Beth Friesen
Lawyer

Beth Friesen (pronouns: she/her) joined Edelmann & Co. in 2024. She works primarily in litigation and contested matters in the areas of criminal defence, immigration & refugee law, and associated appeals.

Beth graduated from McGill University Faculty of Law with a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law in 2020 and is called to the Bar in both British Columbia and Manitoba.

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

• Assault & Domestic Violence
• Conspiracy and Drug Trafficking
• Impaired and Dangerous Driving
• Offences under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
• Immigration Detention Review
• Stay of Removal in Federal Court
• Refugee Protection & Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
• Refugee Vacation, Misrepresentation, and Exclusion Orders
• Criminal Inadmissibility
• Permanent Residency

Beth brings a strong level of strategy, research, attention to detail, and emphasizes client-led advocacy. She has argued at Provincial and Superior Court in criminal and family matters, the Refugee Protection and Immigration Division, the Immigration Appeal Division, Federal Court, as well as numerous administrative tribunals.