Preparing & Presenting Bail Hearings
Henna Parmar, Staff Lawyer, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
Henna Parmar earned an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto where she graduated with distinction. During her undergraduate studies she completed a Research Thesis on international Human Rights and human sex trafficking. She also completed an internship at the John Howard Society of Ontario, an organization that helps reintegrate individuals who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System. Henna graduated from the dual J.D. program in 2019 where she earned a Canadian J.D. from the University of Windsor and an American J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy. During law school Henna was a research assistant, volunteered at Community Legal Aid, Pro Bono Students Canada, and the Detroit International Property Clinic. Henna articled for Walter Fox & Associates, a criminal defence firm in Downtown Toronto where she assisted with cases ranging from first degree murder to forcible confinement and kidnapping. She was called to the Ontario Bar in May 2020. Henna has volunteered for several non profit organizations, has held workshops for youth to teach them their rights under the Charter, and has volunteered with her local MPP.