Jeffrey Mark Howe

Jeff Howe, Barrister & Solicitor Jeff was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia where he grew up playing sports. He graduated (With Distinction) in 1999 from University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Humanities, majoring in History. His third year at UVic was spent on international exchange at the College of Liberal Arts at University of Southern Mississippi where he studied in depth, among other topics, the colonization of the American west and the civil rights movement. In the spring of 1999, he attended a 5 week total immersion program at Universite Sainte Anne, Church Point, Nova Scotia, and obtained a French “Intermediate A” level certificate. From 1999 to 2002, Jeff taught English to children, youth and adults for over two years outside of Taipei, Taiwan. He attended the College of Intensive Chinese Language Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University for three months where he obtained a Mandarin “A level course” certificate, May – July, 2002. In 2003, Jeff moved to Saskatoon to attend University of Saskatchewan, College of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 2006. After first year law school, he focused on legal research and writing, Canadian Aboriginal law, constitutional law and civil litigation. Prior to third year, he worked full time as a summer research assistant assisting assigned professors with legal research and writing and, Professor Paul Chartrand with organization of a legal conference and accompanying paper published by the Saskatchewan Law Review (2005), both titled: “Aboriginal People & the Criminal Justice System in Saskatchewan: What Next?” During his third year of law school, he served as president of the Law Students’ Association. In June 2007, Jeff completed his articles with Woloshyn & Company Barristers and Solicitors in Saskatoon and was admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar. He practiced over five years at Woloshyn & Company, mainly in the areas of civil litigation and Canadian Aboriginal law.