Biography
Annika is a partner in the litigation practice group.
A significant focus of her practice is estate litigation. She advises trust professionals and private clients on contested wills, capacity questions, disputes arising from estate planning and administration, and professional negligence claims. Annika also supports the firm’s insurance litigation practice, working with major and specialty insurers to defend a broad range of product liability, professional liability and misconduct and general property and casualty claims.
Annika is the co-chair of the Wills, Estates & Trust section of the Manitoba Bar Association. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Manitoba Soccer Association and she was a longtime volunteer with WISE Manitoba (Women in Support of Equality). She also participates in the leadership of the firm’s annual United Way campaign.
She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, where she was recognized with a prize for the highest class standing in insurance law.
Presentations
- Presenter, "New and Noteworthy Cases on Wills, Estates & Trusts", Law Society of Manitoba, December 2022
- Presenter and author, “Estates: Debtors and Creditors – Back Pocket Essentials”, Law Society of Manitoba, April 2021
- Presenter, “Costs on Passing of Accounts”, Law Society of Manitoba, November 2017
- Presenter, “Basic Will Drafting, Tips and Traps”, Manitoba Bar Association Wills and Estates Section, November 2019 and December 2017.
Education
- University of Manitoba, JD, 2012
- University of Winnipeg, BA (Gold Medallist), 2009
Bar Admissions
- Manitoba, 2013
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, Manitoba Branch