Herschel summered and articled at Lenczner Slaght, working in a variety of practice areas, including commercial litigation, intellectual property, professional liability, and public law.  

Herschel graduated with Distinction from Western University’s Faculty of Law, where he worked as a research assistant in the conflict of laws, as an editor for the Western Journal of Legal Studies, and successfully competed in several trial and appellate advocacy competitions. Herschel received the top mark in the trial advocacy, capstone in litigation, statutory interpretation, and remedies courses and received the Baker & McKenzie Award in International Business Transactions for a major research paper on the recognition of foreign judgments.

Prior to studying law, Herschel studied philosophy at McMaster University. He wrote his master’s thesis on constitutional interpretation and presented his philosophy papers at international philosophy conferences. Herschel proudly balanced his studies with work as a reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy.