Jennifer is a litigator practising in the areas of insurance litigation, construction litigation, general litigation and administrative and regulatory law, including professional regulatory prosecution and defence.
Jennifer regularly handles insurance defence and construction litigation matters, working with a variety of insurers, adjusters, contractors, manufacturers, owners and other businesses or individuals dealing with a wide range of legal issues.
Jenn also has focused experience in administrative and regulatory law, specializing in workplace occupational health and safety defence and professional liability prosecution and defence, with a particular emphasis on the defence of pharmacists.
Jenn has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, all levels of Court in Manitoba, various tribunals and administrative bodies, the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench and the British Columbia Supreme Court. She has been with the firm since 2018.
- Thorkelson v The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba et al., 2023 MBCA 69
- Annable (CBC) v City of Winnipeg, 2022 MBKB 222
- Thorkelson v The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba et al., 2022 MBQB 29
- Group Westco Inc. v Manitoba Chicken Producers, 2022 MBCA 16
- Group Westco Inc. v Manitoba Chicken Producers, 2021 MBQB 135
- Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Manitoba, 2021 SCC 33
- Ackron Egg Farms Ltd. v Manitoba Egg Farmers et al., 2020 MBQB 187
- Council Member, Manitoba Bar Association (2023-present)
- Board of Directors, New Directions for Children, Youth and Family: Board Member (2021-present) & Chair, Governance Committee (2024-present)
- Mentor, Law Student Mentorship Program, Manitoba Bar Association (2020-present)
- Vice-Chair, Administrative Law Section, Manitoba Bar Association (2020-2023)
- Community Lawyer Supervisor, Pro Bono Students Canada (2021-2023)
- Articling Student Representative & Council Member, Manitoba Bar Association (2019-2020)
- Vice-President Internal, Manitoba Law Students’ Association (Manitoba, 2018-2019)
- Manitoba Law Students’ Association Representative, Manitoba Bar Association (2016-2017)
- Volunteer, W.I.S.E. Manitoba (2016-2019)
- Member, Manitoba Law Society
- Member, Manitoba Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Presenter, “Anti-harassment Practices and Policies for Remote Site Work,” Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (March 2024)
- Presenter, “Some Best Practices and Considerations During the Life Cycle of a Claim,” Insurer Legal Review (December 2023)
- Presenter, “Avoiding and Defending Workplace Safety & Health Charges,” CPHR Manitoba Legislative Review (May 2023)
- Presenter, “Insurance Agents & Brokers: Duties of Care,” Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba Convention (April 2023)
- Presenter, “Workplace Safety and Health Policies and Investigations: Best Practices to Avoid Regulatory Fallout” (November 2022)
- Guest Presenter, “Law and Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians,” Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology Pharmacy Technician Course Year 2 (September 2021; September 2022)
- Panellist, “Tips for Success as a Summer, Articling or Clerking Student,” The Advocates’ Society (February 2022)
- Presenter, “Small Claims Primer,” Manitoba Bar Association (November 2021)
- Moderator, “Spoiler Alert! What’s Happening in Administrative Law?” Mid-Winter Conference, Manitoba Bar Association (January 2021)
- Presenter, “Fiduciary Duties, Conflicts of Interest and Reasonable Apprehension of Bias,” Regulator Legal Review (January 2021)
- Presenter, Trespassing and Rural Crime Legal Review (February 2020; September 2020)
- Author, “Recent Developments in Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law,” Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 34, Issue 2 (April 2019)
- Author, “Bill 33: The Minimum Wage Indexation Act (Employment Standards Code Amended),” Manitoba Law Journal, Vol,. 42, Issue 1 (October 2019)
- Leon Mitchell, Q.C. Prize for achieving the highest standing, Labour-Management Relations (2019)
- Paul Teskey Memorial Prize for achieving the highest combined average in Topics in Dispute Resolution and Labour-Management Relations, Labour Law and Mediation (2019)
- Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Law (Manitoba, 2018; 2019)
- Pitblado Scholarship (2018)
- Aikins, MacAuley & Thorvaldson Hon. Marshall Rothstein Prize for highest standing, Constitutional Law (2017)
- Patricia N. and Mark G. Smerchanski Law Entrance Scholarship (2016)
- UMSU Scholarship (2016)
- Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Commerce (Manitoba, 2012-2016)