Tomlinson Law

Cait graduated from Algoma University in 2012 where she obtained an Honours Degree in Law & Justice. Following her undergrad she took a year off and moved to Ireland where she was nanny and spent time traveling.

In 2013 Cait moved to Leicester, England where she attended the University of Leicester Law School. During her time at the University of Leicester Cait joined the Innocence Project UK as a Legal Researcher. Following her second year on the project, in which she was a Team Leader, the Innocence Project UK closed its doors. Cait, who has always had a passion for social justice and a keen interest in the Innocence Project, decided she wanted to continue the work of the project. Cait, with the help of her project mentor and Team Leaders, kept the project running under the new name, the Miscarriages of Justice Project, in which she was the Director. Following her 2nd year of Law School Cait obtained a position as a Summer Student at O’Neill DeLorenzi Mendes working for Madam Justice Heather-Ann Mendes.

Upon graduating Law School Cait returned to Sault Ste. Marie and secured full time employment at O’Neill DeLorenzi Mendes. That is where Cait spent the following three years working with her mentor and Articling Principal, Madam Justice Heather-Ann Mendes.

In May 2019 Cait’s mentor was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice. Cait was Called to the Bar on June 26, 2019 and opened her practice on August 6, 2019. Cait’s passion for the law, drive, hard work, extensive experience as a student and exceptional mentoring has made Cait the confident and approachable lawyer she is today.