Leneigh is a partner at Pushor Mitchell and a member of our Family Law Group. Leneigh grew up in the South Okanagan and completed her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of British Columbia. She was active in law school where she managed a clinic for the Law Students Legal Advice program. She also participated in a judicial externship program where she worked at the law courts for a number of provincial Court Judges. While in law school she was a recipient of the David Roberts Prize in legal writing and was a member of the Wilson Moot team that placed first overall in the national competition.
Leneigh completed her articles at a commercial litigation firm in Vancouver and was called to the bar of British Columbia in 2010. She then returned to the Okanagan where her practice has been focused on family law.
Leneigh practices exclusively in family law and has an emphasis in her practice on out of court resolution. She is the chair of the Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group and currently the President of the BC Canadian Bar Association; family law section. Leneigh is trained in mediation and in the collaborative practice approach. She strives to assist her clients in coming up with creative and cost effective solutions.
Leneigh also frequently appears in Court as an effective advocate for her clients. She assists her clients in all realms of their family law issues whether it be through negotiation, collaboration, drafting of all types of agreements and a full range of litigation services. Leneigh has been an editor and author of the CLE annotated Family Practice Manual which is a much used resource for family law practitioners in BC for the last 2 years on the topic of court processes and will be editing an additional chapter on child and spousal support this year.
Away from the office, Leneigh enjoys running hiking and camping with her family.
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