Claim names managing partner Conan Taylor, whose other firm settled a human rights complaint months earlier
A former paralegal at a Vancouver family law boutique has sued the firm, its managing partner, and a lawyer she reported to, alleging that the lawyer harassed her, the managing partner berated her, and she was wrongfully dismissed.
The claim comes months after another firm led by the same managing partner, Conan Taylor, settled a human rights complaint brought by a former associate.
None of the allegations in either matter has been proven.
Taylor, based in Edmonton, is the founding and managing partner of both Spectrum Family Law LLP and Taylor Janis LLP, which have offices across Alberta and BC.
In August 2026, Lia Holberg filed a wrongful dismissal claim against Spectrum, Taylor and Kitt Perrick, a lawyer to whom she reported directly, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, seeking damages. Kathryn Marshall, founder of Toronto employment law firm Marshall Law, represents her.
Kathryn Marshall
Spectrum hired Holberg in May 2024, and she worked there for almost a year. The claim alleges that Perrick “engaged in persistent and escalating harassing behaviours,” including intrusive questions, repeated invitations to dinner and drinks, a demand for 24/7 availability, and “ongoing, nonconsensual personal contact.”
Holberg “reported this behaviour frequently to Taylor” and to her direct manager. When confronted with this “inappropriate conduct,” Perrick “escalated” the...
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