Lawyer.
Born in England on 15 July 1946, son of Anthony and Ann King, he was raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He studied law in London, England and practiced as a barrister until moving to Winnipeg in 1979. He worked in family law, becoming known as a top divorce lawyer who took on difficult cases and specialized in litigation. He became embroiled in controversy when compromising photographs of his wife, a judge on the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, were circulated on the Internet. He died of cancer on 29 April 2014.
“Lawyer at centre of wife’s troubles”, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 2014, page A4.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 May 2014, page B14.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 May 2014
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