Partners & Counsel

David Rush, QC
David Rush has been in practice for more than 30 years and is widely recognized as one of the top civil litigators in the interior of British Columbia. Prior to founding Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP, he was a partner at a national law firm and at established Kelowna firms.
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Kenneth Ihas
Kenneth Ihas practices primarily in the areas of commercial and insolvency-related litigation. In this context, he routinely acts for shareholders and corporations in business disputes, and for trustees in bankruptcy, creditors and debtors in bankruptcy and realization proceedings. In addition, Mr. Ihas has significant experience with employment and estate disputes.
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Briana Hardwick

Jeffrey Robinson
Jeff Robinson is a civil litigator who practices in the areas of corporate, commercial and estate litigation. Mr. Robinson routinely handles complex contractual disputes, tort claims, shareholder and partnership litigation and wills variation proceedings. As a patent and trademark agent with a Masters degree in Applied Science, Mr. Robinson also understands intellectual property and technical issues.
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Yarden Gershony
Mr. Gershony’s practice is devoted to complex commercial litigation and arbitration. He handles disputes concerning real estate assets, breaches of contract, shareholder remedies, breach of trust and fiduciary duty, employment matters, and financial fraud and misappropriation. He also regularly advises clients on disputes in the cannabis industry. He is a member of the bars of British Columbia and New York.
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Taylor-Marie Young
Taylor-Marie Young practices exclusively in civil and commercial litigation, with a particular interest in professional liability, employment, human rights and estate law.
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Grant Hardwick
Grant is a litigator who has practiced in Kelowna for more than 40 years. Prior to joining Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP as associate counsel, Mr. Hardwick was managing partner at a mid-size Kelowna firm for over 20 years.
Mr. Hardwick is experienced in a diverse range of civil issues, including family law.
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Associates

Jessica Spelliscy
Jessica Spelliscy grew up in Kelowna, BC. She attended Glenmore Elementary and graduated from Kelowna Secondary School. Jessica attended the University of Western Ontario and completed a Bachelor in Management and Organizational Studies. Jessica went on to obtain her Bachelor of Laws with an Honours Distinction at Cardiff University.
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Lauren Nykolaychuk
Lauren practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, with a particular interest in construction and estate law.

Wendy Thiessen
Wendy is a civil and commercial litigator and has represented clients through a broad range of disputes, including business, contract, construction, lending, and property disputes.

Laurel Hogg
Laurel Hogg practices primarily in the area of family law. In addition to family disputes, Laurel also has significant experience representing clients in a range of civil and commercial litigation matters, including business, employment and intellectual property disputes in the technology, finance and pharmaceutical industries.

Melia Moorhouse
Melia Moorhouse practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, and has assisted clients with a broad range of disputes including property, contract, construction, and business disputes.

Stefani Lefebvre
Stefani practices generally in commercial and civil litigation. She has particular interests in defamation, employment, construction, foreclosures, and property disputes.