CRIMINAL LAW
Responding to Criminal Code charges comprises the majority of our Criminal practice. We also commonly assist clients with matters related to drugs and controlled substances, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Firearms Act and municipal bylaws.
Because our clients are primarily Yukoners and those who travel here to enjoy and benefit from the North, our Criminal practice extends to matters such as the Wildlife Act, Customs Act, Environment Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Act.
We also have experience representing clients at Coroner’s Inquests and other public inquiries, in a formal and informal capacity.
YUKON EXPERIENCE
People to People
Being unapologetic champions for the Yukon and its way of life, as showcased in the faces and spirit of our team and clients.
Established since 1973
Austring, Fendrick & Fairman was established in 1973. We pride ourselves on being a Yukon law firm. Most of the partners and associates are born and raised Yukoners who have chosen to remain in the Yukon to serve our clients.
YUKON SOLUTIONS
A Leading Firm
We provide quality legal services to a diverse range of clients, inside and outside the Yukon Territory. We offer both litigation and corporate/commercial legal services. Our lawyers have a wide range of skills in these areas, but each has preferred areas of practice.
An Integrated Approach
Our clients are treated in a holistic fashion, with honesty rooted in integrity.
MIKE REYNOLDS
Associate
Phone: (867) 668-4405, ext. 6214
PRACTICES
Mike Reynolds is an Associate Lawyer at Austring Fendrick & Fairman. Mike was called to the Yukon and British Columbia Bars in 2007. Mike is, primarily, a barrister or “Court room lawyer”, who has focused his practice on criminal and administrative law. His practice within criminal and administrative law includes defending charges pursuant to the Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substance Act, Firearms Act, Customs Act, Wildlife Act, Lands Act, Environment Act, Placer Mining Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Act, and representing the interests of clients before Boards and Tribunals, and at Coroner’s Inquests. Mike has represented many United States citizens, including members of the Armed Forces, who have come into contact with the justice system in Canada. Mike also assists clients with obtaining Canadian Pardons and Record Suspensions, and Waivers for entry into the United States.
Mike was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon. He is a graduate of F.H. Collins, where he returns each year to assist with the Law 12 class, Acadia University (B.A. in Sociology) and the University of Saskatchewan (L.L.B.). He is a former varsity athlete and has been an active coach for Basketball Yukon. Mike spends his downtime engaged in weight training, trail running, cross country skiing and, whenever possible, relaxing on the beach at Tagish Lake.
DEBRA FENDRICK
Partner
Phone: (867) 668-4405, ext. 6225
PRACTICES
Debra Fendrick is the senior litigation partner at Austring Fendrick & Fairman, having practiced continuously with the firm since 1988.
Debra’s practice area is general civil litigation with an emphasis on plaintiff’s personal injury law, administrative law, labour and employment law and First Nations law. She appears frequently in Yukon Supreme Court as well as before the Yukon Court of Appeal and several administrative tribunals. Debra also has extensive experience in mediation and Judicial Settlement conferencing.
Debra incorporates mediation into her practice, both for her own clients and as an independent mediator. She is a strong believer in the efficiency and value, monetary and otherwise of mediated resolutions.
After completing her early schooling in the Yukon, Debra obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Alberta in 1987 and was called to both the British Columbia and Yukon bars in 1988.
Debra is a member of the Yukon Law Society Discipline Committee and previously served as Second Vice President. She has been an active member of the Canadian Bar Association-Yukon Branch and was a former Chair of the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
A northerner since birth, Debra has always felt that the Yukon is a wonderful place to live and work. She enjoys the diversity and challenge of her legal work and being part of the development of Yukon law.
Debra is a frequent speaker on the topics of employment law and administrative law.
SHAYNE FAIRMAN
Partner
Phone: (867) 668-4405, ext. 6224
PRACTICES
Shayne Fairman is a partner at Austring, Fendrick & Fairman. He practices in the areas of Family law, Administrative law and Mental Health law.
He obtained his law degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 1988, and was qualified to practice law in the Yukon and British Columbia in 1989.
Shayne has been a Yukon resident for most of his life. Shayne appreciates the diverse opportunities living in the Yukon affords, particularly a family-oriented lifestyle. Shayne can be found golfing on warm summer days, fishing salmon in Alaska on rainy fall days, and keeps warm in the winter by playing broomball and spending time with his teenaged children.