Partner
Admitted to the Bar, 1980, Manitoba.
Education
University of Manitoba ( LL.B., 1979; B.Comm. (Hons.), 1976)
Member
Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; The Law Society of Manitoba; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); Canadian Tax Foundation; Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba.
Positions
Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba, Board of Governors.
St. Andrews - St. Clements Library Foundation Inc., Honorary Solicitor.
Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation Inc., Director, Former Honorary Solicitor.
Prairie Provinces Tax Conference, Past Chair.
Canadian Tax Foundation, Former Governor.
University of Manitoba, Planned Giving Committee.
Committee of the Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education, Audit Committee, Chair.
Jewish National Fund, Former Director.
Jewish Child & Family Services;, Former Director.
Winnipeg Library Foundation, Inc., Founding Director and Honorary Solicitor.
Canadian Bar Association, Tax Section, Chair (1984-1990).
Lecturer
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Corporate Tax Course, Course Head and Sessional Lecturer.
Law Society of Manitoba: Admission Bar Course, Lecturer in Taxation (1980-1985, 1991-1992); "Retirement Compensation
Arrangements, Employee Profit Sharing Plans and Health & Welfare Trusts"; "Tax Aspects of Litigation"; "Tax for
the General Practitioner".
Certified General Accountants of Manitoba: "Domestic Trust Tax Planning Strategies", "The Proposed Civil
Penalty Provisions for Tax Practitioners".
Meyers Norris Penny continuing education seminar: "RRSP's investing in small businesses".
Canadian Association of Family Enterprises: "Tax Planning for Succession".
Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Tax Conference: "Getting Dollars Out of Closely Held Businesses".
Reed Stenhouse Limited lunch hour seminars: "Tax Aspects of Insurance".
Canadian Tax Foundation, Prairie Provinces Tax Conference: "The Alternative Minimum Tax".
Equitable Life Insurance Company Annual Convention: "Tax Planning for the Life Insurance Representative".
Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada Annual Convention: "Tax Planning for the Small Businessman".
Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg: "Inter Vivos Trusts".
Suncorp Equities Inc. Seminar: "Canadians Investing in U.S. Real Estate".
University of Winnipeg Continuing Education Division: "Tax Planning for the Individual".
Manitoba Bar Mid Winter Convention: "The Small Business Rules"; "The Recent Amendments".
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Manitoba and North West Ontario Region Managers' Convention: "Tax Planning for Bank Managers".
Awards
Best Lawyers in Canada List.
Chief Justice Robson Award, 1979.
University Gold Medal, 1976.
Alumni Scholarship, 1976.
Dean's Honour List,Faculty of Administrative Studies, 1975 & 1976.