Our Team
Filip Hrga - Lawyer & Founder
(Pronounced: Fill-ip Hurg-uh)
email: filip@goldenpineslaw.com
Filip is the proud founder and lead lawyer at Golden Pines Law. A passionate advocate for his clients, Filip earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Brock University, graduating with honours and first-class standing. After a few years working, he pursued his legal education in Ottawa, graduating Cum Laude from the uOttawa Faculty of Law. Ottawa Law is where he not only became a lawyer but also met his wife, Lindsay.
After falling in love with Lindsay, Filip quickly discovered another love: Prince Edward Island. Drawn by the incomparable people, vibrant community, and breathtaking landscape, Filip and Lindsay made PEI their permanent home and built their life together in North Tryon.
Outside of work, Filip is an avid basketball fan, competing in the Summerside men's league and most recently coaching a group of rascals with the East Prince Sting. He also loves chess, puzzles, board games, and travelling. Recently, Filip has been exploring gardening—so if you have any tips for a budding gardener, he'd love to hear them!
Junie McHrga - Paw-ralegal & Cheese Tax Collector
(Pronounced: Ju-nee Mc-hurg-uh)
Junie, Golden Pines Law’s official paw-ralegal, is a golden retriever with a heart of gold (and a nose for cheese!). When she's not diligently assisting with important paperwork, you’ll find her joyfully swimming, energetically digging holes, and sprinting along the sandy beaches of PEI. Junie loves a good game of fetch—though she prefers being chased rather than returning the ball… In her spare time, she enjoys being pampered by her many doting aunts and uncles (and especially her grandparents!), dutifully collecting her cheese tax from anyone daring to snack nearby, and providing world-class cuddles to her family and friends.
Interested in Joining our Team?
For lawyers, a law degree. For paralegals and support staff, 1 year of any post-secondary. Our only other requirements:
- be a problem solver, not a problem finder
- consider yourself a team player
- comfortable with technology
- care about community
- care about providing quality customer service
- don’t care about fitting the typical “mold”
- don’t take yourself too seriously
That’s it. No long lists or unreasonable expectations. All experience levels welcome.
We don’t care about tradition. We care about our impact and ensuring that anyone joining our team see this as a place for long-term mutual growth. So, that means we are doing things our own way:
Profit share for employees. Family benefits. RRSP contributions. Work remotely when client work allows. No vacation policy. No sick day policy. 4 day work-weeks.
To us, it’s not “work-life” balance. Work is a big part of life. It shouldn’t need balancing because it should work for you and your family. So, we‘ll treat you like adults. We care that the work gets done and we give our clients the best possible service quality we can; the rest is up to you. All inquiries are held in the strictest confidence, whether we become colleagues or not.
We do things a little differently here. If you’re interested in exploring your options and think you would do well in a new and innovative environment, give us a call to discuss whether we might be a good fit to work together. All inquiries are held in the strictest confidence, whether we become colleagues or not.