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Prior to that, Leigh spent a year in criminal defence at a top defence firm in Winnipeg, MB where she advanced her trial advocacy and proficiency at resolving high-stress situations for clients. </p><p>Leigh brings a unique and accomplished skill set to her practice. Prior to attending law school at the University of Saskatchewan, Leigh worked as a youth and family counsellor, and then addictions manager at a treatment facility in Calgary. In addition, she was a policy analyst presenting recommendations to steering committees and politicians regarding various provincial and federal legislations.</p><p>Leigh has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology from the University of Victoria, a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, and a Masters of Law (LLM) in International Human Rights Law from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.</p><p>With Leigh’s background as a family counsellor, her Masters of Law, and her trial experience in the court room, Leigh combines compassion and a focus on conflict resolution with an ability to confidently challenge complex and contested disputes in all areas of divorce and family law, including appeals.</p><p>Leigh has a special focus on international family law involving jurisdiction, relocation, and international child abduction matters. Clients routinely turn to Leigh for matters involving parenting including high-conflict parenting issues, mobility and relocation, child support, spousal support, family property, emergency protection orders, and step-parent adoptions.</p><p>Leigh advocates using alternative dispute resolution wherever possible, especially when children are involved, but readily attends court and is a tenacious litigator for her clients at all levels of the court system in Alberta. Leigh has published decisions in all three levels of court: the Alberta Court of Justice, the Court of King’s Bench, and the Alberta Court of Appeal.</p><p>Leigh is a member of the International Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Calgary Bar Association. Leigh is also one of the few lawyers in Calgary that is a Fellow in the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Leigh maintains a network and connection with family and divorce lawyers from around the world.</p></div></div></div><div data-w-id="8584a210-99d0-2a1e-d1a5-29e325d02e05" style="opacity:0" class="lawyer-extra-columns w-row"><div class="w-col w-col-6"><div class="profile-category w-richtext"><h4>Law Practice</h4><ul role="list"><li>International Family Law</li><li>High-Conflict Parenting Issues</li><li>Child Support</li><li>Spousal Support</li><li>Family Property</li><li>Emergency Protection Orders</li><li>Adoptions</li><li>Child Abduction Hearings under the Hague Convention</li></ul></div></div><div class="w-col w-col-6"><div class="profile-category w-richtext"><h4>Education</h4><ul role="list"><li>University of Saskatchewan, Juris Doctor, 2010</li><li>University of Strathclyde (Scotland), Masters of Law, 2005</li><li>University of Victoria, Bachelor of Arts, 2002</li></ul></div></div></div><div data-w-id="53c38d16-9395-59ec-7342-f1e76640b7e6" style="opacity:0" class="lawyer-extra-columns lec2 w-row"><div class="w-col w-col-6"><div class="profile-category w-richtext"><h4>Memberships</h4><ul role="list"><li>International Bar Association</li><li>Canadian Bar Association</li><li>Calgary Bar Association</li><li>International Academy of Family Lawyers<br/></li></ul></div></div><div class="w-col w-col-6"><div class="profile-category w-richtext"></div></div></div></div></div><a href="/contact-us" class="button-huge w-button">Click here to book a free consultation.</a><div class="section dark no-padding-vertical dark-footer"><div class="wrapper"><div class="footer-v1"><div class="footer-v1-about"><h5 class="heading-13">Foster LLP</h5><div class="divider dark-bg"></div><p class="text-white-tranparent">Disclaimer: No lawyer-client relationship is created by your use of this Web Site. 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