JML - Key Persons
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- HR Generalist
- Human Resources
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- Advanced Legal Research ( UBC )
Brendan Dawes was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2016. His practice is focused on construction litigation, including professional negligence, delay, builder's liens, insurance, and all manner of construction disputes.
Brendan has represented clients in construction litigation in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland & Labrador. He has appeared before the Supreme Court and Provincial Court of British Columbia, and he has successfully represented clients before the Immigration Appeal Division. In the context of alternative dispute resolution, Brendan's experience includes representing his clients in commercial arbitrations and mediations.
Prior to joining Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Brendan articled and practiced at a BC-based national law firm in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defence, employment, and construction law.
Expertise
Product Liability
Insurance
Job Titles:
- Lawyer
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association Family Law Section
Caitlin is a member of the Canadian Bar Association Family Law Section in Vancouver and a volunteer family lawyer with the Virtual Legal Clinic program at Rise Women's Legal Centre where she assists low-income women with their family law disputes. She is also a contributing author to the Continuing Legal Education Society's Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia and assists with updating the Continuing Legal Education Society's Annotated Family Practice.
Job Titles:
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Clare Murphy is a family law lawyer and practices in all areas of family law. She has experience assisting clients with divorce and common law separation, division of family property and debt, spousal and child support, parenting arrangements, separation agreements and marriage and cohabitation agreements. Clare approaches all of her cases with empathy and skill and always aims to provide her clients with practical solutions that fit each family's needs.
Prior to joining JML, Clare articled and practiced as an associate at a large regional firm in Vancouver, where she gained useful litigation and negotiations experience.
Clare earned her Juris Doctor from Queen's University, Faculty of Law in 2020. During law school, she served as a member on the equity and admissions committees, volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and was a student caseworker at the Queen's Family Law Clinic.
Clare is an avid traveller, novice scuba diver and dog lover.
Expertise
Family Law
Cyrille is an avid sports fan. He also enjoys playing ice hockey, reading, exploring new places, and giving back to the community.
David Mckenzie is one of the leading construction lawyers in British Columbia. David has spent his career developing his knowledge of construction law while acting for developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers as legal counsel in all aspects of the construction industry. Both a litigator and solicitor, he advises clients at all stages of a project, from procurement to builders liens.
David has represented clients in contract drafting and negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and court proceedings. He is also a frequent chair and lecturer at construction law conferences for both the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and the Pacific Business and Legal Institute.
Prior to law school, David farmed and was responsible for managing 8-10 human labourers and approximately 2,000,000 honey bees. When not working, David tries to have as much fun as legally possible with family, friends and acquaintances.
Expertise
Indigenous Development & Infrastructure
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Job Titles:
- Family Law Lawyer and Mediator
- Fellow of Both the American College of Trial Lawyers
Dinyar is a fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and International Society of Barristers. He is consistently recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of family law by Lexpert, Doyles Guide and Best Lawyers, the latter naming him Family Law "Lawyer of the Year" for 2021.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
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- Senior Accountant
- Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC
A member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, Jeremy Ingoldby works with JML as senior accountant. His manages the firms' billing processes, assists with financial reporting and compliance matters, and contributes to process improvements to help enhance the efficacy and efficiency of the critical finance function.
In his spare time, Jeremy takes advantage of the spectacular Vancouver outdoors scene. He is also an active community volunteer.
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- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
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- Partner
- Partners at the Venerable Law Firm of Russell & DuMoulin
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- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
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- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Michael Dew's practice is focused on commercial litigation, particularly construction law, creditors' remedies, insurance matters, and shareholder disputes.
Michael has worked on a wide range of construction law matters including disputes over work quality and entitlement to payment, as well as structural failure cases where he draws on his prior experience as a structural engineer to better understand the issues and serve his clients. Cases involving technical engineering issues have included retaining wall and embankment failures, ground settlement (under warehouses, and major residential projects), and structural failures (buildings and transmission lines).
The builders lien cases Michael handles in the construction law context overlap with the general creditors remedies work he does, including foreclosures, creditors remedies in the bankruptcy context, and involvement with Mareva injunctions (asset freeze orders) and Anton Piller Orders (civil search orders).
