Adrienne Wensel
B.Sc (Hons.), J.D.
Associate
Contact Information
Contact Adrienne
T: 1 (844) 661-9065 (Ext. 103)
F: (604) 637-5621
E: adrienne.wensel@stlawyers.ca
Contact Assistant – Hailey Luo
T: 1 (844) 661-9065 (Ext. 279)
F: (604) 637-5621
E: hailey.luo@stlawyers.ca
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Location
Vancouver
Experience
Adrienne Wensel is an employment lawyer in B.C. and an associate with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment Law practice group.
Working through the firm’s Vancouver office, she provides support to employees and employers across B.C. on a broad range of employment matters, including, but not limited to:
- Wrongful dismissals
- Constructive dismissals
- Terminations for cause and without cause
- Severance pay negotiations
- Workplace harassment issues
- Discrimination at work
- Human rights issues
- Employment contract review and drafting
- Employee misclassification and independent contractors
- Temporary layoffs in B.C.
Before joining Samfiru Tumarkin LLP as an associate, Adrienne articled with the firm. During this time, she ran a two-day trial in the B.C. Provincial Court and acted as co-counsel before the B.C. Supreme Court.
Outside of the office, Adrienne enjoys watching movies, going to concerts, and travelling.
Articles & Blogs
2023
- Natural disasters in B.C.: What employees need to know
- Can employers in B.C. force staff to work if it’s too hot?
- Boss increased your workload in B.C.? 3-5 things you shouldn’t do – Global News
Notable Cases
Appeal Win
Aldergrove Duty Free Shop Ltd. v. MacCallum
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured $30,000 for a sales clerk after successfully arguing at the B.C. Court of Appeal that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) shouldn’t be deducted from her severance award for wrongful dismissal.
Trial Win
Barr v. D.N. Services Ltd. dba Wolfgang Commercial Partners
Adrienne secured more than $6,000 in accrued commission for her sales manager client after successfully arguing at the Provincial Court of British Columbia that some of the wording in their employment contact was ambiguous.
Education
Adrienne graduated from the University of Calgary in 2015 with a B.Sc (First Class, Honours) in Psychology and a B.Sc (with distinction) in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology.
She obtained her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 2021.
Initiatives
Community Work
UBC Law Students’ Legal Advice Program
While pursuing her law degree at the University of British Columbia, Adrienne volunteered as a student clinician in the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program.