Receiving his law degree at the University of Manitoba in 2006 following a lengthy career in health care, Les articled with Pitblado in 2006 and received his Call to the Bar in 2007. He practices in the areas of family law and estate litigation where it interfaces with family property accounting, committeeship and the passing of accounts in relation to estate management.

Honours and Awards:

• H.I. Corne Prize for the highest standing in Problems in Contract and Tort, 2006
• D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for the highest standing in The Limits of the Law, 2006
• D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for the highest standing in The Law and Bio-Ethics, 2006
• D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for the highest standing in Aboriginal Peoples and Land Claims, 2006
• D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for the highest standing in Aboriginal Peoples and The Law, 2006
• Dean’s Honour List, 2003

Memberships and Associations:

• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• Collaborative Practice Manitoba