SHEA S. PEPLINSKIE

After graduating from York University with a Master in Critical Disability Studies in 2016 Shea went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba in 2021. Shea was then called to the Manitoba Bar in 2022.

While in law school, Shea was awarded the D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for earning the top grade in Aboriginal Law Criminal Justice and Family. She also participated in the Solomon Greenberg Trial Moot Competition and was the National Director of Advocacy for the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada. Shea is passionate about providing high-quality legal services to rural communities.

“When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision—then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid," - Audre Lorde