The new partner adds to the firm’s dispute resolution and advocacy offering
Former Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund general counsel and executive director Pam Hrick has joined Lerners’ Toronto office as a partner.
She will practise with the firm’s dispute resolution and advocacy practice group as well as the personal injury (sexual assault and abuse) group. As a litigator, she concentrated on administrative and regulatory law, constitutional law, sexual violence matters, criminal law, and appeals and judicial reviews.
Hrick acted as counsel before Ontario courts, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. After making the move to LEAF in February 2021, she spearheaded legal matters, general operations, financial management, and fund development for the organization.
She also managed litigation and law reform work to progress gender equality through providing support for the rights of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Moreover, she oversaw interventions in constitutional and equality litigation and led national initiatives.
Hrick has been a Law Society of Ontario bencher since 2023, according to LinkedIn. She was appointed an adjudicator with the Law Society Tribunal in February 2024, working within the hearing and appeal divisions.
Last year, Canadian Lawyer recognized her as one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers. She also received the Women’s Law Association of Ontario’s President’s Award for 2025, acknowledging her leadership and commitment to the advancement of women in law.
Lerners pointed to Hrick’s “national reputation, breadth of experience, and deep community engagement” as assets for the firm. Hrick wrote in a LinkedIn post that she was attracted to Lerners due to the opportunities she would have to practise in public and regulatory law, sexual assault law, and board governance.
She also highlighted the firm’s history of appointing women to leadership roles.
“As someone born and raised in London, it’s also meaningful to be part of a firm with deep roots in my hometown. While I’m joining the Toronto office, you’ll no doubt find me working in London on occasion,” she wrote in the post.
