Holistic Legal Solutions With Consensus Building

Offering a 20+ year career in law, chronicled by a series of advancements. Extensive experience includes executive-level legal counsel and management, practice at a large law firm, senior government lawyer and in-house counsel. Experience also includes appearing before courts, boards and tribunals.

Skilled professional who leverages deep law acumen in diverse areas including litigation, administrative law, constitutional law, advocacy, labour/employment law, transportation law, regulatory law, maritime law, Crown law, municipal law, and public law. Demonstrated record of expertise in establishing collaborative working relationships and negotiating partnerships with clients, Board of Directors, executive teams, stakeholders, and key decision-makers to identify, evaluate, select, and execute the right strategies and initiatives to attain goals. Known for building strong, dedicated teams and instilling a high-performance culture focused on client service. Effective presenter, trainer, and organizational representative to clients and stakeholders. Calm and collected under pressure and extremely energized by new and challenging opportunities. Strong history of active engagement in professional associations, community and charitable endeavours. Fluently bilingual. Called to the Bar in Nova Scotia (1995) and Ontario (2009)..

Core strengths include:

✔ Leadership
✔ Risk Analysis, Management & Mitigation
✔ Negotiation
✔ Strategic Advice & Analysis
✔ Key Stakeholder Relations & Consultations
✔ Strategic Partnerships
✔ Policy & Procedure Formulation
✔ Litigation
✔ Management of Professionals
✔ Advocacy
✔ Professional Facilitation & Communication
✔ Legal Research
✔ Practical Legal Advice in Plain Language
✔ Team-Building, Recruitment, Leadership, & Invigoration
✔ Maritime Law
✔ Marine Industry
✔ Pharmaceutical and Cannabis Industry

Offering holistic legal solutions to you in the Winnipeg Area for over 20 years.