Linda has been a lawyer since 1986, a mediator since 1992, a Registered Family Mediator since 1995 and a Registered Collaborative Lawyer since 2000. But Linda is more than just a lawyer;
She is a community minded woman who has been recognized by the legal profession and the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta by her Queen’s Counsel appointment for her many contributions to the Canadian community;
When you spend time with Linda Long, Q.C. you will meet a woman committed to the principles of equal access to justice for all, to law reform, to the equality of men and women, to the right of all people, regardless of ethnic origin, country of origin, mental health, physical health, religious background, or any other status which marginalizes individuals, to equal treatment before the law;
Linda has contributed over her long career to creating equality of opportunity for many people in many walks of life in Canada;
Linda is proud of having served Canada in the Canadian Forces for over 10 years before entering university in 1980 to begin studies for her legal career. After graduation from law school in 1985, and while gaining experience in family law, Linda was appointed in 1990 by Canada’s Minister of National Defence to the Minister’s Advisory Board on Women in the Canadian Forces, where she served for three years advising the Minister on gender integration policy development. Linda contributed to policy development which ensure that the young men and women of Canada today have the opportunity to serve their country equally, and without discrimination, pursuant to the protections guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
Linda is also proud to have spearheaded two refugee sponsorships, one of eight Cambodian refugees who had been consigned to a refugee camp for eleven years after the Vietnam war, and the second of a Rwandan man who had escaped the genocide which had claimed his remaining family members.
Linda has helped foreign workers with employment abuse problems without charge; been a foster parent for a severely mentally ill man for 3 ½ years - and provided emergency housing in her own home to an immigrant who had become homeless during severe winter conditions when no one else would help, and he was residing in a warehouse;
Linda has received two citations from the Canadian Red Cross Society for special contributions to the Edmonton Tornado Relief Effort, over a period of five years;
She has been on the Boards of the Alberta Family Mediation Soceity - twice - and the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society;
Linda helped found the Families of Native Children in 1989; She has been the recipient of an eagle feather from Grandma Grizzly in 2000, and an eagle blanket and star blanket and an honour dance from the Red Road Healing Society, in the Cree tradition, in 2008.
Linda has been married 32 years, has three sons and is a proud Kookum to five grandchildren.
Jasmine joined Long Family Law Group after her call to the Alberta Bar in 2011. She attended the University of Alberta for post-secondary education, where she received her B.A. in Psychology, with Distinction, in 2007, and her LL.B. in 2010.
While obtaining her B.A., Jasmine was also a self-employed piano teacher, developing a long-term client base. She has taught students of all ages and levels, students with special needs, and has also prepared her students for examinations and local and provincial competitions.
Jasmine enjoys meeting new people from all walks of life. In the summer of 2006, Jasmine volunteered at an orphanage in China, where each child she met was faced with some form of developmental disability. Jasmine’s other volunteer experience includes leading a project for the collection of over 1,000 Christmas care packages to children living in developing countries, and working with brain injury patients at Alberta Hospital Ponoka.
During law school, Jasmine volunteered with Student Legal Services and worked as an intake officer at Legal Aid Alberta. Jasmine was a recipient of the Merv Leitch, Q.C., Leadership Scholarship in Law, being selected by the Hon. E. Peter Lougheed, on the basis of community service, extracurricular activities, and superior academic achievement.
Jasmine is fluent in Cantonese. She enjoys trying out new recipes, running, and travelling.
Hi, I’m Champ, the divorce dog. Ever since I was a little guy five years ago, I’ve always had a nose for people who are hurting. Although I do enjoy athletic activities, nibbling stuffed animals, doggie treats and sleeping, my primary work at Long Family Law Group is comforting people. My team works very hard, and I see how much they care about helping people. I keep them in shape by chasing my football, and giving kisses when they ask for them. I am kept very busy going from desk to desk looking after them all. Hope to see you in the future…..
Champ