Kes is a lawyer in Toronto specializing in immigration and refugee law. Prior to founding Kes Posgate Law, Kes articled at the Federal Court as a judicial law clerk and worked as an associate lawyer at one of Canada’s leading immigration and refugee law firms.
Kes is a member of the Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. Kes is an active volunteer for the Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic for LGBTQ+ Individuals at the 519 Centre in Toronto. Kes has previously volunteered as a coach for the University of Toronto team in the Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Law Moot competition, and as a coach and judge in the Federal Courts’ Exchequer Cup.
Kes holds a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Equity Studies from the University of Toronto.
During law school, Kes worked with legal service providers and organizations in Vancouver’s downtown east side, representing individuals in a diversity of legal matters. Kes received several awards for that work, including a Law Foundation of British Columbia Public Interest Award.