Owen was born in Great Britain and moved to Edmonton, Alberta where he was raised. He completed his undergraduate and law school degrees at the University of Alberta. After graduating in law, he spent a year clerking with the Court Justices of the Alberta Courts of Appeal and Queen’s Bench.
Owen practices in the area of Civil Litigation with an emphasis on Personal Injury Claims and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently a sessional instructor at the Grande Prairie Regional College teaching an introductory law course. Owen assists on the Boards of the Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society and the Community Foundation of Greater Grande Prairie and is a volunteer instructor for the Council for Lifelong Learning. He is also actively involved in various other community activities.
Owen and his wife Jodi are the proud parents of four children. In his spare time Owen enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his children’s soccer team, traveling, and playing squash and basketball.