Lectures, Addresses and Workshops

  • Presenter, “Children’s Rights to Medical Privacy”, Canadian Bar Association Children’s Law Section, Vancouver, October, 2019.
  • Panelist, “Truth Be Told: Redressing Historical Wrongs Through the Legal System,” 7th Pro Bono Conference Canada, Vancouver, October, 2018
  • Guest lecturer, “Tort law, sexual assault and consent”, Allard School of Law, October, 2017
  • Presenter, “Advanced Ethics: Discussion for Senior Advocates in Poverty and Family Law”, Provincial Training Conference, October, 2016
  • Guest Instructor, Winning Advocacy Workshop, CLEBC, Vancouver, July, 2016
  • Presenter, “Consent & Sexual Assault,”,Allard School of Law, Vancouver, February, 2015
  • Presenter, “Equality Values in Family Law”, Westcoast Leaf/TLABC, Vancouver, February, 2014
  • Presenter, “The New Family Law Act; Gearing Up Your Practice,” CLEBC, Vancouver, September, 2012
  • Guest Instructor, Winning Advocacy Workshop, CLEBC, Vancouver, July, 2012.
  • Panelist, “What You Need to Know Today About the New Family Law Act”, CLE-TV, June, 2012.
  • Presenter, “Civil Claims for Sexual Assault and Abuse”, Wheels, Wings, Water and More: Non-automobile Injury Claims, Trial Lawyers Association of BC (TLABC), Vancouver, March, 2011.
  • Presenter, “Civil Claims for Assault in the Family Law Context”, TLABC, Vancouver, September, 2010.
  • Panelist, “Advanced Topics in Family Law”, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, May, 2010.
  • Guest Lecturer, UBC Law School, January, 2010.
  • Speaker, 31st Annual Women and the Law Dinner, Vancouver, March, 2009.
  • Guest Lecturer, Social Justice and the Law course, UBC Law School, March 2009.
  • Presenter, “Issues in Developing New Law: Litigating Sexual Torts, a Case Study”, Workshop on Universal Jurisdiction and Canadian Civil Courts: Strategic Directions, Canadian Centre for International Justice, Ottawa, November, 2008.
  • Panelist, “Mastering Family Chambers”, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, October, 2008.
  • Course Co-Chair, “Family Law: Collecting and Presenting Evidence”, TLABC, Vancouver, May 2008.
  • Guest Lecturer, “Sexual Assault Law Reform”, UBC Law School, March, 2007 and March 2008.
  • Guest Lecturer, “Spousal Torts”, UBC Law School, November, 2004.
  • Panelist, “Agreements and Disagreements”, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, October, 2004.
  • Course Co-Chair, “Institutional Sexual Abuse,” Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver January, 2004.
  • Presenter, Battered Women’s Support Services Workshop on Custody and Access Reports, Vancouver, January, 2004.
  • Panelist, “Anatomy of a Trial”, TLABC, Vancouver, October, 2002.
  • Presenter, “Ten Hot Topics in Torts”, TLABC, Vancouver, June, 2001.
  • Course Co-Chair, “Sexual Assault/Abuse: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach”, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, June, 2000.
  • “Sexual Abuse Issues in Estate Litigation”, presentation to Wills & Estates Subsection, Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch), Vancouver, March, 2000.
  • Panelist, “Update on Vicarious Liability”, TLABC, Vancouver, October, 1999.
  • Mock trial participant, International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, Vancouver, October, 1999.
  • Chair of panel on Spousal Torts, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Family Law Conference, Vancouver, July, 1999.
  • Panelist, “Child Sexual Abuse Litigation”, Canadian Trial Lawyers’ Association, Banff, April, 1998.
  • Panelist, “Litigating Abuse”, TLABC, Vancouver, October, 1997.
  • Panelist, “Reviewing Sexual Assault/Abuse Cases”, TLABC, Vancouver, March, 1997.
  • Panelist, “Allegations of False Memory”, Medical-Legal Society, Vancouver, January, 1997.
  • Panelist, “Suing for Childhood Sexual Abuse”, International Conference on Violence Against Women and Citizenship, Brighton, England, November, 1996.
  • Panelist, “Infant Claims”, TLABC, Vancouver, May, 1996.
  • Panelist, “Litigating Civil Assault Cases”, Civil Litigation Subsection, Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch), Vancouver, January, 1996.
  • Panelist, “Torts in Family Law”, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, July, 1995.
  • Panelist, “Sexual and Domestic Personal Injury Claims”, Torts Update, Continuing Legal Education of BC, Vancouver, June, 1995.
  • Workshop, “Civil Suits for Sexual and Physical Abuse of Children and Adults”, Office of the Public Trustee, Vancouver, March, 1995.
  • Speaker, “Record Keeping and Disclosure for Counselors”, BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance Programs Conference, Vancouver, October, 1993 and Act II, Vancouver, November, 1993.
  • Speaker, “Custody and Access”, People’s Law School, Vancouver, June, 1993.
  • Panelist, “Sexual Assault” seminar, TLABC, Vancouver, April, 1993.
  • Guest Lecturer, “Sexual Abuse Training for Therapists”, Justice Institute, Vancouver, April, 1993.
  • Panelist, “Law and Social Policy”, Western Association of Anthropologists and Sociologists, Vancouver, April, 1993.
  • Panelist, “Issues in Sexual Offence Prosecution”, BC Crown Counsel Training, Vancouver, November, 1992.
  • Workshop, “Legal Services for Battered Women”, Battered Women Support Services, Vancouver, November, 1991.
  • Workshop, “Legal Services for Battered Women”, Training for Community Law Office Support Staff, Legal Services Society, Vancouver, May, 1991.
  • Panelist, “Breaking the Cycle of Violence”, BC Federation of Labour Women’s Conference, Vancouver, March 8, 1991.
  • Workshop, “Family Law for Community Workers”, Sechelt Community Services Society, September, 1990.
  • Panelist, “Sexual Abuse of Children”, UBC Law School, March 21, 1990.
  • Panelist, “Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Expression”, UBC Library School, October, 1989.
  • Panelist, “Canadian Law on Sexual Assault”, Sexual Assault: Medical Assessment and Intervention, Continuing Medical Education, Vancouver, September, 1989.
  • Presenter, “Issues in Sexual Offence Sentencing”, Conference on Sentencing, The Social and Political Context, Western Judicial Education Centre, Vancouver, June, 1989.
  • Panelist, “Sexual Assault”, Conference on Women and Equality under the Charter of Rights, West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (Westcoast LEAF), Vancouver, April, 1989.
  • Workshops, “Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Concerns”, sponsored by the BC Library Association and the Legal Services Society, Vernon, Terrace, New Westminster, Nanaimo and Penticton, autumn, 1988 – spring, 1989.
  • Panelist, Conference on Feminism, Critical Theory and the Law, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Ontario, June, 1988.