Tamara is a 2L summer student at Lax O’Sullivan. She is completing her JD at Queen’s University. This year, Tamara participated in the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic as a student caseworker. She successfully represented prisoners in disciplinary court and, through careful legal research and writing, initiated grievances to address pressing institutional complaints relating to health care, employment and visitation matters. She was a finalist in a 1L internal moot where she was recognized for her clarity and organization in delivering oral arguments. Tamara graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies on the Dean’s Honour List.
Tamara is passionate about community service and has been actively involved throughout her time at Queen’s. She has acted as the VP of Outreach for the Kingston branch of LEAF focusing on education and outreach to promote reproductive justice.