Local Roots

• a full-time resident of Whistler since 1997
• began working as a Crown Prosecutor in 1997, primarily serving the Sea-to-Sky Corridor
• left the Crown in 2003 to start Double Diamond Law Corporation and serve the Corridor residents

Local Practice of Law

• representing a wide variety of individuals and companies in the Sea-to-Sky corridor since 2004
• practicing in the areas of Personal Injury, Employment, and Criminal Law
• conducting trials, appeals, tribunal hearings and negotiations
• drafting employment contracts and other employment related agreements;

Seven Years Experience as Crown Prosecutor

• responsible for the conduct of prosecutions on all matters, ranging from provincial ticket offenses, to alcohol-related driving offences, to murder
• dealt with all facets of criminal files, including bail hearings, charge approval, trials, negotiations and sentencing
• conducted hundreds of trials, including lengthy trials in the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court of British Columbia

Diverse Legal Experience

• articled and practiced in downtown Vancouver law firms for three years before becoming a prosecutor
• practiced in the areas of commercial, personal injury and other civil litigation, as well as employment law, advising both individuals and companies

Many Interests and Wide-Ranging Background

• travel, telemark skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, golf, and wine
• qualified for the national university championships in gymnastics
• former tree planter; top company planter in 1988

Committed to the Community

• member of the Whistler Rotary Club
• past member of Board of Directors Selection Committee for the Community Foundation of Whistler
• corporate and personal supporter of the Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation
• member of Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
• volunteer for 2010 information centre
• volunteer for UBC Faculty of Law Moot Court Program
• member of Whistler Off-road Cycling Association (WORCA)
• member of Climbers Access Society of British Columbia (CASBC)