Isabell has dedicated her professional career to family law, having practiced exclusively in this area since her call to the Ontario Bar in 2009. Isabell studied International Relations and Political Science at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Isabell attended law school at the University of Windsor, where she focused her studies on family law and alternative dispute resolution. Isabell discovered her interest in family law as a student working at the Ontario Court of Justice where she gained invaluable mentoring and first-hand experience of the family law justice system.
Following graduation from law school, Isabell articled at a national full-service law firm where she gained training and exposure to many areas of law including family law. As an associate, Isabell has worked alongside highly distinguished family lawyers in a boutique family law setting. Isabell’s family law practice includes litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Isabell’s clients benefit from her practical approach to resolving family law disputes in a calm and sensitive manner. In addition to her family law practice at Goodman Halioua LLP, Isabell provides mediation services in all aspects of family law.
Isabell is the former Secretary of the Ontario Bar Association’s Executive Family Law Committee and Editor and contributor to Matrimonial Affairs Magazine. Isabell has co-authored papers for the Ontario Bar Association and has presented at Continuing Professional Development events at the Ontario Bar Association.
Isabell is fluent in Polish and continues her engagement with her alma mater, Trinity College at the University of Toronto where she is a member of the Corporation of Trinity College. After hours, Isabell is mostly preoccupied with her young family but loves to cook and decorate.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Windsor (2008)
Honours Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Political Science, Trinity College at the University of Toronto (2005)
Collaborative Law Certified
Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Family Law Association
Collaborative Practice Toronto
