STEADFAST. RESULTS.

Katerina’s clients know that she is in their corner. Katerina’s experience as duty counsel and a sole practitioner have primed her for the rigours of complex litigation and negotiations. Katerina has become highly skilled in issues relating to International Child Abduction and has successfully litigated these issues at the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Katerina Svozilkova (BSc. Hons., MRes, J.D.) studied law at the University of Toronto and was called to the Bar in 2015. Katerina also holds a BSc Hons. (First Class) degree in psychology and an MRes (with Distinction) in health and applied social sciences.

While in law school, Katerina worked for the Pro Bono Students Canada’s Family Law Project and assisted unrepresented litigants in Toronto family courts. Katerina received additional clinical education at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights where she got to work on Supreme Court of Canada cases.

Katerina is trained in collaborative practice and is a member of the Hamilton Halton Collaborative Family Practice Group. She is also a member of The Advocates’ Society. Katerina is on the panel of volunteer family lawyers for Luke’s Place and provides pro bono legal services to women in remote communities leaving abusive relationships. In 2016, Katerina co-authored an article on pet trusts published in the Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal for which the authors received the Wolfe Goodman Award.