Lisa practices a blend of administrative, aboriginal and environmental litigation, and advising governmental bodies.
Her administrative law practice includes appearing before tribunals, acting for tribunals as their independent legal counsel, and designing/drafting tribunal legislation. In this work, she acts for Indigenous governments and non-Indigenous professional regulatory bodies. Her scope of experience is broad and includes providing legal services to committees on elections, codes of conduct, housing and employment, registration with a regulator, complaints resulting in inquiries or discipline, and internal review/appeal matters.
In her litigation practice, she has acted as counsel for Indigenous governments in the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River, the regulatory proceedings and the court hearings in Northern Gateway Enbridge Pipeline, the Reference re Environmental Management Act hearings, and most recently a judicial review on behalf of Gitxaala First Nation challenging the constitutionality of the mineral tenure system under the Mineral Tenure Act. She has a special interest in the intersection of Indigenous, Aboriginal, and environmental law.
Lisa and her firm regularly provide educational offerings in administrative and Aboriginal law.
