Sarah Turney: How Adversity Fueled Her Path to Becoming a Successful Lawyer

About this episode

Sarah Turney shares her inspiring journey from a challenging childhood to becoming a successful lawyer at Fasken.

SARAH TURNEY grew up in London, Ontario oscillating between working poor and just poor, using a food bank, navigating real instability at home, and never once imagining she would become a lawyer. Sarah Turney is a partner at Fasken, one of Canada's largest law firms, where she heads up the real estate and property litigation practice, a niche she built from the ground up. In 2024, she argued and won a 5-4 decision at the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of a Toronto family whose backyard the...

People in this episode

Host: Jordana H. Goldlist

Guest: Sarah Turney

Topics covered

• law
• adversity
• real estate
• litigation
• success
• personal journey

Keywords

• lawyer
• real estate
• litigation
• Supreme Court
• adversity
• success
• Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fasken

Places: London, Ontario, Canada, Toronto

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