Associate
Born Winnipeg, 1957.  Admitted to the Bar, 1993, Manitoba.

Education
University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1992); Mediation Training (Comprehensive Level).

Member
Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; Women Business Owners of Manitoba; The Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg; University of Manitoba Alumni Association; Congregation Etz Chayim.

Positions
Chair, Estate Practice Group, Taylor McCaffrey LLP.
Canadian Bar Association National Wills, Estates and Trusts section, Executive member (Secretary 2009-2010, Treasurer 2010-2011).
Law Society of Manitoba, Lecturer on Wills and Estates issues, Past member of the Professional Advisory Committee (Practice and Ethics), Professional Liability Claims Fund, and President's Special Committee on Lawyers as Executors and Trustees.
Manitoba Bar Association/Manitoba Theatre Centre Fundraising Play, Cast member (11 years).
Manitoba Car Council, former member.
Co-Mediation and Mediation Internship Pilot Project, Manitoba Justice, Lawyer/Mediator
Provincial Child Support Guideline Consultation Committee, Member.
Legal Professional Assistance Conference National Board, former Director.
Lawyers Assistance Program (Manitoba), past Chair
Family Mediation Manitoba, former Board member.  

Lecturer
Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg: "General Probate Practices", (2010).
Law Society of Manitoba: "Improving Your Power of Attorney" (Joint with MBA Wills, Estates and Trusts Section and Elder Law Section, 2009, 2010); "Joint Accounts and Rights on Death", (2007); "High Hopes: Second Marriages and Estate Planning Issues", (2006);"Charitable Gifts - Commons Issues", (2005); "If You Write It, Will They Sue? Prenuptial Agreements and Estate Issues", (2002).
Canadian Bar Association: "Everything Old is New Again: Troubleshooting in a Wills and Estates Practice", (2010).
Manitoba Bar Association: "Disappointed Beneficiaries", (2008).
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners: "Insurance Case Update", (2008); "Summary of Principals on Joint Accounts", (2007); "Summary of Principals on Safe Estate Planning", (2006).
Canadian Association of Gift Planners: "The Basics of Trusts", (2004).
Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admission Course: Family Law, Practice Management (1994-2001), Wills and Estates Issues, (2001, 2002), "Practice Management Tips", (1997-2002).
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Intensive Family Law on Wills and Succession issues (1998-to present); Wills & Succession (2005, 2006); Solicitor's Transactions (2000-2003); Ethics Program (2001, 2002).
Lecturer on wills and estates issues for: Community Legal Education Association, Department of National Defence (17 Wing), Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba, Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Inc., The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, Ft. Garry Women's Centre, Public Trustee of Manitoba (Annual Wills Week).

Author
Editor, Probate and Administration of Estates materials, for the Law Society of Manitoba CPLED program, 2007 to present.