Crys Masterson, BA, JD
Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public

Professional Profile

After receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Waterloo, Crys began her legal education at the University of Oklahoma, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Indian Law Review. Upon receiving her Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma in 2011 and returning home to Ontario, she attended the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and received her Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee of Accreditation in 2012. Crys was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2013. Crys’s primary areas of practice are real estate law and wills & estates.

Extracurriculars

Although Crys’s legal name is Crystal, she goes by Crys professionally, as she understands it’s difficult for clients to trust a lawyer with a stripper name (thanks, mom and dad). Crys enjoys spending time with her spouse and three young children, attending any concert that comes to town, watching all variations of the Bachelor franchise, cheering for the Raptors (even when they’re losing), making the world’s best margaritas, and refusing to wear pants without an elastic waist (because self-care).

Honours & Awards

Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award: Best Lawyer (Gold)
Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award: Best Real Estate Lawyer (Platinum)
Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award: Best Law Firm (Platinum)
Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award: Best Real Estate Law Firm (Platinum)
National Order of Scribes (2011 inductee)
Academic Achievement Award: Wills & Trusts
Academic Achievement Award: Advanced Trusts
Academic Achievement Award: Real Estate Transactions
Law Review Award: Outstanding Article
Dean’s Honour Roll

Publications

Wind-Energy Ventures in Indian Country: Fashioning a Functional Paradigm, 34 Am. Indian L. Rev. 317 (2009-2010)

Contact

crys@mastersonlaw.ca


Karen Morimoto, BA, JD
Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public

Professional Profile

Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in Politics, from Queen’s University and a Law Clerk diploma from Fleming College. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall in 2010. While at Osgoode, Karen received specialized training in dispute mediation and served as executive assistant to the Osgoode Innocence Project. Karen was called to the Bar in 2011. Karen practices civil litigation, corporate law, wills & estates, and real estate law.

Extracurriculars

Karen used to have real hobbies, such as practicing Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, running, yoga, and visual arts. After becoming a mother and a lawyer, Karen’s hobbies have become more indoorsy and nocturnal, such as online shopping in the middle of the night while eating sour patch kids and drinking beer (which she insists taste good together) and attempting to break all world records for human chattiness.

Honours & Awards

Governor General’s Academic Medal

Contact

karen@mastersonlaw.ca


Nikki Lewis, BA, JD
Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public

Professional Profile

Nikki attended the University of Ottawa, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, followed by her Juris Doctor. Nikki began her legal career in Ottawa, practicing criminal law and child protection matters. After returning home to Burlington, Nikki joined Masterson Law in 2022 to practice civil litigation, wills & estates, and real estate law.

Extracurriculars

Nikki spends her free time hanging out with her several pet rats. Occasionally, our office will act on real estate matters with rodent feces or other pest-control concerns. Despite being a consummate professional, we know Nikki is secretly rooting for the rodents.

Contact

nikki@mastersonlaw.ca


 

Jeanine Garlow
Office Manager

Staff Profile

Jeanine holds a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University, as well as a Human Resources Post Diploma from Humber College. Jeanine often speaks in the third person and spends her free time crocheting, despite that she is indeed well below retirement age.

Contact

jeanine@mastersonlaw.ca


Janice Otterstein
Law Clerk

Staff Profile

With decades of experience as an estates, corporate, and litigation clerk, Janice joined Masterson Law to do anything but real estate. Janice is a GILF who loves tequila, travelling, and being told what to do by her grandchildren (all of whom she would sell for the right bottle of tequila).

Contact

janice@mastersonlaw.ca


Linda De Canhas
Law Clerk

Staff Profile

With over forty years’ experience as a real estate law clerk, Linda was the first clerk to join Masterson Law. Linda drinks several litres of coffee each day and zero water, yet always wonders why she has regular migraines. She is fluent in Portuguese, loves DIY home projects, and eats from the children’s menu at restaurants (her husband still cuts the crusts off her sandwiches for lunch).

Contact

linda@mastersonlaw.ca


Gina Kostopoulos
Law Clerk

Staff Profile

Gina grew up in a real estate brokerage and became a real estate law clerk before she was eligible to vote. A mother of triplets, Gina works long hours at the office to escape life as her teenagers’ full-time chef and maid. She enjoys speaking loudly, swearing at technology, being averse to change, and reminding everyone she’s Greek.

Contact

gina@mastersonlaw.ca


Lisa Campbell
Law Clerk

Staff Profile

Lisa has over thirty years’ experience as a real estate law clerk. She enjoys travelling, being an empty nester, and using her unconscious facial expressions to show everyone how she feels at all times.

Contact

lisa@mastersonlaw.ca


Josslyn Zettle
Law Clerk

Staff Profile

Josslyn attended the Legal Assistant/Paralegal course at Humber College. After a decade of practice in civil litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury, and construction liens, Josslyn joined Masterson Law to practice litigation and real estate. When she’s not listening to Bachelor podcasts, Josslyn enjoys dressing above the office dress code (which, to be fair, is not difficult), changing her mind, and needing six months’ notice for any social engagement (and she’s probably still not coming).

Contact

josslyn@mastersonlaw.ca


Hayleigh Masterson
Intake Clerk

Staff Profile

Hayleigh likes horses more than people and believes in nepotism.

Contact

intake@mastersonlaw.ca


Sarah Camm
Conveyancer

Staff Profile

Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies and her Masters of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Western Ontario. Known as the firm’s title search guru, Sarah is brought in as the “big guns” when complex title issues arise. Sarah works remotely in the middle of nowhere and enjoys reading, knitting, embroidery, long walks on the beach – oops, wrong profile.

Contact

sarah@mastersonlaw.ca


Cindy Dedeyne
Bookkeeper

Staff Profile

After spending many years in real estate administration, Cindy joined Masterson Law as a bookkeeper. With her husband enjoying his retirement, Cindy elected to continue working, both as an escape mechanism and to fulfill a lifelong dream of being a sugar mama.

Contact

cindy@mastersonlaw.ca