Jeff is a Partner at Valin Partners LLP, practicing in the fields of Real Estate, Wills and Estates, and Corporate and Commercial law. He has been practicing law in North Bay since April, 1976, most recently with Hugh McLachlan as McLachlan Froud LLP, before joining Valin Partners LLP in 2019.

Jeff was raised in Powassan and attended the University of Western Ontario before being admitted to the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. During his summer vacations while in law school, Jeff worked searching property titles in the North Bay and Parry Sound Land Registry offices and has a strong familiarity with the history of real estate conveyancing in Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts.

Jeff is active in the Masonic Lodge. He is a past District Deputy and an honourary 33rd degree member of the Scottish Rite. He enjoys sports, both as a participant and a spectator.

Jeff and his wife, Pat, are fortunate to have their son and daughter and their spouses living in the immediate area, so they can enjoy their four grandchildren.