Experience

Jewitt McLuckie & Associates LLP

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Labour & Disability Lawyer

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  I manage Jewitt McLuckie & Associates' Long Term Disability Benefits litigation practice. I fight insurance companies, government organizations and employers when they deny disability benefits to workers. This includes long term disability benefits, the CPP disability pension, entitlements under accidental death and dismemberment policies, and critical illness entitlements. I also help disabled workers return to work with proper accommodations and generally work with unions to develop strategies that assist and protect disabled workers.I fight for unions in grievance and interest arbitrations where I regularly address labour and human rights issues. I have successfully represented unions in grievances alleging termination of employment without just cause, unlawful discrimination against disabled employees, improper promotion, insufficient disability benefit coverage, and many other workplace issues.I also represent individual workers who have been wrongfully terminated, who are subject to complaints before their professional regulatory bodies, or who are dealing with human rights issues in the workplace such as discrimination or sexual harassment.



Goldblatt Partners LLP

• Canada
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Articling Student

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  As an Articling Student, I regularly assisted counsel in preparing for grievance arbitrations, court proceedings and hearings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. This work included drafting pleadings, performing legal research, fact-finding, preparing witnesses for testimony and otherwise supporting efforts to assist unions and workers in pursuing legal strategies. As an Articling Student, I regularly assisted counsel in preparing for grievance arbitrations, court proceedings and hearings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. This work included drafting pleadings, performing legal research, fact-finding, preparing witnesses for testimony and otherwise supporting efforts to assist unions and workers in pursuing legal strategies.



Research Assistant for Osgoode Hall Law School Professors Poonam Puri & Iain Ramsay

• Research Assistant

  • May 2004 - Apr 2005

  I assisted Professors Ramsay and Puri with legal research around topics including the regulation of the payday loan industry; securities class actions; corporate governance within the accounting industry and other issues. I assisted Professors Ramsay and Puri with legal research around topics including the regulation of the payday loan industry; securities class actions; corporate governance within the accounting industry and other issues.



Berlitz Corporation

• United States
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Instructor

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2003

  I taught English as a second language to students of all levels. I taught English as a second language to students of all levels.



国際英語村 (English Village International)

• English Instructor

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2001

  I taught English as a second language to students of all ages (3 to 80+) and levels. I taught English as a second language to students of all ages (3 to 80+) and levels.