Experience

Forte Workplace Law

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employment Lawyer

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  At Forte Law we advise employees and employers on all aspects of employment law, labour law and workplace human rights, from hiring to firing and everything in between. Solving work-related legal problems is all that I do. At Forte Law we advise employees and employers on all aspects of employment law, labour law and workplace human rights, from hiring to firing and everything in between. Solving work-related legal problems is all that I do.



StandUP Teams™

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Facilitator

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  StandUP Teams™ delivers customized respectful workplace policies and training that is relatable and relevant to everyone on your team. We create a safe place for attendees to learn and practice skills to “see something, say something” and move from passive bystanders to active allies. StandUP Teams™ delivers customized respectful workplace policies and training that is relatable and relevant to everyone on your team. We create a safe place for attendees to learn and practice skills to “see something, say something” and move from passive bystanders to active allies.



MacLeod & Company

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lawyer

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2017

  For six years I provided legal counsel to clients of MacLeod & Company, giving considered advice tailored to achieve each clients own best outcome. My focus was on practical dispute resolution whether that be through negotiation, litigation, mediation, or arbitration. I advised in matters before all levels of Court in British Columbia, the Human Rights Tribunal, the Workers Compensation Board, and the Law Society of British Columbia. I acted for corporations, companies and individuals and provided advice on a wide variety of legal issues. During my tenure at MacLeod & Company I gave back to the community by volunteering with the Civil Chambers Program and Wills Clinic provided through Access Pro Bono. I also took on a number of Pro Bono (free) files.



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Articled Student

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  Articling at an international full service law firm exposed me to a wide variety of legal practice areas and gave me the opportunity to work closely with a number of well respected senior counsel. Articling at an international full service law firm exposed me to a wide variety of legal practice areas and gave me the opportunity to work closely with a number of well respected senior counsel.



Nova Scotia Crown Prosecution Service

• Criminal Clinic Student

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  Through Dalhousie's criminal law clinic, I worked with senior Nova Scotia crown counsel for a semester, where I prepared for numerous trials, negotiated pleas and sentences and frequently appeared in Court. Through Dalhousie's criminal law clinic, I worked with senior Nova Scotia crown counsel for a semester, where I prepared for numerous trials, negotiated pleas and sentences and frequently appeared in Court.



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Articled Student

  • May 2009 - Sep 2009



Hanson Wirsig Matheos

• Summer Student

  • May 2008 - Sep 2008

  I summered at this boutique litigation law firm which specialized in personal injury and insurance claims, I gained experience with medical negligence, ICBC, and class action claims such as those relating to the last sailing of BC Ferries' Queen of the North. I summered at this boutique litigation law firm which specialized in personal injury and insurance claims, I gained experience with medical negligence, ICBC, and class action claims such as those relating to the last sailing of BC Ferries' Queen of the North.