Donna Purcell, Q.C.
Primary office:Donna Purcell QC in civil action in Red Deer, Alberta. For 25 years, he has held leadership positions in a variety of public and legal organizations in midsize companies. Staying at the small, remote center entailed numerous trips, and to combine her professional and volunteer roles and support the family, Purcell turned to hybrid telemedicine when her first daughter was born. As a result, the transition to fully telemedicine during the pandemic has been a smooth one for her and her staff.
Then Donna Purcell QC moved on to solve new challenges for judicial access. This included the creation of a COVID-19 emergency response team within the Alberta Association of Civil Lawyers (ACTLA) and the Central Alberta Bar Association. A few days after the announcement, she hosted the Canadian Bar Association's webinar (and a follow-up national podcast on telemedicine) about keeping small and individual businesses in uncertain times. At the suggestion of Chief Justice Moreau, she joined a small working group that developed the Alberta Protocol for remote interrogation. At the same time, she organized an innovative leader in the legal profession and judges, and produced a weekly series of free virtual trials. As Founding Director of the Central Alberta Legal Clinic Foundation, she is the Provincial Access to Justice Fundraising and Awareness Campaign: Lawyers vs. Talent, A2J: Virtual Edition, raising awareness for access to justice issues both pre-existing and created by COVID-19.
As two adult daughters pursue a career in the legal profession and know how difficult it is to achieve equality, diversity and career inclusion, Purcell believes that this profession has a proven track record of disruptive innovation to attract and retain more attorneys. Serve customers through an alternative service delivery model. In July 2020, she founded Donna Purcell QC Law, the first fully cloud-based law firm with hybrid brick, mortar and virtual clients with offices in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer.
She added two internationally trained attorneys who needed Canadian articles. Purcell continues to advocate for technology adoption to maximize our ability to remain effective service providers during these difficult times, enjoy life outside the workplace, spend precious time with family, and contribute to society.
She is a graduate of the Harvard Business Intelligence Program to continue innovating in the judiciary and disruptive societies.
Primary office: #103, 179A Leva Avenue, Red Deer County, AB T4E 0A5
Phone: 1-833-377-2529
LinkedIn Profile: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/donnapurcel
