She has been an instructor at the Bar Admission Course in Estate Planning, has been the Chair and Lecturer at numerous Continuing Legal Education Programs sponsored by The Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, The Canadian Institute and County of Carleton Law Association and has authored numerous continuing legal education papers and articles. She has lectured in public forum lectures and in 1996 she received the distinction of being invited to participate in the Estate Special Lecture Series presented by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

     Gail served as a member of the Ontario Council of the Canadian Bar Association, was a Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Ottawa, served as the Book Review Editor for "The National"published by the Canadian Bar Association. She was also a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada Practitioner Panel. She serves as Non-roster mediator and arbitrator of disputes relating to estate and trust matters.

     Her community and volunteer work is extensive, having served as Co-Chair on the Advisory Committee on Small Business to the Mayor of Ottawa; President of the Ottawa-Carleton Small Business Council; Vice-President of the Ottawa Women's Credit Union; Member of the Lawyer's Advisory Circle to the Community Foundation of Ottawa-Carleton; Chair of the Board of the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, and Board member of the Perley and Rideau Veteranīs Health Centre Foundation.

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