Kyra joined DBB as an articling student in July 2020, working predominantly in family law.
Kyra articled with DBB Law and is now an Associate with our team, working predominantly in family law.
Prior to joining DBB Law in July 2020, Kyra spent 19 months as a bilingual Judicial Clerk at the Court of Queen’s Bench. She has since appeared before the Alberta Court of Justice as well as the Court of King’s Bench, and has assisted on files before the Court of Appeal.
Kyra completed her Master’s in law (LLM) at University College London (UCL) in 2018 with a specialism in Criminal Justice, Family and Social Welfare. While at UCL she participated in the establishment of the Student Resolvers Mediation Project. Kyra graduated with first class honours in her LLB in Law and Criminology from the University of Sheffield in 2017 where she volunteered with the Freelaw Legal Clinic and was a student tutor with the School of Law. Kyra continues to be involved in a volunteer capacity in the community and has been volunteering with the CPLED PREP bar admission course since her call to the bar.
Kyra is committed to working with families and individuals to resolve their legal issues efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. In addition to her family law practice, Kyra also assists with civil and estate litigation matters and Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship files.
In her spare time, Kyra enjoys playing slo-pitch, travelling, and dancing.
Mandatory Family Alternative Dispute Resolution in Alberta
Kyra is experienced in family law alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and can help parties fulfil the court-mandated requirement to participate in an ADR process before their matter can be brought before the Court.
As a skilled ADR practitioner, Kyra understands the impact parenting conflict and family violence can have on children and their development. As a result, she can also assist parties to meet the court-required ADR which must be completed before their family matter may proceed to Court.