Bio Highlight

Called to the Manitoba Bar, 1974.

Called to the Ontario Bar, 1981.

Appointed Queen\'s Counsel, 1992.



Listed in "Best Lawyers in Canada" in three categories: medical malpractice, personal injury and media/defamation law.



Education



* Bachelor of Laws (Gold Medalist), Univeristy of Manitoba, 1973





Experience



* Founding Partner with Tapper Cuddy LLP

* Appearance in all levels of Court including trial courts in Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta, Courts of Appeal for Manitoba and Ontario, Federal Court, Supreme Court of Canada

* Extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation

* Countless trials and appeals conducted involving important questions of law or substantial funds at issue; multiple cases reported in various law reporting journals

* Multiple jury trials, civil and criminal

* Class action representation, including representation of plaintiffs in the first class action trial in Manitoba. Pension case resulting in judgement exceeding $30 million

* Conducted medical malpractice cases for plaintiffs in three provinces, and successfully completed cases in the millions of dollars; considered an expert in the field and spoken at conferences in Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario, and Mexico

* Professional association representation for one large professional institution

* Presently counsel to several media organizations including television, radio, newspaper, and magazine, for news management and conduct of defamation matters

* Conducted many "political" defamation cases, including one for the then sitting Premier of Manitoba





Professional Activities



* Frequent contributor to Bar Admission classes

* Occasional lecturer at Law School

* Lectures and mock cross-examinations of Manitoba Bar Association conventions

* Special lecturer at Canadian Bar Association 1983 meeting in Quebec City

* Special lecturer at joint Manitoba/Minnesota Bar Associations joint conventions in 1986 and 1987

* Faculty member at Law Society Continuing Legal Education program, Hecla Island Advocacy Program for young lawyers: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997

* Moot courts performed for Winnipeg Police cadets

* Moot court performed for Conference of Manitoba Family Physicians

* Panel chair, 1988 Isaac Pitblado lectures re expert evidence

* Paper delivered 1989 Isaac Pitblado lectures re economic evidence

* Paper delivered 1990 Isaac Pitblado lectures re impact of Charter of Rights on administrative law

* Paper delivered C.L.E. program on economic evidence

* Paper delivered C.L.E. program on structured settlements

* Paper delivered C.L.E. program on acting for an insured in insurance cases

* Speaker, Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association winter conference, Banff, 2001

* Speaker, Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association winter conference, Acapulco, 2002

* Occasional lecturer at Manitoba Medical school

* Grand Rounds St. Boniface Hospital

* Grand Rounds, Obstetrics, Health Sciences Centre, 2004

* Presenter, Canadian College of emergency Room Nurses, 2004

* Member, Ad-Idem, national association of media lawyers

* Presented mock jury address to an actual jury, defamation case, 2004, Ad Idem conference in Toronto

* Co-founder of Advocates Society of Manitoba; Vice-President 1990-91, President 1991-92

* Bencher, Law Society of Manitoba 2005 2006

* Mentioned in "Best Lawyers in Canada", in field of injury/medical malpractice





Community Affiliations



* Throughout 1980’s, Board member of St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, and Chairman for 2 years of Special Projects Committee

* Board member, Winnipeg Harvest

* Chief Professional Boxing Judge and Supervisor of Judges, Manitoba Boxing Commission

* Judge, World Boxing Council, North American Boxing Federation; ABC certified; also ABC certified referee