About Hana

Hana is an immigration and refugee lawyer based in Toronto, Canada. She currently practices law through Marku & Lee Immigration and Refugee Lawyers.

She holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and an MA in Communication & Culture from York University. She articled for Mithoowani Waldman Immigration Law Group and worked on immigration files as a law student at Parkdale Community Legal Services.

Hana has experience in a wide variety of immigration and refugee law matters, including family sponsorships, refugee claims and refugee appeals, humanitarian and compassionate applications, Pre-Removal Risk Assessments, and applications for judicial review.

Hana was previously a researcher and writer in Kosovo with a special focus on transitional justice and gender equality. She has written about the role of women in Kosovo’s war of independence, the legal recognition of wartime rape survivors, and rape culture in Kosovo. She wrote a personal essay about her thoughts on freedom and political struggle for the CBC.

Born in Prishtina, Kosovo, Hana immigrated to Canada in the 1990s. She lives in Toronto with her husband Nate and their two cats. She is one of the founders of Albanians Active Now, an online space for Albanians with progressive politics. She is also a member of the Albanian Film Association. She speaks English and Albanian.