Practised as a self-employed barrister since 1977
Narcotic Control Act offences from 1994 to 1997 Counsel on an ad hoc basis, that is under contract, for the Municipality of Saanich to prosecute bylaw offences Counsel on an ad hoc basis including a six month contract in 1979 for the Province of British Columbia to prosecute Criminal Code offences in Provincial Court and Supreme Court, with ad hoc contracts continuing for a period of more than 20 years Counsel on a contract basis for the Federal Department of Justice to prosecute Extensive experience in civil litigation since 1977 including: - commercial and corporate litigation
- personal injury claims
- real estate construction disputes of all kinds
- negligence claims including professional negligence
- defamation
- intellectual property disputes
- estate litigation
- breach of contract disputes of all kinds
- claims for breach of fiduciary duty involving trusts, estates, contractors, real estate agents and others
- breach of trust claims
Clientele in civil claims has included large financial institutions, information technology corporations, owners, developers, contractors, trustees including trustees of a large union pension fund and the injured parties and defendants in civil claims included in the areas noted above Qualified mediator with a certificate in Advanced Commercial Mediation from 1995 Counsel for clientele in mediations and arbitrations in the areas of personal injury and real estate disputes Extensive experience in criminal defence work since 1977 including the defence of first degree murder cases and commercial crimes Sessional instructor at the University of Victoria Law School for three years, 1993 to 1996 | 
