee (Civil Law, Immigration, and Child Protection) for the Black Legal Action Centre’s Combatting Anti-Black Racism through Litigation and System Navigation project. She is also a Fellow of the Black Wealth Club, an organization dedicated to supporting Black leaders in building wealth and reinvesting it in their communities.
Barbara attended Osgoode Hall Law School, where she contributed extensively to the Osgoode Hall Black Law Students’ Association, as Equity Advisor and later President. At the national BLSA level, Barbara is a frequent contributor to the Julius Alexander Isaac Moot and the National Conference.
