Roy is a director and shareholder of EBI.  He originated from Edmonton and moved to Kelowna as a young boy where he graduated from KSS.  He returned to Edmonton to attend the U of A.  After graduating from law school, he immediately returned to Kelowna to start and build his legal career which now has spanned 38 years of full-time practice all at Doak Shirreff Lawyers LLP in Kelowna.  Roy recently “retired” from the partnership and currently carries on practicing at Doak Shirreff as associate counsel. 

From the very beginning to this day, Roy’s practice has included lending and leasing transactions, security placement, registration, and enforcement, and so on.  Roy is familiar with all aspects of these matters from the preparation and registration of loan security and leasing documentation to enforcing these documents against debtors, lessee’s and others involved including addressing priority issues that might arise between competing creditors.  He is also knowledgeable with the effects of bankruptcy on security realization and how bankruptcy can affect creditor priorities.  He is also familiar with general debt collection and judgment enforcement. 

While EBI’s clients are expected to have relationships with their own lawyers who they should rely upon for legal advice and direction required, EBI’s clients can also take comfort that EBI has the benefit of Roy’s knowledge and input, which help assure EBI will do the best job possible in serving its clients. 

Roy has a history of giving back to the community through a variety of non-profit and social service organizations and he is presently active as a member of the Kelowna Rotary Club.  He is a private pilot and a member of the Kelowna Flying Club, and he enjoys flying the KFC’s Grumman Tiger.   His interests also include boating, gardening, and traveling.