Our capacity to increase access to justice for low-income British Columbians relies on the charitable efforts of more than a thousand volunteers each year. Behind the scenes of volunteer lawyers serving clients in clinics, hearing rooms and courthouses throughout BC, hundreds of administrative volunteers work diligently to ensure that our clients receive the timely legal services they need. So each month beginning now, we will profile one of the wonderful volunteers who make APB so vital to access to justice in BC. February’s profiled volunteer is Marissa Di Lorenzo.

Marissa has been a valuable member of our client intake team since 2013. She is pursuing a full-time bachelor's degree in Business and Psychology at SFU, and is also a teaching assistant for an upper division commercial law course this semester. Despite intense demands on her time, Marissa always makes her volunteer shift at APB a priority.

As one of our most dedicated and skilled client intake volunteers, Marissa has played a key role at APB by helping to train and mentor new volunteers. And she always assists our clients with utmost patience and empathy. With future aspirations that include attending law school, we hope to have Marissa back as a volunteer lawyer one day!