Phone: (604) 588-9321
Email: gcs@psslaw.ca
Paralegal: Shelley Riley

Year of Call to the Bar

• 1989

Areas of Practice

• Family law, collaborative family law, mediation, including family mediations, parenting coordination.

Education

• LL.B. (UBC) 1988
• B.A. (Criminology) (SFU) 1983
• Diploma in Criminal Justice and Counselling (Fraser Valley College) 1980

Career Highlights

• Instructor: Fraser Valley College, SFU in Criminology and Sociology of Deviance 1981 – 1987; Instructor Fraser Valley College in Adult Basic Education 1978 – 1980; guest instructor Douglas College; Ombudsperson (SFU) 1981 – 1982; guest instructor Professional Legal Training Course; certified Family Law Mediator; certified Collaborative Family Lawyer; County Coordinator (Westminster County) for Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.; Member, Continuing Legal Education Family Law Advisory Group; Supervising Lawyer and Guest Instructor for U.B.C. Law Students Legal Advice Program; and author of “Guide to Incorporation of Non-Profit Societies for B.C.”.

Affiliations

• Past President, B.C. Baseball Umpires Association;   Director B.C. Baseball Umpires Association; Past Director, B.C. Minor Baseball   Association; Past Director, Surrey Amateur Baseball Association; Past President,   Newton Canadian Baseball Association; Past Chairperson, Officials Committee   of Baseball B.C.; Level 3 Provincial Umpire; Level 4 National Umpire; Member   Board of Directors, Y.E.S. Schools Coalition.

Avocations

• Baseball, gourmet cooking, fine wines & champagnes, travel to the “little latitudes”, music by Jimmy Buffett and world music generally.

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