Nne Christiana Udo became a lawyer in 1993. She obtained a law degree in 1992 from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus and a Master’s degree in Business and Commercial law in 2006, from the Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
After relocating to Canada in 2009, Christiana received her Certificate of Qualification in 2012. This achievement was followed by years of searching out new opportunities, moving across the country and writing even more exams and processing countless amounts of paperwork. Christiana was exempted for pursuing articles based on her years of experience globally and became admitted as a member of the Law society of Upper Canada in 2014. From there, she transferred her membership to the Law Society of Alberta and has continued to practice in the province since then.
Christiana started Thebil Family Law in 2014, fuelled by the hardships that she has encountered along the way and driven by a fierce determination to make society better. In fighting for her clients, Christiana brings the same doggedness and commitment that enabled her to achieve her goals to practice in Canada, alone at the time with three young children.
Christiana is married and has three boys. She loves to make new friends, loves to encourage and help people find hope. One of her favourite things to do is make people smile.
From her experience as an immigrant lawyer, Christiana’s strong passion has been to mentor other foreign trained lawyers. She is the founder of the Alberta International Trained Female Lawyers Mentoring Network. An organization that provides mentoring support exclusively for foreign trained lawyers in Alberta.
Christiana is a volunteer lawyer with the Women’s Centre of Calgary, Calgary Legal Guidance, and her firm Thebil Family Law has participated as a sponsor of Calgary Legal Guidance events.
She is a foundation member of the Legal Aid Child Representation Panel and was a member of the Stakeholder committee , a committee formed by the Alberta Court of Justice to manage access to Justice during the Covid 19 pandemic
Christiana is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the member of the Canadian Bar Association and volunteers at Southside Victory Church.
Christiana featured in the law society of Alberta international Trained lawyers (ITL) series. In summarizing the drive behind her job as a lawyer, she had this to say:
“Being a lawyer here is a privilege that carries a lot of responsibilities. I knew this wasn’t just going to be about the money. There has to be something more that would justify all that I had to go through for this license to practice. Christiana Udo.
Awa Udo is the Business Manager of THEBIL-LEGAL in charge of the office Operations, which includes all Paralegal assignments and the Company Book keeping & Accounts.
He is also a realtor. He is with the eXp Realty Limited as a Residential Realtor concentrating in Alberta, particularly in Calgary. He is very willing to help newcomers into the city Calgary purchase their first homes as well as those who would want to resale their existing property or properties for good money.
Awa was born in Nigeria on May 28, 1964. He graduated from the University of Calabar and Bayero University Kano, in Nigeria in June 1991 and 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and master’s in business administration respectively. He remained in Nigeria where he worked as a Banker for over 20 years until 2012.
After leaving Nigeria in August 2012, Awa migrated to Canada to join his beloved wife, Nne Christiana Udo, and his three boys Ebenezer, Joshua and David. He later joined Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP) in Bow valley College and worked as an Accounts Payable contract Staff in the City of Calgary Corporate Finance Office from 2012 to 2013 before transitioning to Baker Huges where he worked as a Regional & IT Finance Telecom Administrator and Senior Financial Planning Analyst between 2013 and 2014.
In December 2014, Awa joined THEBIL-LEGAL as the Business Manager taking charge of the business operations, handling all the Paralegal work, keeping and maintaining the Company records and accounting. His efforts has been key to ensuring that the operational interface of the Company with related Supervisory bodies in the industry is in good standing.
Between May 2018 and April 2019, he registered with Academy of Learning Calgary for a Diploma program in Immigration Consultancy to boost the expertise in the Company’s handle of immigration applications.
Awa has been in her current position as Business Manger of THEBIL-LEGAL since December 2014. He leads the administrative team and is the liaison for all occupational, Corporate and environmental programs.
An active Christian, Awa volunteers within the advisory level in the Board of Southside Victory Church Calgary, Alberta; and runs the Life Group Arm of the Church. He also teaches Bible Study at the Salvation Army in Calgary, Alberta and is involved in several community work programs. He loves Christian music and enjoys outdoor activities as well.
