JSS Barristers LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Legal Malpractice Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Calgary.

Biography

Stacy was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She was the Managing Partner of JSS Barristers from 2015 to early 2018. She joined JSS Barristers as their first associate over 20 years ago after articling with a major Calgary law firm. Stacy's practice focuses on civil, corporate and commercial litigation, including professional negligence. She also has experience in class actions and insolvency. Stacy has appeared at every level of the Alberta courts and has conducted and assisted with numerous trials and appeals.

Stacy has a particular knowledge in e-discovery and e-trials, having conducted one of the first civil e-trials in Calgary. Her expertise extends to document management in complex cases. She has published and presented frequently on e-discovery and e-trials including document management in complex litigation.

Stacy is an elected member (Bencher) of the Board of Directors of the Law Society of Alberta, the organization that regulates and governs lawyers. She is the Chair of the Bencher Election Task Force and Vice Chair of the Lawyer Competence Committee. She serves on the Law Society's Consolidated Adjudication Committees: Appeal, Assurance Fund Adjudication (Finance), Conduct, Credentials and Education, Practice Review and Trust Safety. Previously, she served as Chair of the Assurance Fund Adjudication (Finance) Committee and Vice Chair of the Practice Review Committee. She is the Law Society's appointed member on the University of Calgary, Law Faculty Council. She previously sat on the Law Society's Finance and Audit and Policy Committees and Innovating Regulation Task Force.

Stacy's full biography is available at: https://jssbarristers.ca/litigators/stacy-petriuk/

JSS Barristers LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

JSS Barristers LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Calgary, LL. B., graduated 1996
  • University of Cambridge, LL. M., graduated 2001

  • Alberta, 1997

  • Law Society of Alberta - Bencher
  • University of Calgary - Member - Law Faculty Council
  • Alberta, 1997
  • Law Society of Alberta - Bencher
  • University of Calgary - Member - Law Faculty Council
  • University of Calgary, LL. B., graduated 1996
  • University of Cambridge, LL. M., graduated 2001

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Legal Malpractice Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Legal Malpractice Law, Calgary, Canada (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law
Awards:
  • Queen's Counsel Appointment, 2020

  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2020

  • Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution, Legal 500, 2018

  • Future Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2017

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