DD West LLP

Mark articled with DD West in 2020 and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2021. Before attending law school, Mark completed a master’s degree in City Planning at the University of Manitoba and worked as a project manager in sustainability and urban planning applications. He worked in community engagements, researched development-related by-laws, and helped in the planning of a new neighbourhood at the University of Manitoba.

 While in law school, he participated in the 2020 Kawaskimhon Moot on the issue of over-representation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. He has also worked as an assistant for a Robson Hall Professor on a research project on Indigenous international diplomacy. 

 Mark is co-author of a Social Science and Humanities Research Council-funded project on Indigenizing the Co-operative model.

 In his spare time, Mark enjoys cycling, camping and hiking. He has volunteered at an organization of First Nations, as well as community and urban planning related activities. 

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Dean’s List in the Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba
• Case-in-Point commendation in the Department of City Planning, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba

EDUCATION

• Geography (Advance) minor in Environmental Science, University of Manitoba - 2012
• Masters of City Planning , University of Manitoba - 2017
• J.D., University of Manitoba - 2020

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Called to the Manitoba Bar - 2021

Practice Area

• 2011 Lake Manitoba Flood Class Action
• Business Law
• Civil Litigation
• Litigation And Administrative Law
• Municipal Law