Jessica Cook
Legal Assistant Lead
Jessica was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is a graduate of The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in the Legal Assistant program. She enjoys travelling as much as she can. She also plays soccer, dodgeball, and softball on her spare time. Jessica embraces our core value empathy because she never lets anyone leave without feeling good about themselves and builds genuine connections with coworkers and clients on a deeper level.
Phone: 587-349-9442
Email: [email protected]
Kelsey Adair
Legal Assistant
Kelsey graduated from the University of Calgary in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and a Minor in Law & Society. She started with Litwiniuk & Company in 2016 with the Admin department, but made a quick transition into the Legal Assistant Department one year later. Since starting her new role, Kelsey has been continuing her education with the SAIT Legal Assistant Program part time. She loves to travel and stay active with outdoor activities in the summer and the winter. Kelsey really lives our core value of Ask Why by always bringing new ideas to her team. She is always finding ways to improve our processes to be more efficient in order to better serve our clients.
Phone: 587-349-9437
Email: [email protected]
Adina Bella
Legal Assistant
Adina began her legal assistant career in 2004 working in criminal, civil litigation, and family law. She joined our personal injury law firm in 2011. Adina loves the legal aspect of her work as much as she enjoys helping our clients. Her focus is on empathy not only for her clients but for her teammates as well. Her activities outside of work include reading, working out, camping, traveling, skiing and spending time with her family.
Phone: 403-569-6429
Email: [email protected]
Shay Hove
Legal Assistant
Kudzaishe is a Zimbabwean native who joined Litwiniuk & Company as a legal assistant in 2018. She embodies our core value of Own it while working on complex/unique files that allow her to constantly learn new things, and develop and broaden her skill set. When she is not in the office, she is in the kitchen cooking for family and friends.
Phone: 587-393-4998
Email: [email protected]
Kasandra Krywy
Legal Assistant
Kasandra was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was raised in the small town of Sturgis, Saskatchewan. She attended the University of Saskatchewan, and later, the Saskatoon Business College, where she completed her diploma in Legal Administration. Kasandra went on to join the law firm Balfour Moss, which later became Miller Thomson, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. During her 6 years with the firm, she fulfilled various assistant roles within Litigation, Family Law and later, moved into her role as a Real Estate Paralegal. Kasandra enjoys traveling, learning new recipes and having themed dinner nights with her friends, reading, fitness, and going fishing. Kasandra lives our core value Ask Why - She looks for ways to improve processes and increase efficiency for her work and her teammates work.
Phone:587-393-0939
Email: [email protected]
Erin Proud
Legal Assistant
Erin was raised in Victoria, British Columbia and now resides in Calgary with her husband and young son. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary in 2011 and her Legal Assistant Diploma (honors) from The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 2014. When not in the office, Erin enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends. Erin lives our core value of Own It by keeping track of the limitations and deadlines and ensuring that they are all met.
Phone: 587-393-6120
Email: [email protected]
Laura Smeall
Legal Assistants
Laura is a graduate from SAIT’s Legal Assistant program and has a bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies from Royal Roads University. She joined Litwiniuk & Company’s intake department in 2017 but quickly moved into a Legal Assistant role. She loves to stay active and travel whenever the opportunity arises. Laura embodies the core value of empathy by showing patience and compassion for all clients to ensure they are supported and looked after during difficult times.
Phone: 587-393-0438
Email: [email protected]
Beatriz Vivieros
Legal Assistant
Beatriz was born and raised in a small island in Portugal, Sao Miguel. She is a graduate of Bow Valley College in the Legal Assistant program. She plays music on the AFPC marching band, enjoys trying different food and is a passionate soccer fan. Beatriz embraces our core values of Ask Why and Own It- always asking the right questions to improve the process and willing to take any task or challenges to help the team.
Phone: 587-392-5194
Email: [email protected]
Maria Doucette
Legal Assistant
Maria was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus and now resides in Calgary with her husband and young daughter.
She obtained her Bachelor of Psychology from Belarusian State University in 2010 and her Legal Assistant Diploma from CDI College in 2016.
Maria enjoys travelling, playing long tennis and spending time with her family and friends.
Maria lives our Core Value of Empathy by developing deep levels of rapport and trust with others both at work and in other aspects of life.
Phone:587-393-3994
Email: [email protected]
Catherine Szabo
Legal Assistant
Catherine was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is a graduate of Bow Valley College in the Legal Assistant program.
She enjoys fitness, spending time with family, and travelling as much as she can.
Catherine embraced our core value empathy as she supports others that are going through challenging situations.
Phone: 587-390-0110
Email: [email protected]>
Chala Frank
Legal Assistant
Chala joins Litwiniuk and Company with 16 years experience as a Legal Assistant with knowledge in Family Law, Personal Injury and Legal Administration. Chala is looking forward to returning her focus back to directly assisting clients on their personal injury files. In her spare time Chala likes to “craft through the chaos of life” by sharing her crafts and card creations through her blog and in her video tutorials. She is also proud to be a creative Design Team Member for a Canadian online craft company. Chala lives the core values of Kindness and Empathy by going the extra mile for our clients and by continuing to use her prior Special Education/Teaching Assistant Diploma to volunteer in her community.
Phone: 587-349-9429
Email: [email protected]
Debbie Pennie
Legal Assistant
Debbie was born in Comox, British Columbia, but has lived in Calgary since she was 7 years old. She has over 30 years experience as a legal assistant/paralegal working in various areas of law including Real Estate, Family Law, Wills and Estates, Civil Litigation and Corporate Law. In her spare time Debbie likes to read, spend time with her family and friends and go camping. Debbie embraces our core value Kindness as she cares about clients and coworkers as she is always willing to help them out in way that they need.
Phone: 587-392-9284
Email: [email protected]
Kayla Verhelst
Legal Assistant
Kayla graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in the Legal Assistant Program in 2009. After completing her practicum, she worked as a Legal Assistant in Banking and Securities and then made the transition to the Corporate Services Department where she worked as a Corporate Paralegal for 6 years. Kayla enjoys travelling as often as she can, spending time with her family, and reading a good book. Kayla embraces the core values Own It and Ask Why by taking on the challenge of starting a new line of business in Real Estate and working hard to learn the new processes and systems needed to help get the department up and running.
Phone: 587-392-9278
Email: [email protected]
