Jessie is an accomplished civil litigator who thrives on variety. While she has conducted trials in various areas of law, her primary focus is on employment, estate litigation and family law, with a particular emphasis on adoption law.

A leader in her field, Jessie is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Trial Lawyers Association of BC (TLABC) and writes the Legislative Watch column for The Verdict magazine. Passionate about mentoring the next generation, she chairs TLABC’s New Lawyers Committee and teaches Introduction to Law at Trinity Western University (TWU). Jessie is also a member of the Fraser Valley Bar Association and has served on various political associations since high school, where her leadership has earned national recognition.

Jessie is the first member in her family to attend university and, being the overachiever that she is, she completed three degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies with a concentration in Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities, both from TWU; and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto, spending her final year on exchange at the University of British Columbia. Throughout her studies, Jessie gained valuable experience working in the insurance industry and in politics, including roles at the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa and with local members of parliament.

Jessie joined RDM as an articling student in 2015 and has since built her leal career with our firm. In 2021, she joined our leadership team and became a partner, and shortly thereafter took on the role of Head of Litigation.

Outside of her legal and volunteer work, Jessie enjoys traveling and plans to one day cruise the world—though she needs Gravol just to look at Google Maps! On land, she’s content so long as accompanied by her cats and Kindle.

Fees: 

Jessie’s hourly rate is currently $500, while some of her work is billed through contingency fee agreements.

• More information on hourly billing can be found by clicking here.
• More information on contingency fee agreements can be found by clicking here.

*Jessie provides legal services through Jessie C. Legaree Personal Law Corporation