About
Pierre established and has led the Public Legal Counsel Program at the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS) since 2019, following his tenure as Programs Director at Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan. He brings to PLS significant experience in legal program leadership, strategic litigation, and public policy advocacy. As Senior Public Legal Counsel, Pierre successfully represented JHSS at the Supreme Court of Canada in John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan, a case which advanced constitutional protections across the country for people facing prison disciplinary proceedings. Pierre has also represented incarcerated people and public interest organizations before superior and appellate courts, most notably in R. v. Wilson,2025 SCC 32; UR Pride v. Saskatchewan,2025 SKCA 74; R. v. B.J.M.,2024 SKCA 79; and Kupsar v. Regina Provincial Correctional Centre,2020 SKCA 142.
Education
ExperienceBar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2016, SaskatchewanEducation & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of SaskatchewanClass of 2015J.D.Other EducationUniversity of VictoriaClass of 2012B.A.
Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2016, SaskatchewanEducation & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of SaskatchewanClass of 2015J.D.Other EducationUniversity of VictoriaClass of 2012B.A.
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of SaskatchewanClass of 2015J.D.Other EducationUniversity of VictoriaClass of 2012B.A.
Law SchoolUniversity of SaskatchewanClass of 2015J.D.Other EducationUniversity of VictoriaClass of 2012B.A.
Law SchoolUniversity of SaskatchewanClass of 2015J.D.