EDUCATION
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree, 2001
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
(Thesis: Tax Avoidance in the United States and Canada:
Evolution and Comparative Analysis)
Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1973
Barrister-at-Law Degree
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) 1971
Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree, (Political Science), 1968
Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- University of Windsor Law School - Sessional Instructor - Criminal Law
- University of Windsor, Guest lecturer of law since 1994 on income tax evasion, tax administration and enforcement, and negotiations with customs and revenue authorities
- Law Society of Upper Canada, Seminar Instructor at the Bar Admission Course (former)
PUBLICATIONS
- "Criminal Procedure in the United States and Canada," handbook published by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.
- "Employers Can Be Liable When Employees Break the Law," Midwest In-House, October 2004
- "Staying Put: Presenting a Successful Defense to an International Extradition Request,"" published in Michigan International Law, Fall 2003, co-authored with Catherine T. Dobrowitsky and Saul A. Green
- "How to Handle a Search Warrant," Winter 2002, Vol. 10, No. 4, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Hot Points Newsletter
SPEECHES
- "Protecting Your Corporation and Executives from Criminal Liability," Windsor, Ontario, January 30, 2007
Prosecution Experience
Appointed part time Assistant Crown Attorney for the Count of Essex, Province of Ontario by Order in Council Ê(1974-1983)
ÊAppointed by the Canadian Department of Justice to prosecute Êcharges of income tax evasion in regard to certain cases (R. v. Robson, R. v. Klundert)
ÊAppointed to prosecute on behalf of the Essex Regional Conservation Authority
ÊSpecial Appointment
Appointed by the [Canadian] Deputy Minister of National Revenue as an Inquiry Officer (lawyer presenting evidence in a quasi-judicial hearing very roughly equivalent to grand jury proceedings in regards to income tax offences presided over by a Hearing Officer with no jury present) pursuant to Section 231.4 of the Income Tax Act. This Inquiry was an investigation into the affairs of certain individuals and certain corporations related to secret commissions and which lead to a multiplicity of tax evasion charges as well as criminal charges against numerous individuals (1990-1991).