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Stephanie Marentette
Associate Senior Counsel, Co-operators General Insurance
Company|36| BIRTHPLACE: Essex County, Ontario
As a legal professional handling complex defense and subrogation matters, Stephanie Marentette guides
cases from start to finish, combining meticulous attention to detail with a passion for excellence. Beyond
her practice, she is deeply committed to community, serving on the St. Joseph's Healthcare Board of
Directors, chairing the London Transit Commission and volunteering for organizations like Anova and Big
Brothers Big Sisters. Whether mentoring students, teaching ballet or driving creative legal solutions, she
embraces every challenge in an open, collaborative and decisive manner.
What would you say is your single biggest business
achievement, and why? I would say that my biggest
achievement to date would be my trial experience. Only a very
small percentage of cases proceed to a trial, and I have been
lucky enough to have multiple, weeks-long Superior
Court trials under my belt. Trial advocacy is my
favourite part of my work, and I am very grateful
for the opportunities I have had in this regard.
ple, weeks-long Superior
Trial advocacy is my
nd I am very grateful
had in this regard.
What about your biggest business
obstacle, and how did you face it? My
biggest business obstacle was also my biggest
life obstacle, which was surviving an abusive
relationship with an addict. I am amazed to
this day that I did not lose my career during
that period in my life. Once I accepted
the reality of the situation, I was able to
take steps to extricate myself from it
with the support of family - and
busine
u fac
it My
iv ng an
so my biggest
us
I am amaz
my career during
I accepted
was able to
lf from it
friends who have become like
family - and begin to heal and
move forward. As awful as it
was, surviving that situation
has not only made me a very
resilient person, but has
also given me the gifts of
gratitude, empathy and
compassion. A large part
of who I am today as a
lawyer and a human is
owed to my overcoming
that.
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Trial advocacy is my favourite part of
my work, and I am very grateful for the
opportunities I have had in this regard
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g
opportunities I have had i
What's left for you to do - professionally
or personally? Personally: visit the
remaining 152 countries I have not
been to yet - I've travelled to 43 so far.
Professionally: everything!
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een to ye
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What books have you read recently that
really stuck with you? Yellowface by R.
F. Kuang and Supercommunicators
by Charles Duhigg. I'm
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currently reading The Anxious
Generation by Jonathon
Haidt, which scares the
heck out of me.
en
An old friend is
coming to visit
London - where are
you taking them
out to eat? The
Early Bird or The Bag
Lady for breakfast,
Mythic Grill for
lunch, AnnDining
or Taverna 1331 for
A
dinner and Los Lobos
for post-dinner spicy
margaritas. Lucy's or
Joe Kools for a fun night
Joe K
out. Locomotive for the best
coffee.
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or you to
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