B. Comm. (1975); LLB (1979); Admitted, Law Society of Alberta (1980); Appointed Queen’s Counsel (1994). Frequent speaker at National and Provincial Family Law and Wills/Estates conferences and programs (including National Judicial Institute; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Queen’s Bench Judges Education Program, Federation of Law Societies, Canadian Bar Association, Legal Education Society of Alberta); member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (since 1996); member of the Law Society of Alberta Family Law Advisory Committee (6 years); member of the Alberta Securities Commission (6 years); member of the Alberta Law Society Bencher’s committee Civility Initiative; member of the Canadian Bar Association National Council (8 years).