Erin maintains a broad civil and commercial litigation practice. She is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Banking & Insolvency, Defamation, Privacy & Media Law and Estate Litigation practice groups.
Erin’s Commercial Litigation and Banking & Insolvency clients include individuals and corporations engaged in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, misrepresentation, professional liability, breach of fiduciary duty, oppression and real estate claims. Erin also has significant expertise in creditor and debtor disputes where she takes an efficient and cost-conscious approach to yield the greatest recovery. She routinely advises and represents secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, debtors and other stakeholders in debt enforcement proceedings, including foreclosure and bankruptcy proceedings.
Erin provides her clients with legal and reputation management advice on a wide range of defamation and privacy matters in her Defamation, Privacy & Media Law practice. Erin has a particular interest in acting on behalf of individuals and businesses that have had their reputation harmed on the internet, including through social media, online reviews and blogs. In the course of her practice, Erin has successfully obtained court orders for the production of information to reveal the identity of anonymous authors of defamatory online material.
In her Estate Litigation practice, Erin represents executors, trustees, beneficiaries and disinherited family members in estate and trust matters, including matters relating to the validity of wills, rectification of wills, capacity issues, resulting trusts, appointment of committees and wills variation claims. Erin understands the emotional nature of these disputes and takes a sensitive and practical approach to achieve the best results for her clients.
Education
- University of Saskatchewan, J.D., 2012
- University of Calgary, B.A., 2008
Bar Admission
- British Columbia, 2013
Membership
- Secretary and Treasurer, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Insolvency Law Subsection
- Member, Insolvency Discussion Group
- Member, Vancouver Bar Association
- Member, The Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch Subsections:
- Civil Litigation
- Insolvency Law
- Wills & Trusts