Celeste Van Ameringen

Celeste Van Ameringen is a Lawyer at Modern Family Law LLP.

She received her Masters of Laws (LLM) from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2021, and obtained her LLB First Class Honors Degree from the University of Leicester in the UK in 2019. In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Guelph.

During the completion of her LLM, she studied a range of specialized areas including Family Law.  She initially started working at Modern Family Law LLP as a Law Clerk and then Articling Student.  Following her call to the bar, she began her career as a Lawyer at Modern Family Law LLP.

Celeste is a very caring person who is passionate about assisting people. While completing her LLM, she volunteered at the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic where she worked with clients and completed applications on their behalf.  While completing her law degree, Celeste worked as part of a team of legal researchers for Lawyers without Borders, Student Division, where they wrote a research paper on freedom of expression and organized several debates. Celeste was also a member of a charity called AMICUS focused on access to justice.  

In her free time, Celeste enjoys spending time with family/friends, gardening and international travel.