Anne-Marie grew up in Ottawa, Ontario and graduated with a degree in sociology and contemporary studies from the University of Kings College in Halifax. She completed her law school at the University of Ottawa in 2009 and has been practicing criminal law exclusively since her call to the bar in 2010. After articling with Shore Davis Hale, she worked as an associate at Hale Criminal Law Office before joining May & Konyer. She has represented clients with a wide range of criminal matters, ranging from impaired driving, assault, theft and sexual offences.

Anne-Marie is active in the legal community. She supervises Pro Bono Students Canada projects and sits on the Board of CoSA (Circles of Support and Accountability). She has taught first year criminal law at the University of Ottawa law school and mentors female defence lawyers as part of the Women in Canadian Criminal Defence mentorship program. Anne-Marie previously served as a director on the Ottawa Defence Counsel Association from 2016 to 2020, as well as sitting on the Adult Community Justice Network.

Anne-Marie is an award-winning blog writer. She won the 2015 Canadian Law Blog award, ‘Clawbie’ award for the best new blog and the 2016 ‘Clawbie’ award for the best practitioner blog. Following her success in the blog, Anne-Marie has made media appearances on local radio and television on criminal law, providing commentary and insight into cases in the news.