Shelby A. Fitzgerald

Lawyer - Associate

Education

  • Juris Doctor (with Distinction), College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 2021 
  • Post-Degree Certificate in Special Education, University of Saskatchewan, 2017 
  • Bachelor of Education (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2015 

Preferred Service Areas

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Saskatoon Bar Association 
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association 
  • Chair, CBA Saskatchewan Section (Articling Students)
  • Vice-Chair, CBA Saskatchewan Section (Articling Students North), 2022-2024 
  • Member, Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

  • Board of Directors, Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), 2022 
  • Volunteer, Saskatoon Dog Rescue

Shelby is an associate in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office, where she maintains a general litigation practice with a focus on Indigenous law, insurance defence, and criminal defence.    

Shelby has appeared before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench, Saskatchewan Provincial Court, the Federal Court of Canada, and various administrative tribunals.

She received her Juris Doctor with Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Education and a Certificate in Educational Psychology and Special Education from the University of Saskatchewan.

Shelby’s practice primarily focuses on defence work in the civil and criminal context. She has handled a wide variety of cases from assault, uttering threats, mischief, and serious driving offences to sexual assault, robbery, and firearms charges.

Shelby is a sessional lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. She teaches Trial Advocacy and coaches the Western Canada Moot.

Outside of the office, Shelby enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering in her home community, Saskatoon.

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