<p>Brendan is a litigation and appellate lawyer in the areas of criminal, regulatory, public, constitutional, administrative, civil, child protection (child welfare), and international law.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Brendan&rsquo;s criminal and regulatory practice involves issues of his clients&#39; civil rights under the constitution and other civil and human rights laws. He has acted as defense counsel on complex criminal and regulatory matters, including homicides, commercial offences (allegations of fraud and securities charges), as well as Occupation Health and Safety charges where serious injury or death has occurred.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Brendan&rsquo;s constitutional law practice includes First Nations litigation, and he invokes the constitution to defend private party rights against government activity. He is currently obtaining his Master of Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also regularly defends parents against Child and Family Services when their children have been apprehended. He has presented to the Canadian Bar Association&rsquo;s Child Welfare section on child protection matters, particularly on constitutional defences for parents in child protection proceedings.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He has acted as counsel before all levels of Court in Alberta including the Provincial Court, Court of Queen&#39;s Bench, and Court of Appeal. He has also acted as counsel before the Superior Court of the Yukon Territory, Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, and the Federal Court of Canada, and as counsel on leave to appeal applications before the Supreme Court of Canada.</p>

<p>Brendan has conducted matters before administrative tribunals including the Chartered Accountants of Alberta Disciplinary Tribunal, Alberta College of Social Work Disciplinary Tribunal, Parole Board of Canada Appeal Division, Municipal Councils, Service Canada Board of Referees (Employment Insurance charges) and the Transportation and Safety Board of Alberta (driving suspensions and National Safety Code). He also accepts cases for the appeal and judicial review of decisions made by administrative and government bodies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In his spare time, Brendan has, since 2009, been a guest lecturer at Mount Royal University in constitutional rights. He has assisted as an instructor for the Trial Advocacy Course at the University of Calgary Law School since 2015.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Education and Professional Development</h2>

<p>Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies, Royal Roads University<br />
Juris Doctor, Bond University<br />
Master of Constitutional Law, Osgoode Hall (Candidate)&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Areas of practice</h2>

<p>Civil Litigation&nbsp;<br />
First Nations Law<br />
Regulatory, Criminal &amp; Public Law</p>
