Vanessa Lam
Biography
I assist busy family law lawyers and select appeal clients by providing high-quality, creative, and cost-efficient advice and research-related services. My strategic and practical services are customized to your particular file, taking into account your timelines and workflow schedule.
Christine Ann Marchetti
Biography
Christine Ann Marchetti is the owner of Marchetti Family Law & Mediation with an office in Burlington, Ontario. She attended Western Law and was called to the bar in 2005. She is a DRO, has been a member of the legal panel at the Office of the Children’s Lawyer since 2014, has sat on the executive of the OBA (Family Law Section) since 2018 (currently CPD Liaison), is the Incoming Chair for the OBA Child and Youth Law Section, and is the outgoing Chair on the Board of Dundas Little Theatre (executive since 2018). Christine has her collaborative family law certification and is also an accredited family mediator with OAFM. Christine is a mother, theatre lover, and a bookworm.
Emily M. OKeefe
Biography
Emily is a lawyer with McLeod Green Dewar LLP practicing in the areas of family law and child protection. Prior to joining McLeod Green Dewar LLP, Emily articled and practiced at a leading family law firm in downtown Toronto, where she gained experience in all aspects of family law and estate litigation. A tenacious advocate, Emily has successfully represented clients at the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice, and the specialized Estates List. Emily was chosen as the Platinum Winner for the 2021 Waterloo Region Readers Choice Award for Best Family Law Lawyer and was nominated by her peers in The Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch for 2024 and 2025. In addition to her private practice, Emily is a frequent speaker at legal conferences across Ontario and has been invited numerous times by the Ontario Bar Association as both a chair and speaker. Emily sits on the executive committee for the Ontario Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Young Lawyer’s Division, and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Advocates Society, and Young Women in Law. A firm believer in the importance of pro bono work, Emily volunteers as legal counsel for Luke’s Place, wherein she provides legal information to women experiencing intimate partner violence and has tailored her Legal Aid work to representing incarcerated parents in federal and provincial institutions seeking parenting time with their children. In her free time, Emily likes to read, support the arts through her involvement as a patron as the National Ballet of Canada, and spend time with her family and friends.
