Lawyer Profile

Emily M. OKeefe

Emily M. OKeefe

Associate Lawyer, McLeod Green Dewar LLP

Address:
30 Queen Street North
Kitchener  ON  N2H 2G8

Phone #: 519-742-4297
Email: Contact by email

Experience

Areas of Law

Family Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts

Languages

English

Committees

On Sections Members, Family Law, Young Lawyers' Division

First Year of Call

2020

Firm

McLeod Green Dewar LLP

30 Queen Street North
Kitchener  ON  N2H 2G8

Phone #: 519-742-4297

Email: Contact by email

Biography

Emily is a lawyer with McLeod Green Dewar LLP practicing in the areas of family law and child protection. Prior to joining McLeod Green Dewar LLP, Emily articled and practiced at a leading family law firm in downtown Toronto, where she gained experience in all aspects of family law and estate litigation. A tenacious advocate, Emily has successfully represented clients at the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice, and the specialized Estates List. Emily was chosen as the Platinum Winner for the 2021 Waterloo Region Readers Choice Award for Best Family Law Lawyer and was nominated by her peers in The Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch for 2024 and 2025. In addition to her private practice, Emily is a frequent speaker at legal conferences across Ontario and has been invited numerous times by the Ontario Bar Association as both a chair and speaker. Emily sits on the executive committee for the Ontario Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Young Lawyer’s Division, and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Advocates Society, and Young Women in Law. A firm believer in the importance of pro bono work, Emily volunteers as legal counsel for Luke’s Place, wherein she provides legal information to women experiencing intimate partner violence and has tailored her Legal Aid work to representing incarcerated parents in federal and provincial institutions seeking parenting time with their children. In her free time, Emily likes to read, support the arts through her involvement as a patron as the National Ballet of Canada, and spend time with her family and friends.