value to client: common sense, good with numbers, gets along with others and gets to the deal; 39 years as family law counsel in negotiation, arbitration, mediation, Court and collaborative practice; member Ontario Bar and retired member of NB Bar; Certified by LSO as a Specialist in Family Law; Fellow of International Academy of Family Lawyers; selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers; Mediator; member Ontario Association of Family Mediators; former long term member Ontario Bar Association Family Law Executive; regular speaker/writer to public, lawyers, and media re family law issues; former guest speaker on What She Said radio; former partner Bastedo Stewart Smith; partner Lerners LLP Toronto; Maritime beginnings that instilled plain speech, hard work, and integrity.