FPA75: Elena Davies, Associate, Engel & Associates Law Firm

Elana Davies, Associate, Engel & Associates Law Firm
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology (’07)

As a fan of crime dramas and documentaries, Elena Davies was intrigued by the idea of a career in criminology. But it was the field placement program that attracted her to Carleton. She was chosen for a field placement at Engel & Associates, a criminal law firm in Ottawa and was hired back at the law firm every summer after that.

After graduation, she earned her law degree from the University of Ottawa and was called to the bar in 2011, when she officially joined the firm as an associate lawyer. Ms. Davies has successfully defended a wide range of criminal cases including everything from sexual assaults, assaults, impaired driving, human trafficking, fraud, assault of a police officer, and many others. She has been named as one of FPA’s 75 for the 75th in honour of Carleton’s 75th anniversary.