Beth Friesen
Lawyer

Beth Friesen (she/her) joined Edelmann & Co. in 2024. She works primarily in litigation and contested cases in the areas of criminal defence, immigration & refugee law, and appeals. Her practice is client-centered and strategic, grounded in thorough research and creative advocacy.

Beth graduated from McGill University Faculty of Law with a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law in 2020, and comes to British Columbia from Manitoba, where she was called to the bar in 2022.

She represents clients in diverse criminal and immigration cases including but not limited to:

• Criminal Defence
• Opposing Deportation
• Stay of Removal
• Detention Review
• Refugee Protection & Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
• Refugee Vacation, Misrepresentation, and Exclusion Orders
• Inadmissibility to Canada
• Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications
• Temporary and Permanent Residency

Beth’s experience includes arguing at the Provincial and Superior Courts, the BC Court of Appeal, the Refugee Protection and Immigration Division, the Immigration Appeal Division, Federal Court, and numerous administrative tribunals.