Called to Bar: 1997
Stacy has a particular expertise in e-discovery and e-trials, having conducted one of the first civil e-trials in Calgary. Her expertise extends to document management in complex cases. She has published and presented frequently on e-discovery and e-trials including document management in complex litigation.
Stacy was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She was the Managing Partner of JSS Barristers from 2015 to early 2018. She joined JSS Barristers as their first associate over 25 years ago after articling with a major Calgary law firm. Stacy’s practice focuses on civil, corporate, and commercial litigation, including professional negligence. She also has experience in class actions and insolvency. Stacy has appeared at every level of the Alberta courts and has conducted and assisted with numerous trials and appeals.
Since 2017, Stacy has been an elected member (Bencher) of the Board of Directors of the Law Society of Alberta, the organization that regulates and governs lawyers. Currently, she serves on the Executive Committee and is Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Previously, she served as Chair of the Audit and Finance, Conduct, and Policy and Regulatory Reform Committees. She also serves on the Law Society’s Consolidated Regulatory Committees (Assurance Fund Adjudications (Finance), Complaint Dismissal Appeals, Credentials and Education and Trust Safety) and the Conduct and Practice Review Committees. She is the Law Society’s appointed member on the board of the Alberta Law Reform Institute. She was previously the Chair of the Bencher Election Task Force and sat on the Strategic Planning Task Force.
Stacy obtained her B.A. in political studies from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She graduated from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law in 1996. She was awarded the Campbell McLaurin Achievement Award, the law school’s silver medal. Stacy has a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge, England. At the University of Cambridge, she studied international public law, international private law, international commercial litigation, and insurance law. She was awarded the Viscount Bennett Scholarship and the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Bursary. She is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.
Stacy has served the legal profession as a member of the Law Society of Alberta Continuing Competence Committee (2012 to 2014), member of the Southern Alberta Section of the Joint Canadian Bar Association/Law Society of Alberta Legislative Review Committee (2001 to 2011) and Vice-President Seminars of the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (2002 to 2004). Stacy mentors young lawyers through Mentor Connect (since 2020) and Mentor Express (2021).
Outside of the legal profession, Stacy was a member of the Board of Directors of Calgary Arts Development (2014 to 2020) and the Calgary Region Arts Foundation (2002 to 2005).
Stacy is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Women Lawyers, Canadian Bar Association, Calgary Bar Association, The Advocates Society, and American Bar Association. She was awarded Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) designation in 2020.
