Greg Evans, K.C., the founding member of our firm, is Special Counsel at Evans Pollock Schofield Family Law Corporation, where he continues to share the benefit of his many years of experience in family law. While he’s stepped back from day-to-day practice and is no longer taking on clients or providing direct legal services, he remains an important part of the firm. In this role, Greg offers guidance, perspective, and mentorship to the lawyers at the firm, helping to support their work and the clients they serve.
Greg is a founding member of Collaborative Practice Manitoba, where he has served as chair and member of its management committee and is currently one of its Trainers.
From 2006 to 2019, Greg taught Clinical Family Law at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, and continued to teach as a frequent guest speaker thereafter.
Other pursuits
Greg was an American Sign Language interpreter and spoken English interpreter and interpreter educator. He has served the deaf community nationally and internationally for more than three decades.
As part of his commitment to improving wellness and mental health in the legal profession, Greg serves as the co-chair of Law(yer) Strong, a peer support program founded to enhance the immediate and long-term well-being of the legal community
Greg expresses his creative side as a musician and band member of Inheritors.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Manitoba, 1997
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Linguistics, English, Psychology (Gold Medalist), 1986
- Diploma, Sign Language Interpreting, St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, 1981
Training
- Certificate of Collaborative Training, Collaborative Practice Manitoba
- Certificate of Completion, Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba
- Domestic Violence Screening
- Certified Trainer in Powerful Non-Defensive Communication
- Basic Parenting Coordination, Riverdale Mediation Training & Consulting
Professional Affiliations
- Manitoba Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Manitoba
- Collaborative Practice Manitoba
- Law(yer) Strong (current co-chair)
- Collaborative Professionals of Canada
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- American Bar Association
- FAMLI Manitoba
- ADR Institute of Canada
- ADR Institute of Manitoba
- Family Arbitration Mediation Legal Institute
- West Broadway Biz Association (current chair)
Commendations + Accolades
- Appointed as King’s Counsel (KC) in 2021
- Manitoba Bar Association’s Grant Davis Collegiality & Well-Being Award recipient 2022
- The Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Sessional Instructors (Practising Professionals), University of Manitoba Faculty of Law 2019
- Jurist of Robson Hall, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law 2022
- Best Lawyers International list (2015 – 2026), recognized in Family Law, Mediation and Arbitration
- Best Lawyers International Family Lawyer of the Year (2016, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Best Lawyers International Family Law Arbitration (2024, 2025)
- Best Lawyers International Family Law Mediation (2024, 2025)
- Named Leading Family Law Practitioner by Lexpert (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Edward C. Bealer Award of Merit from the Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
