• extensive legal experience in family law and real estate
• called to the bar of Ontario 1979
• graduated from Queen’s University Law School (LL.B.) 1977
• graduated from University of Waterloo (Honours Chemistry) 1974
• member of Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)
• member of Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA)
• member of Waterloo Law Association
• charter member of Waterloo Region Collaborative Family Law Association
• member of Family Mediation Canada
• has appeared in all levels of court in Ontario
• extensive trial experience but now practising collaborative family law exclusively
• preferred areas of practice:
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Real Estate
  • Wills and Estates
• strong believer in collaborative resolution of family disputes rather than court-ordered resolutions
• experienced real estate practitioner in both residential and commercial fields
  • residential real estate purchases and sales
  • multi-unit residential real estate purchases and sales
  • commercial real estate purchases and sales
• registered with Teranet for electronic searches and registrations of all forms needed to successfully conclude any type of real estate transaction anywhere in the Province of Ontario
• offering quality real estate services at competitive rates
• pride taken in explaining to clients exactly what they are paying for and why
• other interests:
  • current President and Director of Central Ontario Developmental Riding Program since 1990 (a charitable organization which provides therapeutic horseback riding for physically and mentally challenged children and adults)
  • recreational hockey player and enthusiast
  • long-suffering Leafs fan

“Offering a collaborative, respectful and dignified approach to the resolution of issues arising upon marriage breakdown with particular attention to the best interests of any children affected.”