Jodi is an accomplished, hard working senior lawyer who brings a highly valuable skillset to Rice Speir.  Intelligent and approachable, Jodi has built a reputation for her insight and collaboration.

Specialist areas:

• Civil litigation
• Regulatory compliance and enforcement
• Local government and public law

Jodi is a fully qualified solicitor in Canada and New Zealand, bringing an impressive breadth of expertise to Rice Speir. She has worked as a Crown Prosecutor in Calgary, lectured on contract and criminal law in Auckland and has assisted senior barristers before the High Court, Court of Appeal, Employment Court and more recently, the Judicial Conduct Panel.

Jodi joined the team in 2022 and has quickly built great working relationships with her clients, resolving even the most challenging commercial and regulatory cases.  She has considerable experience acting on health and disciplinary matters, as well as in Coronial Inquests.  She is passionate about working alongside local authorities in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Qualifications:

• LLB/BA, University of Alberta (Canada)
• LLM, University of Toronto (Canada)
• Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in both Canada and New Zealand