The Legal Café Team

Our TEAM

LAWYERS

We combine legal insight, experience, and intersectional legal knowledge to support our clients through the Canadian immigration landscape.

Sonia Sekhon, LL.B. (Hons)

• Founder | Director

• Barrister & Solicitor

• RCIC (L2)

• Adjunct Instructor, Ashton College (British Columbia)

• Founder of the Niagara Bar Association & Legal Education Council

Sonia Sekhon is a licensed Barrister and Solicitor in Ontario and the founding principal of The Legal Café.

Born and raised in Toronto, Sonia earned her LL.B. (Hons) from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, where she gained international legal experience working with private law firms and the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

She later completed her Immigration Consultant Diploma with Honours and obtained a secondary licence through the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council.

Beyond her legal practice, Sonia is deeply engaged in professional education and community leadership. She serves as an Adjunct Instructor and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Instructor with Ashton College. She is also the founder of the Niagara Bar Association & Legal Education Council, an initiative dedicated to fostering collaboration, mentorship, and continuing education within the legal community. In addition, Sonia founded the Indian Cultural Society of Niagara Falls, reflecting her ongoing commitment to building connection and inclusivity within the region and globally.

In her spare time, Sonia enjoys café hopping, going to the gym, and spending time with loved ones.

Jean-P Meunier

Associate Immigration Lawyer

Jean-Patrice Meunier brings 13 years of experience and a rare depth of perspective to his immigration practice at The Legal Café. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2013, he has built a reputation for tackling the most complex and high-stakes immigration matters: from deportation defence and humanitarian and compassionate applications to business immigration, judicial reviews, and appeals before the Federal Court.

Before entering private practice, Jean-Patrice served as an Immigration and Citizenship Program Specialist with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, giving him an insider's understanding of how the system works, and where it can be navigated most effectively. That experience, combined with years of litigation and solo practice, informs an approach that is both strategic and practical.

In 2025, Jean-Patrice successfully argued a reported Federal Court decision (2025 FC 1835), a milestone that reflects his skill in high-level immigration litigation. Alongside his immigration work, he also advises clients on intellectual property, contracts, and corporate matters.

Jean-Patrice holds a Licence en droit civil (LL.L) from the University of Ottawa and a Juris Doctor in North American Common Law from the Université de Montréal, a dual legal education that gives him fluency across both of Canada's (and the US’) legal traditions. His undergraduate studies in Physics and Film Production speak to a mind that is as analytical as it is creative.

Calm, thorough, and easy-going by nature, Jean-Patrice is drawn to the complex cases others find daunting. He has a particular talent for finding non-obvious solutions to difficult problems; the kind of work that matters most when the stakes are highest.

Outside the office, Jean-Patrice is a person of eclectic pursuits. He writes and records his own music, tinkers with home automation and programming, and finds equal satisfaction in the kitchen — whether cooking, baking, or perfecting a recipe. He also tends to a collection of bonsai, a practice that rewards the same patience and attention to detail that defines his work as a lawyer.

Legal Interns

The Legal Cafe's Rising Stars

Maleeha is a fourth-year student at Brock University, pursuing a Bachelor of Business Communications with a minor in Labour Studies. She is concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program through University of Essex Online, where she is in her second year of study.

Jaskirat is in her third year at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where she is completing a degree in Criminology, Law & Society. She is actively involved in university organizations and student groups, contributing to campus initiatives and academic communities.

Jaskirat intends to pursue law school upon completion of her undergraduate degree and is currently preparing for the LSAT.

Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Mount Royal University and is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics at Niagara College.

She volunteers with the Niagara Bar Association and the Legal Education Council, a newly established non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the legal community in the Niagara region. Alexandra applies her background in analytics and her interest in law to contribute to and support these initiatives.

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