Leah Mack (she/her)

Founder/Principal

Leah has almost exclusively worked for Indigenous clients since being called to the bar in 2007. She is committed to listening and learning from each person and Nation and to serving her clients in a practical and supportive manner.  She strongly believes in working closely with each community, which means she is often travelling to meet with clients in their home communities. This enables her to practice law in a way that reflects and honours a Nation’s unique customs, laws, and traditions. As your lawyer, she will be honest, approachable and practical in her practice. Leah is open to learning from you, your Nation and its members.

She has advised clients on jurisdiction, membership, elections, human resources, and on governance structures and policies that meet clients’ goals of self-determination and Nation building that reflect each Nation’s unique culture and laws. To provide these services, she has worked extensively with legislation affecting Indigenous peoples including the Indian Act, the Canada Labour Code and Federal First Nations Land Management Act.

Born and raised in Victoria, B.C., Leah is a Member of the Toquaht Nation, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. She received her LLB from Osgoode Hall in 2006 and was called to the B.C. Bar in 2007. She has lived in the Yukon, Nova Scotia and Ontario and currently resides in Victoria with her husband and their two sons.

Leah’s services are provided though a Professional Corporation.

Professional Associations and Memberships
Member at Large of the Aboriginal Law-Vancouver Island Section
Member, Law Society of British Columbia (2007)
Member, Law Society of Manitoba
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Practising law in Saskatchewan and Ontario on a temporary basis

Community Involvement
Board Member, National Little League
Governor, Law Foundation of BC

Papers and Publications
“Employment Law in the First Nations Context: Another Look at First Nations Governments as Employer”, J. Berry Hykin and Leah L.J. Mack, April 2012

Janna Kucharsky (she/her)

Legal Assistant / Paralegal

Janna is a legal assistant / paralegal with over 10 years of experience in the legal field. Having previously worked in the field of immigration and business law in Vancouver and Victoria, she is thankful to have landed at Mack Law Corp, where she enjoys working with a very close-knit team on important issues in Indigenous law.

In addition to a BA in anthropology, Janna holds an LAA certificate from Capilano University, a paralegal certificate in litigation from VCC, and UBC Certificate in Immigration: Laws, Policies and Procedures. She prides herself on being a life-long learner and enjoys regaling others with random facts about nature.

Janna was born and raised in Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group territory. Outside of work, she raises chickens and geese, plays beekeeper on the weekends, and spends time with her partner and their daughter at their home, located on the unceded traditional territory of the Quw’utsun Mustimuhw.

Phaedra Kemp (she/her)

Firm Director

Phaedra joined Mack Law Corp in 2024 with 9 years of experience in finance and administration from a large Aboriginal law firm in Victoria. Her positivity and solution-based mindset contribute greatly to the workings of MLC, its staff, and its clients. As well as being a careful listener, Phaedra approaches every aspect of her work with rigorous attention to detail and is committed to making sure the operations of the firm run as smoothly as possible. In doing so, she’s always there to assist clients however needed and support the work of the firm with minimal direction and maximum efficiency.

Before beginning her career in administration, Phaedra was a professional folk musician. Her time as a touring and performing artist afforded her the chance to learn from the world in many unexpected ways, allowing her to adopt a mindset of curiosity, compassion, and perseverance – all of which show up in her work today.

Phaedra was born in Treaty 7 territory and was raised in the traditional and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin people and on the traditional and unceded lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples where she lives today. Outside of the office she loves hiking, board games, and indoor gardening.