Jonathan provides legal advice in the areas of Indigenous Legal Services, Environmental Law, Commercial Law, Financing Law, and Family Law. He was called to the Bar in Manitoba in 2017 and in Nunavut in 2018. Jonathan prides himself on being available to his clients and is very passionate about his work.

In the Indigenous Legal Services and Environmental Law sectors, Jonathan maintains a practice in Nunavut where he has assisted clients in the negotiation of comprehensive land claim agreements and impact benefit agreements. Jonathan also has experience advising clients in Nunavut on all phases of the permitting of a mine. He has acted as lead counsel for landowners during regulatory hearings relating to land use planning, environment impact assessment, and water licensing hearings.

Jonathan also has experience working with individuals and corporations on commercial transactions. Jonathan’s practice in Nunavut has evolved into a blend of governance, finance, banking, and corporate work, where he plays a role in supporting financial institutions, Inuit organizations, private businesses, and public bodies. Jonathan currently sits as a member of the Discipline Committee for the Law Society of Nunavut.

Jonathan has also practiced Family Law for his entire career. He is an experienced negotiator and has both his collaborative family law training and mediation training. Jonathan recently returned to Duboff Edwards Schachter after practising family law for 3 years at a large firm in Winnipeg where he had the benefit of great mentorship in the family law field, which further expanded his ability to provide great services to his clients. Although he has experience in the courtroom, he believes strongly in resolving family law disputes outside of the courtroom.  He has a passion for helping families and doing so with a child centric approach. He takes great pride in his ability to assist clients going through the most difficult time of their lives and doing so in a way that minimizes conflict and creates a healthy co-parenting relationship going forward.