Professional Experience
Associations
Qualifications
LL.B., University of Windsor – 1995
J.D., University of Detroit-Mercy – 1995
LL.M. (Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution), 2001
Called to the Bar in Ontario (1997)
Called to the Bar in British Columbia (2018)
Member, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Law Society of Ontario
Member, British Columbia Trial Lawyers Association
Guest Speaker, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessments
Ranked as a Lexpert in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Long Term Disability - 2023, 2024)
Witness, Senate Social Affairs Committee (Canada Disability Benefit study)
Recipient, John A. McLeish Award (2023; Canada Disability Benefit impact, OTLA Long-Term Disability section founder)
Hobbies
Media Appearances

Clawbacks Series Part 1 - Rethinking Long Term Disability Clawbacks
In January 2020, I was contacted by some colleagues in the U.S. trying to understand mental health claims in Canada. I learned that while most long term disability (LTD) policies in the U.S. will pay benefits for mental health/substance use disorder claims...
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Walk the Talk Series Part 1: A Call to Action for Disability Insurers and Governments
In early December 2023, a statement from MD Dan Fishbein, the President of Sun Life Financial U.S. called for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to require mental health parity in long-term disability insurance...
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Canada Disability Benefit & Insurance Clawbacks
After years of delay, the Canada Disability Benefit came into law last week. The purpose of the program is to provide a supplement income to impoverished disabled in addition to existing provincial and territorial income supports and other forms of income...
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