Serena Cheong

Serena Cheong joined the firm as an articled student in 2022 and as an associate in 2023. While at law school, Serena worked as a student clinician at The Law Centre while studying at the University of Victoria's Faculty of Law, where she represented individuals in criminal, small claims, Residential Tenancy Board, and BC Human Rights Tribunal matters. Serena also speaks conversational Cantonese. 

Assistants

• Ilsy Mayorga
  Paralegal
  Email: imayorga@hammerco.ca
  Phone: 604.269.8543

• Cheyanne Silver
  Legal Administrative Assistant (SA Matters Only)
  Email: csilver@hammerco.ca
  Phone: 1.604.269.8528

Education

• Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia, 2023
• University of Victoria, Juris Doctor, 2022
• Simon Fraser University, BA, Psychology, 2016

Publications

• Author, “You’re Not A Real Cop!” Examining the Powers and Limitations of Campus Security in Public Canadian Universities, 2023 28 Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform 71
• Co-Author, “Considerations When Bringing Claims Against Family Members” in Sexual Violence Conference (Vancouver, B.C.: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, April 2023)

Memberships and Affiliations

• Member, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
• Member, Law Society of British Columbia
• Member, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Awards and Achievements

• Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committee, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers – BC Branch, 2024-2025
• Editor-in-Chief, FACL BC Journal
• UVic Moot Team, BC Law Schools Moot Competition, 2021
• Board Member, Appeal Law Journal, 2020-2021

Personal Interests

• Complaining about the Vancouver Canucks.
• Anything music related: classical piano and violin, musical theatre.
• In her free time, Serena can be found with her nose buried in the latest sci-fi or historical fiction novel.

Home Region

Vancouver, BC