Jonhelyn was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada with her family in 2006. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law in June 2021. Jonhelyn was a summer student at Mercado Trinh Law LLP in 2020 and re-joined the MTL Team as an Articling Student-at-Law in June 2021.
As an articling student, Jonhelyn works with supervising lawyers in a variety of practice areas with a particular emphasis on:
• Residential Real Estate
• Business Law (buying and selling businesses, creation, and start-up of businesses, etc.)
• Estate Planning (Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives)
• Estate Administration
• Family Law (domestic agreements, divorces, etc.)
Throughout law school, Jonhelyn was involved with various organizations. She facilitated workshops for W.I.S.E. Manitoba, drafted refugee applications at the Welcome Place – Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council and attended PTC court for the University Community Law Centre. She was also actively involved with Legal Help Centre Inc. as a student volunteer and as an extern.
Jonhelyn is fully bilingual in English and Tagalog. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and exploring local restaurants.