Zachary Rodgers practices in the areas of labour and employment law, human rights, disability benefits and administrative law. Zach joined Raven Law in 2018 as a summer student and completed his articles with the firm. He advises clients on wrongful dismissals, severance packages, disability benefits and discrimination. He also represents unions and their members in labour arbitrations.
Prior to attending law school, Zach worked on several progressive political campaigns. He continued to develop his interest in social justice advocacy through law school, working for a community legal clinic serving underserved individuals with family and civil law matters, assisting refugees to assert their claims with Winnipeg’s Welcome Place, and serving as the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Human Rights. Zach also completed a clerkship placement with the Manitoba Court of Appeal.
When not representing workers, Zach enjoys cycling and making music.
Anna Rotman is passionate about workers’ rights. She practices in the fields of labour, employment, and human rights law. She articled at the firm before joining as an associate in 2022.
Anna practices Ontario and Québec law and is committed to furthering the rights of workers in both provinces. She represents unions and their members before labour and arbitration boards and advises individual clients on wrongful dismissals, disability claims, and human rights complaints.
In her spare time, Anna likes cooking and swimming and anything that gets her outdoors.
Morgan Rowe practices in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, and constitutional and administrative law. Morgan regularly represents unions in grievance arbitrations, before labour boards, and in court proceedings across the country. She also represents individuals and employees in court, as well as before tribunals like the Social Security Tribunal, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.
Morgan is a passionate advocate for disability rights and has volunteered with a number of community organizations providing services for and advocating on behalf of individual with disabilities, including Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa, the Ottawa District Injured Workers Group, and REACH Canada. In 2014, Morgan co-authored a book, titled Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives: Finding a Voice of Their Own, which explores the stories of individuals with disabilities as they navigate barriers in Canadian society.
In addition to her advocacy work, Morgan is actively involved in community legal education and regularly gives presentations at conferences and in classrooms. She has taught as a Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, where she delivered the course on Disability Rights and Social Justice.
Morgan is a movie buff who dabbles in video editing in her spare time. She is an avid foodie, a long-time camper, and an amateur but enthusiastic gardener.
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Dayna Steinfeld started her legal career with Raven Law in Ottawa, before returning home to Winnipeg to continue her legal practice. After practicing with a large local firm in the areas of administrative, regulatory, labour and employment law, Dayna feels privileged to work in Manitoba on behalf of unions and employees. She represents workers in all areas of the law that touch the workplace, including terminations and wrongful dismissals, human rights and the duty to accommodate, contract and severance package reviews, professional discipline, workplace investigations and harassment complaints. Her legal advocacy aims to advance the rights of workers in human rights proceedings, grievance arbitrations, labour board hearings, civil court actions, and judicial review proceedings. Dayna has represented individuals and unions and has appeared before labour and arbitration boards, administrative tribunals, and all levels of court.
Dayna has been recognized as a Lexpert Rising Star and a CBC Manitoba 40 Under 40. In 2019, she was awarded the Manitoba Bar Association Pro Bono Award for her work representing a coalition of poverty and mental health organizations on significant constitutional privacy issues before the Supreme Court of Canada.
After articling with the firm, Dayna worked as a law clerk for the Honourable Justice Marshall Rothstein at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Outside of the law, Dayna enjoys cooking, cycling, and spoiling her two dogs.
Simcha Walfish practices in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, administrative law, and constitutional law. He articled at the firm before joining as an associate in 2020.
Simcha is a passionate advocate for workers and unions. He represents unions and their members in grievance and interest arbitrations, and before labour boards and courts. He advises clients regarding wrongful dismissal, severance packages, discrimination, harassment, and the duty to accommodate.
Prior to law school, Simcha worked in the parliamentary office of the leader of a federal political party. He received his law degree from McGill University’s joint common and civil law program. During law school, Simcha volunteered at the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and completed a placement with a legal clinic assisting migrants with precarious or no immigration status. He participated in the Kawaskimhon Moot and worked on the multi-university Law and the Senses project.
In his spare time, Simcha enjoys cooking, reading, and watching Jeopardy!
Nicole Whitmarsh is a lawyer in the firm’s Ottawa office. She practices in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law.
Nicole is a fierce advocate for workers everywhere. While at McGill’s Faculty of Law, she was a Director of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and specialized in representing students involved in disputes with the University. Nicole has also worked with and promoted the rights of migrant farm workers in Canada.
Outside of the office, Nicole enjoys spending time outdoors camping, fishing, and canoeing. She typically also has an art project (or several) on the go.
Julia Williams completed her articles with Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck, before serving as law clerk to the Honourable Justice Catherine Kane at the Federal Court in Ottawa. She currently practices in the areas of labour and employment law, human rights, and administrative law. Julia also represents and assists workers who have been denied their long-term disability claims.
Prior to law school, Julia worked as a human rights officer for a national civil liberties group advocating on behalf of Canadian Muslims. Julia continued to pursue her interests in social justice and human rights while in law school through her work with South Ottawa Community Legal Services, where she represented low-income clients on appeals for Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits before the Social Benefits Tribunal. She also spent eight months with the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic, assisting with compensation claims for victims of violence before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Julia likes to travel, bake for family & friends, and is working towards her black belt in karate.
Sarah is an associate practicing in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law. She is a proud Ottawa native having graduated from the Legal Studies program at Carleton University and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Ottawa. Sarah cultivated her passion for the law through several years of frontline community service work in the Ottawa community.
During her studies, Sarah worked for the University of Ottawa Student Union, where she strengthened her commitment to ensuring workplace fairness and defending the interests of fellow employees. Prior to joining the firm, Sarah worked at two regional community legal clinics where she assisted individuals with wrongful dismissal claims, human rights complaints, and Ontario Disability Support Program appeals and applications before the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Sarah joined RavenLaw as a Law Clerk in 2019, returned as a summer student in 2021 and recently completed her articles with the firm.
Sarah is fluent in French and English, with conversational fluency in Somali. Sarah enjoys learning new languages in her free time and is striving towards strengthening her Mandarin and Spanish skills.
