Shamsher Kothari, Calgary, AB

Shamsher Kothari was employed with the Justice and Attorney General's department for 3 years and completed the Government of Alberta Certified Paralegal Course before retiring as a Senior Judicial Clerk. During his employ with the Court, Shamsher Kothari mastered various transferable skills germane to the intricate rules of criminal law procedure. This paved the way for his career in criminal defence law. During his law degree Shamsher Kothari worked with well-known and respected criminal defence lawyer, Adriano Iovinelli, on multiple homicide files and a historic sexual assault case involving DNA evidence. Before completing law school Shamsher Kothari had already participated in 3 homicide cases. Shamsher Kothari articled under Adriano Iovinelli and The Honourable Judge Harry Van Harten and also completed his articles of clerkship with Ms. Barbara Mercier of the Department of Justice, Public Prosecution Service of Canada. During his time with the Federal Crown's Office, Shamsher Kothari worked in the Economic Crime Unit primarily on tax evasion matters.