Dana attended the University of Toronto, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) before attending the University of Saskatchewan and receiving her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1992.

Dana was called to the British Columbia bar in 1993 and, after completing her articles, continued working as in-house counsel in Vancouver before entering private practice with the well-respected Vancouver law firm, Hammerberg Lawyers LLP. Dana successfully completed transfer examinations for Alberta and was called to the Alberta bar in 2001. She moved to Calgary in 2005 and continues to be an active member of the Alberta and British Columbia bar, litigating cases in both provinces.

Throughout her career, Dana has practiced primarily in personal injury litigation. She has conducted numerous trials and appeared at all levels of court, including the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Alberta Court of Appeal, British Columbia Supreme Court and British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Dana authored a paper on jurisdictional issues between Alberta and British Columbia, presented when she was Co-Chair of the Insurance and Personal Injury Panel for the Alberta Law Conference.

Dana is from Saskatchewan, but lived throughout the United States in her youth, as her father is a former National Hockey League player.  In 2017, the Hockey News chose Dana’s father (Jim) as the 30th Best New York Ranger of All Time. She enjoys yoga, golf, fitness and cheering for her favourite hockey team in her spare time, and volunteers with Level’s Indigenous Youth Outreach Program (Leadership).

View Dana’s list of Trial and Appellate decisions here.