Mikaela Cheslock practices in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law in the firm’s Kingston office. Prior to joining the firm, Mikaela articled at a union-side labour law firm and worked for a prominent healthcare union.
Mikaela’s longstanding passion for advocacy and workers’ rights has led her to become involved with numerous advocacy groups over the years. Mikaela worked with the Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre to support low-wage, student, and injured workers through advocacy and education. Recognizing the need for stronger campus-based support, she founded the Laurentian University Student Workers Advocacy Group to empower student workers and equip them with the knowledge of their workplace rights. She also completed an internship with the South African Society for Labour Law – Pro Bono, where she assisted in representing workers before the Labour Court.
Outside of the office, Mikaela enjoys reading, spoiling her cat, and a good game of curling with friends.
Keagan Davis-Burns practices labour and employment law in our Kingston office. She has experience practicing in Ottawa, Toronto, and Kingston and has represented both employees and employers. She now focuses her practice exclusively on assisting employees.
Keagan assists clients throughout the employment relationship, from reviewing initial employment contracts, to advising on discrimination, harassment, accommodation and short- and long-term disability benefits, to negotiating wrongful dismissal settlements. Keagan has represented clients before the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Keagan aims to use her time outside of the office to support the community that supported her growing up in Kingston. She sits on the YGK Healthcare Champions executive of the University Hospital Kingston Foundation, whose fundraising efforts supports local health organizations. Keagan also sits on the EDI Committee of the Prince Edward County Chamber of Commerce, is the Social Events Chair of the Frontenac Law Association, and is actively involved with the Ontario Bar Association and Pro-Bono Students Canada.
Outside of work, Keagan can be found at local restaurants and cafes and attempting to train her rescue Husky-mix.
Geoff Dunlop articled at the firm’s Ottawa office before joining the Kingston office as an Associate in 2020. He practices in the areas of labour, employment, administrative law and disability benefits. He advises clients regarding wrongful dismissal, severance packages, discrimination, and disability claims. He also represents unions and their members in grievance arbitrations and before labour boards.
Geoff believes strongly that working people in all sectors deserve high quality advocacy. He pursued his passion for advocacy at law school, where he won a National Labour Arbitration Competition in his second year, before coaching the team in his third year. He also completed a specialized research project on the use of psychometric and neuroscientific testing in legal proceedings.
Geoff enjoys staying active and trying new sports in his spare time. You might find him exploring Frontenac County in his canoe, kayak, or parachute.
Michael Fisher practices labour, human rights, employment, and administrative law. He exclusively represents trade unions and employees. He has appeared before arbitration and labour boards in the federal and provincial jurisdictions, as well as the federal courts and the Supreme Court of Canada.
As a law student, Michael worked for community legal clinics in Ottawa providing advice and representation to low-income clients on a variety of civil matters, including disability-related issues.
Before articling at Ravenlaw, Michael worked in the non-profit sector as a project coordinator, researcher, and policy analyst on indigenous rights issues, particularly in respect of the Métis of western Canada. He is from Saskatchewan.
WASSIM GARZOUZI maintains a national practice dedicated exclusively to the representation of unions, with a particular focus on arbitration.
Wassim is the President of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and sits on the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association‘s Board of Directors.
He was a Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, teaching the advanced Labour Law course, in both the French and English programs. In this same role, Wassim led a successful organizing drive resulting in the unionization of hundreds of faculty members. He also taught Collective Agreements Arbitration at Queen’s University.
Wassim is the co-author of “Winning Cases at Grievance Arbitration, Second Edition“, the leading book on the law and practice pertaining to labour arbitration advocacy.
Outside of Labour, Wassim has no interests or hobbies.
Jessica Greenwood is our firm’s lead lawyer in Kingston. She practices in the areas of labour, employment and administrative law.
Jessica has been successfully advocating on behalf of unions and employees her entire career. Before joining Ravenlaw, Jessica worked at one of the largest trade unions in the country, where she regularly appeared before labour arbitration boards. She also represents individual employees in court, as well as before administrative tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
She is a proud Kingstonian and a graduate of the Combined Masters of Industrial Relations/JD program at Queen’s University. She is a keen baker, entry-level gardener and, thanks to her boys, has developed a strong knowledge-base of all things related to excavators, firetrucks and tow trucks.
Adam Gregory is committed to supporting the labour movement as an advocate for workers’ rights. He joined RavenLaw as a summer student in 2021 and completed his articles with the firm. He practices in the fields of labour, employment, administrative, and human rights law.
Adam received his law degree from Queen’s University where he received academic awards in labour, constitutional and administrative law. During law school, he represented low-income clients on landlord-tenant, human rights, and employment matters volunteering with Queen’s Legal Aid. He also worked extensively with the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, representing federal prisoners and assisting with strategic litigation aimed at addressing systemic issues facing incarcerated people.
Outside of work, Adam enjoys reading, playing with his cat Frida, and watching Arsenal Football Club find new and inventive ways to disappoint him.
