Litigation
Criminal and Regulatory Law
Administrative and Public Law

Originally from Regina, John joined the Saskatoon office of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP in 2003 and was admitted to the bar in 2004. His primary practice area is litigation, with an expanding emphasis on administrative, criminal and regulatory law.

In 2004 John was appointed to assist with the Commission of Inquiry Into the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard, a multi-party public inquiry involving over a hundred witnesses and over 100,000 documents. In this capacity John routinely handles hundreds of documents relating to multiple witnesses and regularly engages in complex legal research on matters related to evidence, criminal law and the administration of justice.

• English and Greek

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• LL.B. (Distinction, Saskatchewan, 2003)
• B.A. (High Honours, Public Administration, Saskatchewan, 2000)

• Most Distinguished Graduate in Public Administration (2000)
• A high academic standard saw him win numerous scholarships and awards during his studies

• Hellenic Orthodox Community of Saskatoon - Board of Directors (since 2007)
• Saskatoon Hellenic School Association - Board of Directors (since 2007)

• "Crown's non-disclosure nets award of $5000 in compensatory costs" in (2007) Lawyers Weekly (Vol. 27, No. 23).
• "Electronic Information Management and 'E-Discovery'". Presented at the Association of Records Managers & Administrators (ARMA) 2007 Information Management Spring Seminar (Saskatoon: 2007).

• Assistant Commission Counsel, Inquiry into the Wrongful conviction of David Milgaard (2004-2007)