Prior to joining JML in 2011, Michael clerked for six justices of the British Columbia Supreme Court, completed an internship with the Provincial Crown, articled and then worked as an associate at a national law firm, and then worked as an insurance defence lawyer for two years.
Litigation, and construction litigation in particular, often involves large volumes of documents and managing data effectively is important not only to ensure cost effective delivery of legal services, but is also an opportunity to obtain a strategic advantage and achieve a better overall result through superior understanding of the facts and management of the data. Michael is enthusiastic about using technology to improve the quality of legal services provided, and a strong believer that while competent use of computers is not a substitute for traditional legal skills (such as knowledge of substantive and procedural law, business judgment, legal writing skills, legal research capabilities, etc.), technology skills are now an essential additional area of competence required in order to meet reasonable client expectations. Michael strives to involve clients (who at the outset know more than anyone about their own disputes) heavily in the fact organization process, and seeks to collaborate with clients online using cloud technologies and familiar applications such as Microsoft Excel. As a relic of his engineering background Michael maintains a hobby interest in computer programming (primarily VBA) and builds spreadsheets to run his practice and client files more efficiently. He has shared some of his spreadsheets through his Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDewTechTips/videos
Michael has previously presented papers at continuing legal education seminars hosted by Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, the Pacific Business & Law Institute, and the Pacific Legal Technology Conference, including on the topics such as the Implied Undertaking of Confidentiality, Waiver of Privilege, and Expert Evidence in Civil Proceedings, but has more recently focused on self-publishing at www.legaltree.ca, and on YouTube, to reach a wider and continuing audience. Michael also maintains the website www.builderslienlaw.ca which provides information about builders lien claims in British Columbia.
Expertise
Construction Law
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
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- Engineering Scholarship for Excellence
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- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
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- Assistant
- Family Law Client Intake Coordinator
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Rosemary is a contributor and author to the Continuing Legal Education Society's Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia and Injunctions: British Columbia Law and Practice. She is a presenter at CLEBC's advanced family law course for paralegals and at community legal sessions in French. She was interviewed by Radio Canada Phare Ouest to comment on the Supreme Court of British Columbia's decisions relating to parenting time during the COVID-19 pandemic. While in Toronto, Rosemary served as board member of the Family Lawyers Association. She acted as chair of the Child Protection Committee, where she co-drafted a critique of the Ontario government's proposed changes to the Child and Family Services Act.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Management Committee
As chief operating officer and member of the management committee, Sandra Lowe is responsible for day-to-day operations and oversight of JML's finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and business development functions. She supports the firm's partners directly through stewardship of the strategic planning process and implementation of policies and activities to achieve their key goals.
Greatly invested in community and international service, Sandra is a current board member of the Rotary Club of Vancouver. As a current director of HHART, she has helped plan and lead humanitarian trips to the Dominican Republic for over ten years. In 2020, she joined global nonprofit speaker series Tenant Talks as a guest panelist on "The Future of Law Firms in a Post Pandemic World."
In her time as an ice hockey referee for Hockey Canada, she refereed games in Canada, Switzerland, and China. She now acts as a coach and mentor to those selected for both the BC Hockey and Hockey Canada High Performance Officiating Program. During the NHL season, she works as a video replay official or penalty timekeeper. Beyond the arena, she is an avid road cyclist and ride ambassador for recreational riding clubs.
Job Titles:
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Scott Booth is the managing partner of the firm's family law practice. Called to the British Columbia bar in 1994, he has focused exclusively on family law since 2006. His practice includes litigation as well as mediation and arbitration, both as counsel and as mediator/arbitrator. Scott's strength is problem solving and assisting his clients in resolving complex issues. This includes the unique circumstances of high income/net worth families, families with generational wealth planning, and families with interests in complex business assets.
