Editor of Sigurdson Post legal blog (Law, Public Policy, and Ethics). Legal expert with a focus on public policy, ethics and leadership. Retired General Attorney and trial Lawyer certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

General Attorney, Staff Legal, for TD Insurance, TD Bank Group. Led the in-house Staff Legal department in Canada, providing professional, specialized and independent legal representation and legal advice for TD Insurance and its policyholders. Headed and oversaw the external counsel litigation management program and national portfolio of litigation files.Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada, with a Trial Advocacy Skills diploma in the teaching of trial advocacy from the U.S. based National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Speaker at seminars and conferences in Canada and the United States. Represented clients before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice; Financial Services Commission of Ontario and other administrative tribunals; Divisional Court; the Court of Appeal for Ontario; the Tax Court of Canada; and the Federal Court of Appeal, including applications to the Supreme Court of Canada arising from the Ontario and Alberta Courts of Appeal. Trial, appellate and administrative advocacy.Served on the Ontario Government’s Anti-Fraud Task Force working group with respect to Prevention, Detection, Investigation and Enforcement. Selected as a finalist for the Canadian General Counsel Awards in the category of “Litigation Management”.Career included: partner in private legal practice, Resident Attorney and legal executive for Liberty Mutual's Canadian Staff Counsel legal operations (6 years), and General Attorney and legal executive for TD Insurance's in-house Staff Legal department of over 120 legal professionals. As a leader with Fortune 500 companies, handled range of significant matters from high-exposure risk events (financial, operational, and reputational) to implementation and reorganization of key national departments required for the business (i.e. Quality and Governance, Special Investigations, etc.).