Grace Elizabeth Bryson

Grace Bryson joined Paliare Roland as an associate after summering and articling at the firm. Following articling, she worked as a judicial law clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario for Justices MacPherson, Hourigan, and Coroza. Grace is building a diverse practice with a focus on public and commercial litigation.

As a law student at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, Grace co-chaired the Environmental Law Students’ Society and volunteered with East Coast Environmental Law and the Dalhousie Student Advocacy Service. In her final year, Grace participated in the Laskin Moot where she was awarded Best Oralist, Best Factum, and Best School. In recognition of her academic performance, Grace received course prizes in criminal law, evidence, administrative law, judicial remedies and constitutional law subjects. In 2023, Grace received the CBA Public Sector essay award for her paper on public inquiries.

Paper – The Public in Action: The Potential for Public Inquiries to Realize Deliberative Democracy, A Case Study of the Mass Casualty Commission – Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies – October 2024

Paper – Food Web Incorporation of Marine-Derived Nutrients after the Reintroduction of Endangered Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon – Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences – November 2021