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Lisa is a lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and workplace investigator with nearly 30 years of experience helping people and organizations navigate complex workplace and labour relations issues. She is a founding partner of Southern Law, where she works as a neutral third party to resolve conflict and support positive organizational change.
Throughout her career, Lisa has been drawn to roles requiring independence, fairness, and thoughtful decision-making. She has mediated hundreds of labour grievances and disputes and serves as Registrar of the BC Healthcare Office of Arbitration (since 2017) and the Health Science Professionals Office of Arbitration (since 2025). Her public and professional appointments have included Vice Chair and Registrar of the British Columbia Labour Relations Board and the first Integrity Commissioner for the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Park Board. She currently serves as Ethics Officer for the BC Nurses’ Union and Integrity Commissioner for the Squamish Nation, and Interim IC for the City of New Westminster.
Lisa brings a practical and accessible approach to conflict resolution. She believes helping parties become the architects of the solutions to conflict is the best path to meaningful change and functional labour relations. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada since 2021.
