604.581.7001 Central City Tower, Ste. 1500, Surrey, BC

Angelika M. Podgorska

Associate

Assistant: Christine Richmond
T: 604.580.7065
E: crichmond@mcquarrie.com

Angelika works in the firm's Litigation Practice Group, focusing primarily on corporate/commercial litigation, employment law and estate litigation.

She has represented clients at the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia, and also at settlement conferences and before various administrative tribunals.

During her legal education, Angelika volunteered with the Law Students' Legal Advice Program, the school's non-profit, student-run legal aid clinic. She advised and represented clients, served as the clinic head at the program's clinic in Surrey, and served on the Society's Board of Directors as the program's Executive Director. Prior to studying law, Angelika ran a successful web design business for six years, gaining first-hand knowledge of business operations and the ongoing challenges of entrepreneurs.

She draws on her diverse background to provide clients with a personal and practical approach to resolving legal problems, with an emphasis on cost-effective strategies.

Angelika is conversationally fluent in Polish.

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Recognitions / Awards

David Roberts Prize in Legal Writing, 2007

Representative Work

  • representing clients in the Provincial and Supreme Courts of BC
  • representing clients at settlement conferences and mediations

Hobbies / Interests

  • running
  • hiking
  • dance
  • travel
  • photography

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia, 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia, 2007

Years of Call & Jurisdiction

Called to the BC Bar in 2011
 
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