Maria’s practice is concentrated in the area of civil and commercial litigation and administrative law.
Maria’s practice is concentrated in the area of civil and commercial litigation and administrative law. Maria has experience in dealing with legal and practical issues in a broad range of areas including workplace safety and health matters, insurance, contractual disputes, personal injury, municipal, construction, estate/trust litigation, debtor/creditor litigation, human rights, Indigenous and employment law.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES/TRANSACTIONS
Maria has appeared in Courts in virtually every level in Manitoba, including administrative tribunals and Northern Flood Agreement matters representing a major utility.
Her litigation and administrative work involves having represented both plaintiffs and defendants, including individuals, corporations, insurance companies, financial institutions, Crown corporations and municipalities.
Since 1995, Maria has provided legal services to Manitoba Women’s Enterprise Centre, an initiative established to improve business and economic opportunities for women in Manitoba.
Since 1998, Maria has provided legal services to a major utility in Manitoba under the Northern Flood Agreement.
Maria has also provided legal services to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, a Crown Corporation that assists Manitoba’s agricultural producers both in lending and insurance indemnities. Maria has further provided services to certain First Nation organizations and First Nation Education Authorities. Services have primarily focused on contracts and employment and human resource related matters. Having provided these services, Maria has gained significant experience in understanding many of the issues and policy considerations facing such initiatives and First Nations.
In these contexts, Maria has been exposed to a variety of issues including the balancing of legal rights and assessment of both practical and policy considerations.
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