Adrienne Wensel

B.Sc (Hons.), J.D.

Associate

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:

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. Read reviews about Adrienne.

Outside of the office, Adrienne enjoys watching movies, going to concerts, and travelling.

Articles & Blogs

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.

Advice You Need. Compensation You Deserve.

Consult with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. We are one of Canada's most experienced and trusted employment, labour and disability law firms. Take advantage of our years of experience and success in the courtroom and at the negotiating table.

Get help now