Karen Kwan Anderson
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Karen earned an Honours B.A. in Sociology at the University of Toronto in 1994 and an LL.B. from the University of Windsor in 1999. She articled with Pace Law Firm and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2001.
Karen brings over eight years of litigation experience to the Pace Immigration Team by advocating on behalf of clients before the Federal Court and at all levels of the Immigration and Refugee Board, including detention reviews and refugee hearings; appeals of refusals based on residency obligations, medical inadmissibilities, and the bona fides of marriage; and appeals of deportation orders. Whether advising on visa applications or appeal matters, Karen discusses with clients the best evidence required by visa offices and the Immigration Appeal Division and/or Federal Court. Karen's mission is to preserve a client's rights to present evidence before a decision-maker.
Fluent in English and Cantonese, Karen is a member of the Ontario Bar Association's Citizenship and Immigration Section and an Honorary Past President of the University of Toronto Mississauga Alumni Association. Currently, Karen is chair of the Board of Directors of the Peel Addiction and Assessment Referral Centre (PAARC), a non-profit organization which counsels persons with addictions to gambling, alcohol and drugs. In June 2009, she was appointed to the Governance Committee of the Legal and Education Action Fund (LEAF), which is a charitable organization that works toward ensuring that the law guarantees substantive equality for all women in Canada.
Recently, Karen appeared in "A Midsummer's Night Dream - The Lawyer Show" produced by Nightwood Theatre in Toronto and "Lethal Luau - A Murder Mystery" with the Brampton Music Theatre Group.
Read Karen's article published in the Law Letter
