Legal Assistant

Donna Fyfle is one of our long service employees having joined Coutts Crane on October 17, 1977. Originally employed to work with Elgin Coutts in the Estate’s area of his practice, Donna’s career has evolved over the years and now is somewhat more diverse. Although Donna continues to work on Elgin Coutts’ estate files, she now also finds herself doing estate files for all of the other lawyers in the firm who appreciate the expertise she has gained over the past 22 years. In addition to the estates area of the firm, Donna works with Mr. Coutts in his corporate practice and works with all of the lawyers at Coutts Crane when it comes to doing wills for our clients.

Born and raised in Toronto, Donna has two children and when not working or raising her daughters, she finds time to play tennis, loves dancing, reading and the challenge of the Crossword Puzzle.

Accounting Clerk

Mary has been employed by Coutts Crane since 1990 in the capacity of accounting clerk. Ensuring our accounts are processed and paid on time, Mary is an integral member of the firm. In the small firm environment, Mary quite often finds herself called upon to perform other non-accounting functions and always does so with a smile and a cheery attitude.

Mary was born in Italy and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was a baby. Now the mother of a young daughter herself, she enjoys spending every free moment watching her grow and learn.

Receptionist

Diane also has an active range of outside interests. She organizes and participates in historical fashion shows as well as acting as a volunteer interpreter in several historical homes. She makes and sells items for country craft fairs and has won several awards for best display of handmade items. In addition, Diane researches and collects historical costumes and now is the owner of a beautiful black cat named Ace. She is currently on the executive board of four historical societies, plus volunteers at Art Gallery of Ontario and the Elgin Theatre in Toronto.

Legal Assistant

For all intents and purposes, Judy is the backbone of the Corporate Department at Coutts Crane. Although she has significant experience in many different departments as well as previous office management responsibilities, she is most comfortable addressing and executing the issues of the private corporation. With 25 plus years of experience, she provides a unique and very professional insight to the day to day challenges of corporate work and is considered a key resource of CCI by all who know her.

In her off hours, her interests include her family and friends, long distance motorcycle cruising, swimming, scuba diving, cooking and reading.

Law Clerk

Superna joined Coutts Crane in November 2001 as the assistant, to Robert O’Brien. Superna brings with her 10 years experience as a legal assistant to the firm. She obtained her Law Clerk Diploma in 1990. The primary area of law that she is involved with at the firm includes, but is not limited to, Civil Litigation and Family law. Superna deals with clients in a very pleasant manner to ensure satisfaction and comfort.

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Superna immigrated to Canada with her family in 1970. Superna is kept busy with her daughter and keeps the time away from the office to enjoy various activities with her. Superna enjoys dancing, music, movies and once was a volunteer coordinator for an Indian dance school in Toronto.

Legal Assistant

Elizabeth is a legal assistant in Family Law and litigation fields and enjoys interacting with clients and other legal professionals.

When not at work, Elizabeth takes pleasure in walking with her two clever poodles, training them in obedience and tricks. She also attempts training her two cats in obedience.

Legal Assistant

Chara first joined Coutts Crane in August 2002 in a temporary capacity and became a permanent part of our team in May 2005 as a legal assistant in the real estate department. Chara has many years of paralegal experience and provides seamless support to lawyers and senior law clerks with real estate transactions.

Chara enjoys leisure activities such as fishing, knitting, gardening, cooking and reading.