Experience

Fulton.

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • May 2013 - Present

  Estate Litigation- Regularly assists clients in negotiation and resolution of all manner of estate disputes, by way of informal negotiation as well as in judicial settlement conferences and mediation.- Has made many successful estate-litigation court appearances, including trials seeking increased provision for surviving spouses; hearings concerning the validity of a "will-like document" (a brand-new provision in WESA); questions of interpretation of wills; appointment of committees; wills validity matters; appointment of administrators; misconduct by power of attorney/executor; and passing of executor/trustee accounts.Municipal/Local Government Litigation- Involved in numerous successful actions on behalf of local government clients, in Provincial and Supreme Court, including bylaw enforcement; an action concerning the negligent construction of a local government facility; defending against claims of improper services disconnection and misrepresentation of building code and zoning requirements; and defending against personal injury actions.- Regularly advises local government clients on bylaw enforcement questions, amendments to bylaws, remedial action requirements, and reducing liability exposure.Commercial Litigation- Regularly assists business clients with negotiation and settlement of disputes, both as plaintiff and defendant- Numerous successful court appearances including defending a landlord’s action for summary eviction of our client, appealing from a small claims judgment in a contract dispute, obtaining judgment on a guarantee over several substantive defences, defending a claim for conversion and negligence with respect to equipment and tools, and obtaining summary dismissal of a claim against a strata corporation and its president

• Articled Student

  • May 2012 - May 2013



Fulton & Co.

• Summer Law Student

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011