Speaking

Public speaking

Keynotes, conference presentations and guest lectures, by year.

2019

  • Alberta Regulatory Forum, "Impact of Redwater on Landowners", Calgary, June
  • Chair, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Annual Legal Technology Conference, Edmonton, May
  • Chair, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Everything Law Firms Need to Know About the Cloud, Edmonton, May
  • Canadian Bar Association, Environment Subsection Meeting, "Impact of the Redwater Decision on Private Landowners", Edmonton, April
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law: Guest Lecturer, Water Law, "Water Law and the Use of Demonstrative Evidence Aids", Prof. David Percy, March
  • Alberta Institute of Agrologists 14th Annual Conference (Education Seminar re Water Law, Surface Rights, and Environmental Law), Banff, March
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law: Guest Lecturer, Oil & Gas Law, "Surface Rights and O&G Regulatory Processes", Prof. David Percy, February

2018

  • Alberta Expropriation Association 31st Annual Fall Conference, "Better Demonstrative Evidence", Banff, October
  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, Annual Legal Technology Conference, "Pitch re Legal Innovation Award for Veritas Digital Demonstrative Evidence Aids", Calgary, May
  • Alberta Institute of Agrologists 14th Annual Conference, "The Social Contract between Government, Industry, and Landowners is Broken: What can be done to fix it" (Keynote Plenary), Banff, March
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law: Guest Lecturer, Water Law, "Water Law and the Use of Demonstrative Evidence Aids", Prof. David Percy, March
  • Action Surface Rights Association, Annual Meeting, "Orphan Wells and Landowner Liabilities" (Keynote), Taber, March
  • Alberta Surface Rights Federation Annual Meeting, "Surface Rights, the Environment, and Oil Wells", Camrose, February
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law's Innovation Conference, "Innovation in the Practice of Law", Edmonton, January

2017

  • Canadian Bar Association, Joint Alberta and British Columbia Annual Conference, Veritas Litigation Support Demonstration, Las Vegas, November
  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, Annual Legal Technology Conference, Digital Demonstrative Evidence Aids, Edmonton, May
  • Alberta Institute of Agrologists 13th Annual Banff Conference, "Why Treating Landowners Fairly is Important", March
  • Appraisal Institute of Canada - Alberta, Banff Alberta, Modern Digital Tools to Assist in Appraisal Reports, March
  • Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen, Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Current Issues in Surface Rights from a Landowner Perspective, September

2016

  • Alberta Expropriation Association 29th Annual Fall Conference, "Use of Demonstrative Digital Evidence", Banff, October
  • Alberta Association of Surface Land Agents, Edmonton, September
  • Unmanned Systems Canada 2016 National Conference, "Drones, Hollywood, and the Law", Edmonton, September
  • Canadian Bar Association, Environment Subsection Meeting, "Use of Drones and Visual Technologies in Environmental Cases", March

2015

  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law: Guest Lecturer, Sustainability Law, "Participation in AER Regulatory Processes"

2014

  • Canadian Property Rights Conference, Calgary
  • Alberta Expropriation Association 27th Annual Fall Conference, "Urban Well Site Compensation", Banff
  • Alberta Energy Regulatory Forum, "Responsible Energy Development Act One Year Later", Calgary

2013

  • Civitas Conference, "Conservation and Property Rights", Vancouver
  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, Rural Property Seminar, Red Deer
  • Energy Regulatory Forum, Responsible Energy Development Act, "A Landowners' Counsel's Perspective", Calgary
  • Canadian Property Rights Conference, Ottawa

2012

  • Alberta Association of Planners, Edmonton
  • Surface Rights Federation, "Re Lemke Action", Trochu

2011

  • Insight 7th Annual Water and Land Management Summit, "Impacts of the Alberta Land Stewardship Act", Calgary
  • Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen Annual Conference, "Surface Rights: An Alberta Perspective", Quebec City
  • Public information meetings throughout Alberta regarding property rights and government land bills for the Alberta's Landowners Council

2010

  • Pine Lake Surface Rights Association Annual Meeting, "Surface Rights and Compensation", Trochu
  • Public information meetings throughout Alberta regarding property rights and government land bills for the Alberta's Landowners Council
  • Freehold Mineral Owners Association Annual Meeting, "Property Rights in Freehold Minerals", Red Deer

2009

  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, "Surface Rights, Expropriations and New Provincial Legislation", 4th Farm and Ranch Law Institute, Edmonton
  • Alberta Expropriation Association 22nd Annual Fall Conference, "Impact of Conoco v. Lemay", Banff
  • Alberta Pork Annual Conference, "Regulatory Policies on the Horizon", Edmonton

2008

  • Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, "Right to Farm Laws", Red Deer
  • Freehold Mineral Owners Association, "Freehold Leases", Fort Saskatchewan
  • Alberta Milk Dairy Annual Conference, "Due Diligence and Environmental Management Systems", Red Deer

2007

  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, "Getting Fair Compensation and Other Important Points to Negotiate", 3rd Farm and Ranch Law Institute, Edmonton
  • Alberta Expropriation Association Annual Conference, "Improving Your Surface Rights Experience", Canmore
  • Alberta Agri-Business Network Forum, "Regulatory and Environmental Issues", Red Deer

2006

  • Legal Education Society of Alberta, "The interface between the farmer/rancher and the county residential development", 3rd Farm and Ranch Law Institute, Calgary
  • Alberta Pork Annual Meeting and Conference, "Emerging Areas of Increased Regulation in Food Production", Calgary

2005

  • Alberta Institute of Agrologists, "Professional Liability in Context", Edmonton

2004

  • Banff Pork Seminar, "Increasing Exposure of Food Producers to Liability", Banff
  • Alberta Beef Industry Conference, "Post BSE Action Plan", Red Deer

2003

  • Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Seminar, "Legal Liability Explained", Lethbridge

2001

  • Banff Pork Seminar, "Farm Worker Health and Safety", Banff
  • Alberta Cattle Feeders Association Annual Convention, "New Regulatory Approval Processes", Calgary

Early Career Presentations

  • Alberta Irrigation Projects Association
  • Alberta Beef Industry Conference
  • Alberta Cattle Feeders Association Annual Conference, Red Deer/Banff
  • Banff Pork Congress
  • International Livestock Investigators Conference, Calgary
  • Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association
  • Regional Surface Rights Groups
  • Agricultural Service Boards