EDUCATION

• Called to the Ontario bar in 1986
  
• Osgoode Hall Law School 1984 (JD)
  
• Laurentian University from 1978 to 1981

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Presiding Member Electrical Safety Authority Review Panel 2019 -
• Vice-Chair of the Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Tribunal 2006-2019
• Deputy Mining and Lands Commissioner 2016-2018
• Member of the Association of Canadian Assessors Counsel
• Member of the Advocates Society
• Member of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators
• Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member of the Canadian Bar Association
• Member of the Peel Law Association

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING

• 2017 OMTRA Conference: Tax - A Review of Court Decisions and Case Law, what you need to know
• 2016 CPTA Conference: Recent Developments in Ontario caselaw
• Central Canada Case Update: Presented to ACAC Conference Calgary, March 2014
• Professional Issues: Civility and Controlling Costs of Litigation, presentation to ACAC September 2012
• Jurisdiction under Municipal Act and COTA Applications, training session presented to the Assessment Review Board Members, September 2012
• What’s New at the ARB: Ontario West Municipal Treasurer’s Forum, March 2012
• Expert Evidence Issues & Requests for Reconsideration, Appraisal Institute of Canada, Credit Valley Chapter, April 2012
• The Municipal Perspective in Property Tax Litigation, ACAC Annual Conference, September 2009
• Recent Development is Property Tax Cases, Institute of Municipal Assessors Annual Conference, Spring 2009
• You Know How to Hire, But Can you Fire? May 2008
• Pre-Trial Remedies: The Injunction, Peel Law Association, December 2005
• Trial Preparation Techniques, Peel Law Association, January 2004
• Directors’ and Officers’ Duties, Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, 2004
• The New Costs Grid Redux, Peel Law Association, February 2003
• The New Costs Grid, Peel Law Association, April 2002
• July 2008 Municipal World “Fee (Not So) Simple: Implications of Ontario’s Amendments to its Property Assessment and Tax System”
• Spring 2006 Lawrences Letter “Thinking About Appealing Your Property Tax Assessment?”

INTERESTS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

John enjoys outdoor activities and is an avid downhill skier, road and mountain biker and boating enthusiast. He is a Level III certified ski professional, a Level II alpine coach and is an active instructor with the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance and with a ski club in Collingwood.

John has been actively involved in several community and service organizations, including

1. Kiwanis Club of Brampton, President
2. Peel Law Association, Director
3. Peel Children’s Safety Village, Director
4. Catholic Family Services of Dufferin-Peel, Director