Qualifications:

• Appointed Queen´s Counsel, 1988
• Called to Bar, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1971
• Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University, 1970
• Bachelor of Arts (History & Philosophy), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1967

Areas of Practice:

• Commercial
• Litigation
• Oil & Gas
• Labour
• Marine & Fisheries

Professional Activities:

• Former member, Board of Directors, Canadian Bar Insurance Association (CBIA)
• Former President, Newfoundland Branch, Canadian Bar Association

Business and Community Activities:

• Former Chair, Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro Development Corporation
• Former Chair, Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation
• Former Chair, Lower Churchill Development Corporation (LCDC)
• Former Vice-chair, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB)
• Former Chair, Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation
• Former Chair, Bannerman Park Development Committee

Career Highlights:

• Counsel for the Government of Canada at the Ocean Ranger inquiry
• Senior counsel for United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), in the then longest-running trial in Newfoundland´s Supreme Court
• Recipient of the Canadian Bar Association (Newfoundland Branch) Distinguished Public Service Award, 2005