Stacy Petriuk KC

Stacy Petriuk KC

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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.
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Legal Malpractice Law
Works at
JSS Barristers LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Stacy was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She was the Managing Partner of JSS Barristers from 2015 to early 2018. Stacy's practice focuses on civil, corporate, and commercial litigation, including professional negligence. She has experience in class actions and insolvency, has appeared at every level of the Alberta courts and has conducted and assisted with numerous trials and appeals. Stacy has expertise 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 the Past President of the Law Society of Alberta (LSA). She was an elected Bencher of the LSA from 2018 to 2026 and a member of the Executive Committee from 2021 to 2026. She was a member of every strategic committee and served as Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Policy and Regulatory Reform, Conduct, and Audit and Finance Committees and the Bencher Election Task Force, and Vice-Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Lawyer Competence Committees. Stacy served on the Consolidated Regulatory, Conduct and Practice Review Committees. She sat on the Innovating in Regulation and Strategic Plan Task Forces. She is a member of the Complaint Dismissal Appeals Working Group. Stacy serves on the Alberta Law Reform Institute board and the Alberta Judicial Committee.

From 2022 - 2025, Stacy was named one of Benchmark Canada’s Top 100 Women in Canadian Litigation. She is also a Benchmark Litigation Star.

Previously, she was recognized as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation.

In 2020, Stacy received her Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) Designation.

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

Works at
JSS Barristers LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

JSS Barristers LLP logo

Locations

Education

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

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1997

Affiliations

  • Law Society of Alberta - Bencher (2018 - present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - President (2025 - present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Executive Committee Member (2021 - present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Nominating Committee Chair (2025-present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member (2025-present) Chair (2024-2025) Vice-Chair (2021-2022)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Policy and Regulatory Reform Committee Member (2018-2019, 2024-present) Chair (2023-2024)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Complaint Dismissal Appeals Working Group Member (2024-present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Consolidated Regulatory Committees (Assurance Fund Adjudications (Finance), Complaint Dismissal Appeals, Credentials and Education and Trust Safety), Conduct Committee and Practice Review Committee Member (2021-present)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Lawyer Competence Committee Member (2022-2023, 2025-present) Vice-Chair (2020-2021)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Conduct Committee Chair (2022-2023) Vice-Chair (2021-2022)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Strategic Planning Task Force Member (2023)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Audit and Finance Committee Chair (2021-2022) Member (2018-2019)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Practice Review Committee Vice-Chair (2019-2020)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Innovating Regulation Task Force Member (2019-2020)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Bencher Election Task Force Chair (2019-2020)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Assurance Fund Adjudication (Finance) Committee Chair (2019-2020)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Consolidated Adjudication Committees (Appeal, Assurance Fund Adjudications (Finance), Conduct, Credentials and Education, Practice Review and Trust Safety) Member 2019-2021)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Appeal, Assurance Fund Adjudications (Finance), Conduct, Credentials and Education, Practice Review and Trust Safety Committees Member (2018-2019)
  • Law Society of Alberta - Continuing Competence Committee Member (2012-2014)
  • Calgary Humane Society - Member - Strategic Planning Committee (2001-2005)
  • Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA) - Board of Directors Vice-President, Seminars (2002-2004)
  • Calgary Region Arts Society - City of Calgary - Appointed Member (2002-2005)
  • Joint CBA/LSA Legislative Review Committee, Southern Alberta Section - Member (2001-2011)
  • Rosedale Playschool Society - President (2010-2011)
  • Calgary Arts Development Authority - Member - Board of Directors (2014-2020)
  • University of Calgary - Member - Law Faculty Council (2019-2021)
  • Alberta Law Reform Institute - Member - Board of Directors (June 2024-present)
  • Federation of Law Societies of Canada - Law Society of Alberta President (2025-present)
  • King’s Counsel Screening Committee - Chair (2025-present)
  • Alberta Judicial Council - Member (2025-present)
  • Viscount Bennett Scholarship Committee - Member (2025-present)
  • Distinguished Service Awards, Joint Committee - CBA Alberta and Law Society of Alberta - Ex Officio (2025-present)

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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