Tom has worked quite extensively in
Oil & Gas Law and Corporate Reorganization, especially
with the establishment of
Family Trusts, Taxation and Estate Planning. Utilizing tax knowledge, he has prepared numerous
Wills and Family Trust Wills.
In March, 2000 he was one of the presenters to members of The Law Society of Saskatchewan on
Multiple Trust Wills and Family Trust Wills for the Estate Planning Seminar sponsored by the Saskatchewan Legal Education Society.
Tom has profitably leased oil and gas properties for
clients for over 30 years and has been actively involved
in dealing with oil and gas issues. He has
successfully litigated to the Court of Appeal on behalf
of a major oil and gas producer - one of the first cases
dealing with horizontal drilling.
Over the past six years, Tom has also acted on many cases involving religious freedom. He has successfully appealed several cases and was the lead council in
cases on an appeal from a Human Rights Tribunal decisions to the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.
Tom has been very active with church organizations and community groups, and has frequently entertained
in community functions as a pianist. He has served on Weyburn Rotary Club, Weyburn Chamber of Commerce, Church Council and Souris Valley Regional Care Centre.
