Fenessa Williams

Fenessa Williams is a graduate of the IB&M Initiative (’19). Called to the Nova Scotia Bar in June 2020, Fenessa works as a staff lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid in the Yarmouth office. Fenessa primarily practices in the areas of criminal, family, and social justice.

Raised in the North End of Halifax with strong family roots in Upper Hammonds Plains, Fenessa is committed to her community, and volunteers with the Black Educators Association, the Black Law Students Association of Canada, and the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition (ANSDPAD).