Jennifer (Jen) Hanson
Lawyer
Jen practises primarily in the areas of municipal law and planning, development and zoning law. (she/her)
Profile
Jen is a Partner at TDS who practises primarily in the areas of municipal law and planning, development and zoning law.
She has particular experience in relation to governance and municipal councils, municipal finance, by-laws and by-law enforcement, municipal commercial law and contracting, municipal infrastructure and utilities, environmental law, and municipal reorganizations (annexation, amalgamation, formation). Jennifer also has experience in municipal labour and employment law, municipal arbitration and mediation, access to information and privacy law, expropriations and municipal real property.
Jen was called to the bar in 2012 and since that time has practised in the areas of corporate commercial law and municipal governance in Winnipeg. She graduated with a Juris Doctor (en français) from La Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa in 2011 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from the University of Manitoba in 2008. She is fluently bilingual and practices in both French and English.
Additional Information
University of Manitoba, B.A. (Hons.), 2008
La Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa, J.D. (Juris Doctor en français), 2011
Manitoba, 2012
- Article07|11|2024
A trending topic amongst most Manitoba municipalities: Enforcement. Whether it is for an unsightly property, a violation of a Zoning By-law, operation of off-road vehicles (on public or private property)… Learn More
- Article03|22|2024
The question is not if a municipality will have a cyber-attack, the question is when it will occur. Victims of a cybersecurity attack are no longer just those which have… Learn More
- Article04|01|2022
This article was written for Municipal Leader magazine and is reproduced with permission. A true tale. Ken (not his real name) was a resident in a rural municipality (it could… Learn More
- Client Impact11|25|2022
A proposed infill development that was planned to begin construction in Charleswood next year will not proceed after it was found to be not in keeping with the site’s current… Learn More
- Event10|27|2023
Date: Friday, October 27, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Location: Online webinar Cost: $75.00 for non-members | $50.00 for members. TDS construction law lawyers Jennifer Hanson, Bailey Harris… Learn More
- Event04|16|2024
DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CST (3 hours) Description TDS lawyer Jennifer Hanson will be instructing the Winnipeg Construction Association course “Working with Municipalities on… Learn More
