A proud native of Windsor, Ontario, Amy received her law degree from the University of Windsor in 2008, graduating at the top of her class. Amy completed two articling terms as a judicial law clerk, first at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, followed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice - Central West Region. She will be called to the bar in June 2010.

Prior to attending law school, Amy earned an Honours BA from the University of Windsor, graduating with the Board of Governor's Medal in philosophy. She went on to McMaster University, completing a Master of Arts in philosophy with a thesis in the area of informal logic and argumentation theory.

During law school, Amy served as a Selections Editor for the Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues. Amy was also a research assistant for Professor Richard Moon and was a teaching assistant for first year courses in Contracts, Criminal Law, and Legal Research and Writing.

While at the University of Cambridge, Amy plans to pursue courses in jurisprudence, the philosophy of criminal law, and equitable remedies.

The University of Cambridge has been the ideal place to study for a Master of Law. In addition to studying jurisprudence and the philosophy of criminal law with the leading scholars in each, I also had the opportunity to study international criminal law, an area of law to which I had not previously been exposed. My classmates (now friends) have come from all over the world — studying with brilliant students from various jurisdictions has been incredible.

Studying in Cambridge is an experience unto itself — from the formal halls to punting on the Cam, Cambridge is a beautiful city full of history and tradition. But the most satisfying work I have been lucky enough to take part in was distinctly untraditional: I was fortunate to work as a Case Manager for the Cambridge University Innocence Project, investigating possible miscarriages of justice with a view towards bringing an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. My experience with the Innocence Project has reaffirmed my commitment to practice criminal law.

As a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar via the Right Honorable Paul Martin Sr. Scholarship, I was eligible for and awarded a Pegasus Trust Scholarship by the Inns of Court. As a Pegasus Scholar, I am spending 12 weeks on work placement with various barristers chambers in London. In addition to gaining practical experience of the legal profession in England, visiting the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Old Bailey, I will be travelling to Scotland and Northern Ireland as well. This once in a lifetime experience was made possible through the Institute.

Finally, I was able to attend a day of the Cambridge Lectures in July — what a way to end my year in Cambridge! The members of the Institute and all of the delegates were very warm and welcoming and the lectures were fantastic. I cannot thank the Institute enough for the generosity and support they have shown me over the past year and I hope one day to give back some of the kindness that I have been shown.