Scott has been recognized by his peers as a leading family lawyer in B.C. including through Lexpert, Doyles Guide and Best Lawyers. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Scott's leadership in family law has also been recognized by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia for the significant contribution he has made to continuing legal education. Scott is frequently asked to speak at legal conferences and has done so at the local, national, and international level. He is a prolific author of papers and book chapters, and serves on the editorial board for the Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia. He also worked on the property division section of the transition guide published by the B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General when Family Law Act was introduced in 2013. In 2020, Scott taught family law as an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law.
Scott has long been involved with pro bono legal work. This includes volunteering with Access Justice, taking on select pro bono cases, and supporting fundraising for access to justice organizations.
Expertise
Family Law
Stephanie John is a construction lawyer with a background in civil engineering and project management. She has assisted clients at various stages of construction disputes, including the early demand and builders lien phases, through to litigation, including mediation, trial, and arbitration. Stephanie regularly assists in settlement negotiations, and has also appeared in chambers, before the Registrar, as lead counsel at trial in the British Columbia Provincial Court, as co-counsel at a private arbitration hearing, and as co-counsel at trial in the British Columbia Supreme Court. Stephanie's engineering background, clear communication style, and dedication to understanding the story behind each file make her a strong advocate for her clients.
A significant part of Stephanie's practice is contract drafting, including drafting supplementary conditions, as well as custom contract arrangements. Stephanie also has experience drafting and reviewing procurement documents such as requests for qualifications and requests for proposals.
In addition to practicing construction law, Stephanie maintains a practice in general commercial litigation and in administrative law. Prior to coming to JML, she worked for Engineers and Geoscientists BC, and while at JML has assisted with the prosecution of professional discipline matters for professional regulatory bodies.
Prior to entering law, Stephanie completed her undergraduate degree in civil engineering. During her civil engineering program, Stephanie worked a 15-month internship with a construction management contractor in Calgary, Alberta, where she worked on-site at two large commercial construction projects. This experience and her engineering background give her an understanding of the technical details of construction files.
In her free time, Stephanie loves being active, singing in a choir, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Expertise
Construction Law
Job Titles:
- Litigation Support Specialist
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Legal Administrative Assistant
Sylvia Tang brings more than 30 years of experience as certified general accountant to JML. Working in numerous industries and public markets, she has spent most of her accounting career in the realm of law.
Bob Jenkins was a founding partner of JML and has returned to the firm after having served as Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia for over 10 years. Upon returning to JML, Bob will be limiting his services to acting as a mediator, arbitrator, referee or other forms of third party dispute resolution with emphasis in the construction industry and other commercial disputes.
Prior to his appointment to the Court, Bob practiced extensively in the field of construction law which included acting as a Court appointed special referee, arbitrator and as a mediator on multiple occasions, often involving complex multi-party disputes arising from large commercial, infrastructure, transportation and resource projects. He was certified as a mediator and arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre, formerly known as the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. He was also a member of the Arbitration and Mediation Committee of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers in which he was a founding Fellow in 1998 and served several years on the Board.
In his practice prior to his appointment to the Court, Bob was successful counsel in many cases before the Courts of British Columbia and in arbitration including:
Representing trade contractors in an action for negligent misrepresentation as to the availability of construction financing against a chartered bank in the Supreme Court of B.C., the Court of Appeal and in which leave to the Supreme Court of Canada was dismissed: Micron Construction v. Hongkong Bank of Canada.
Acting for a large electrical contractor involved in a dispute with a large international airport over a contract involving runway lighting which involved claims of almost $3 million.
Representing an international general contractor in a multi-party claim over the construction of a hydro electric facility which was settled after mediation and involved claims exceeding $30 million.
Representing a major general contractor for payment of over $3 million in damages caused by delays, breach of contract and negligence on the part of the consultants in a design-build contract for the design and construction of a large professional sports arena.
Over many year of his legal practice, Bob coordinated and presented at multiple Continuing Legal Education of B.C. courses including the conduct of complex commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. As well, he was a regular and prominent speaker on construction disputes for many construction associations including the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the Independent Contractor and Businesses Association, the B.C. Roadbuilders and Heavy Contractors Association, the British Columbia Construction Association and other regional construction associations.
Finally, Bob is a past-president of National and British Columbia Construction Law Subsections.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Legal Administrative Assistant