Paralegal
- Tara Birt (She/her)
- Phone:(902) 629-3930
- Fax:(902) 566-2639
- Email:
PRACTICE AREAS
BIO
P. Alanna Taylor, practicing primarily out of the Charlottetown office, has over two decades of experience in various areas including litigation, family law, adoptions, child protection, and adult protection. Alanna has been appointed as a Children’s Lawyer and a Parenting Coordinator by the province of PEI. Alanna is known for her dedication to clients and her leadership in advocating for those in need. Alanna has had many roles within the firm during her tenure.
Experience
- Has represented various children as a lawyer retained by the Director of Child Protection or the Office of the Children’s Lawyer.
- Has represented family clients at all levels of court.
BACKGROUND
King's Counsel
- 2017
Bar Admission
- Prince Edward Island (1998)
Law School
- University of New Brunswick
Education
- University of New Brunswick (LL.B. 1997)
- University of Prince Edward Island (B.A., 1st Class Standing, Major Political Science, Minor History 1992)
Professional Activities & Affiliations
- Former Vice-Chair and Board member of the PEI Criminal Review Board
- Former Chair of the PEI Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal
Activities Within Firm
- Regional Family Law Practive Group Member
- Regional Diversity Committee Member (2013-2021)
Community & Volunteer Activities
- Holland College Foundation Board Member (2019-present)
- PEI Special Olympics Board Member (2011-2016)
- UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Committee (2000-2012)
- Stratford Soccer Association Youth Soccer Coach (2010-2018)
- PEI Soccer Association Board Member (2016-2019)
- Past Board Member PEI Recreation & Sport Association for Physically Challenged
- Past Board Member of Upper Room Hospitality Ministry
- UPEI and UNB Alumni
- UPEI Women’s Soccer Head Coach – 2003
- UPEI Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach (1998 –2002)
Lectures & Presentations
- Presentation on Children and Divorce at the PEI Separation and Divorce Expo
- Best Interests of the Child Presentation – 2011, 2012 – Community Legal Information Association
Law Society Memberships
- Law Society of Prince Edward Island
- Canadian Bar Association
Languages
- English
ARTICLES
- Random Alcohol Testing Not Permitted in the Workplace
- Evolution of the Duty to Accommodate
- Employment & Labour Regional Newsletter December 2012
- Employee Privacy Update: Supreme Court of Canada Releases Decision
- Cox & Palmer Employment & Labour Case Update
- Regional Employment and Labour Group Newsletter
- The Lurking Danger of Abruptly Ending Disability Benefits Upon Termination