Professional
· Partner (Executive Committee 2000-2008)
· Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996
· Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar, 1978
· Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
· "Best Lawyers in Canada" - Criminal Defence Law, 2006-2012
Seminars & Presentations
· General Lecturer and Panelist in areas of Criminal Law, Civil Litigation and Professional Discipline, including the following:
· Criminal Appeal - Practice and Procedure
· Section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
· Criminal Law Update Seminar - "Cross-Examination on Previous Inconsistent Statements"
· "Do You Need Legal Help Reciting the Alphabet at 2:00 a.m.?: Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Charter"
· Expert Witness Trial Advocacy College, STLA, 2008
· "Dismissal Pursuant to The Police Act, 1990": Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, 2006
· "Litigating Sexual Assault Cases": STLA Conference, 2005
· Dismissal Pursuant to The Police Act, 1990: Western Labour Conference - Canadian Professional Police Association, 2005
· "Judicial Inquiries": Canadian Professional Police Association 2005 Annual General Meeting
· "What Can You Do When They Stick a Camera in Your Face?: Dealing with the Media": STLA Conference 2005
· "Inquiries and Inquests": Panel Member, STLA 2004 Spring Conference
· "What is an Impartial Juror?" CBA - Saskatchewan Branch, Bar Notes, Vol. XVIII, No. 2 (2003)
· "The Big, The Bad and The Ugly; Mega Files, Mega Trials and Reviled Clients": 2002 STLA Annual Conference
· "Section 657.3 Expert Witness Reports", - 2002
· "Dealing with the Media": Advocate Vol. 1, Issue 3 (1999)
· "DNA Warrants" - SKLESI New Challenges Conference (1999)
· "Reasonable and Probable Grounds": Advocate Vol. 1, Issue 1 (1999)
· Faculty Member: SKLESI Trial Advocacy Workshop - 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
· "Why Don't We Lock Everyone Up?": Advocate (1998)
· "Victim Services or Agents of the Crown": Advocate (1997)
· "The Midnight Call": Advocate (1995)
· Member of the Trial Advocacy Faculty