The Eastside: More Than Just Biggie & Jay Z

Jasna Drnda is an associate lawyer at May Irwin Adam. Her practice is primarily focused on criminal and quasi-criminal litigation at trial and appellate levels. Ms. Drnda has represented clients charged with a broad range of offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. She has also represented police officers involved in investigations before the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Ms. Drnda was born in the former Yugoslavia before immigrating to Canada as a young child. She received her Juris Doctor (JD) from the faculty of Law (Common Law) at the University of Ottawa in 2011 following an Honours B.A. in Psychology and a Concentration in Criminology from the same institution. While pursuing her undergraduate studies Ms. Drnda worked as a Parliamentary Page to the House of Commons. She volunteered for the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa as a courtroom support worker for unrepresented female accused. She was also involved with the Infinity Lifer’s Liaison Group while pursuing her undergraduate degree, an organization focusing on advocating for prisoner’s rights. She is currently a member of the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA), the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa (DCAO), the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Criminal Lawyers Association (CLA).