Jul 15, 2026 · 52 min · 11 segments
Today on *Life by Design*, Dr. Robyne is joined by criminal defence lawyer Jordana H. Goldlist. From surviving addiction and living on the streets as a teenager to becoming one of Canada's leading…
Jordana GoldlistGuestRobyne Hanley-DafoeHostAnd for folks who perhaps hadn't had a chance to listen to our previous episode, could you tell the listeners a wee bit about who you are and what you're up to these days?
So Jordana Goldlis, I'm the owner of JHG Criminal Law, which is a boutique criminal defense firm.
So a lot of people come to me when they have a very difficult case and they need someone who's just prepared to take it to trial.
um normally the stakes are so high that it's not the type of case it's resolvable so you know significant drug trafficking firearms offenses homicides things of that nature um anything that sort of has that high risk in the litigation process i've been doing that for about the last 16 years now i have my own practice for the last 12 of those 16 years and And, um, on the side, somehow, some way I also do content creation and have a podcast of my own that is based on my Ted talk from, uh, 2018 called who judges the judge.
Like that is one of those when people talk about like TED Talks that really just kind of changed thinking and oh my gosh, yours was absolutely one of them.
And I love that your TED Talk actually sparked your podcast, Who Judges the Judge? And again, I feel like there's so many misconceptions about, first of all, behavior plus criminal behavior and also this idea of right and wrong and how people get to where they are.
And to become a leading prosecutor, like a leading, sorry, like defense attorney in our country, like your journey here was not linear.
And would you tell us a wee bit about how you go from a teenager who was unhomed to literally doing what you're doing right now? Because that is a remarkable journey.
And for folks who perhaps hadn't had a chance to listen to our previous episode, could you tell the listeners a wee bit about who you are and what you're up to these days?
So Jordana Goldlis, I'm the owner of JHG Criminal Law, which is a boutique criminal defense firm.
So a lot of people come to me when they have a very difficult case and they need someone who's just prepared to take it to trial.
um normally the stakes are so high that it's not the type of case it's resolvable so you know significant drug trafficking firearms offenses homicides things of that nature um anything that sort of has that high risk in the litigation process i've been doing that for about the last 16 years now i have my own practice for the last 12 of those 16 years and And, um, on the side, somehow, some way I also do content creation and have a podcast of my own that is based on my Ted talk from, uh, 2018 called who judges the judge.
Like that is one of those when people talk about like TED Talks that really just kind of changed thinking and oh my gosh, yours was absolutely one of them.
And I love that your TED Talk actually sparked your podcast, Who Judges the Judge? And again, I feel like there's so many misconceptions about, first of all, behavior plus criminal behavior and also this idea of right and wrong and how people get to where they are.
And to become a leading prosecutor, like a leading, sorry, like defense attorney in our country, like your journey here was not linear.
And would you tell us a wee bit about how you go from a teenager who was unhomed to literally doing what you're doing right now? Because that is a remarkable journey.
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