About Alefia

Alefia Ghadiyali is a criminal defence lawyer who earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2021. Born in Tanzania, she articled at Cooper, Sandler, Shime and Bergman and has worked on projects including the report of the Independent Civilian Review into missing person investigations. She co-founded the firm with Mel Edwardh.

Practice areas

Criminal Defence

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Ottawa

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