Will is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. His practice focuses on complex professional liability litigation with related experience in professional discipline matters and quasi-criminal offences. He has written and spoken extensively on professional liability issues and has acted as counsel to the Law Society of Upper Canada on litigation matters.

In addition to his trial work, Will is experienced in mediation techniques and achieves a high rate of workable settlements for his clients in mediations.

Will is involved in intellectual property and information technology litigation.

AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY SPECIALTY

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Professional Negligence, Professional Discipline, Insurance, Internet and e-commerce matters

EDUCATION

• Osgoode Hall, C.Med 1998
• Called to the Ontario Bar 1987
• Called to the Nova Scotia Bar 1984
• Dalhousie Law School, LL.B. 1983
• Guildhall School of Music, Certificate of Advanced Studies in Early Music 1979
• Dalhousie University, B. Mus 1977

MEMBERSHIPS

• Law Society of Upper Canada (Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation)
• Ontario Bar Association
• Nova Scotia Barristers Society
• Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers' Association

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• The dangers of hearing matters in chambers, The Lawyers Weekly, May 28, 2010 (co-authored with Anna Husa)
• Is the Crown Bound by the Copyright Act? The Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 53, No. 1, Winter 2010, (reprinted in The Corner Post, Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association, Spring 2010) (co-authored with Stephen Thiele)
• Releases that Don't Stay Final, Lawyers Weekly, May 29, 2009
• Speaker, Copyright and the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, presented to the Annual General Meeting of the AOLS in Toronto, February 18, 2009
• Is There an Enforceable Copyright in a Plan of Survey? The Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 49, No. 4, 2006 (co-authored with Anna Husa)
• Speaker, International Right of Way Association, Education Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 19, 2006
• Duty to Defend, Canadian Underwriter, March 2005 (co-authored with Anna Husa)
• Avoiding Liability for Errors and Omissions in Map Products and Geospatial Data, presentation and paper, GeoTec Conference, Vancouver, February 15, 2005
• Take The Assets – Leave The Liabilities, The Ontario Land Surveyor, Volume 48, No. 1, 2005 (reprinted in the Nevada Traverse, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2010, and in the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Empire State Surveyor, March/April 2007 and in the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association, Newsletter, Volume XXVI, 2005)
• Diversions not Permitted, Case Commentary, Lawyers Weekly, November 16, 2004
• Errors & Omissions Insurance, Information and Technology Association of Canada, 2004
• Go and the Art of Civil Litigation, LEXPERT, September 2001

RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Instructor: Legal and Ethical Issues in Using GIS and Digital Data, 2006 to 2008
• Conservation Ontario, Co-director and Lecturer, Legal and Ethical Issues Relating to GIS, December 2007
• Waterloo University, School of Environmental Sciences, Guest speaker, March 2007
• Seneca College, Centre for Financial Services, Member Forensic Accounting Advisory Committee, 2006 to present

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Ontario Bar Assistance Program (OBAP) "Volunteer of the Year Award" for 2003
• Mimico Cruising Club, Honorary Member