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Emery Jamieson LLP's long and rich history in the Alberta legal profession began before the Province of Alberta came into existence. On October 1, 1893 the firm of Beck & Emery was established and it has since grown to become one of Alberta's pre-eminent law firms. Over the years members of the firm have been actively involved in a wide range of business, cultural and political activities. Some alumni have been elected to provincial or national legislatures; others have been appointed to the judiciary. Members of the firm generously share their expertise both inside and outside the legal profession publishing articles, teaching and speaking in their areas of practice.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Litigation, Insurance, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Contracts, Administrative Law, Family Law, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Mortgages, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Utilities, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Labour and Employment Law, Agricultural Law, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Wills.

Firm Affiliations

LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE (L.A.W.): an association of more than 85 independent law firms located in 47 countries and over 135 jurisdictions throughout the world

Reference:

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Address

1700 Oxford Tower
10235 - 101 Street N.W.
Edmonton, AB T5J 3G1, (Edmonton Jud. Dist.)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 780-426-5220
Toll-free: 866-212-5220
Fax: 780-420-6277

Website

http://www.emeryjamieson.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Tuesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Wednesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Thursday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
Friday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Sydney A. Bercov, Q.C. (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, July 19, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1953; LL.B., 1956). Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta Law School, 1978-1996. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Contracts.Email: Sydney A. Bercov, Q.C.

Richard B. Drewry, Q.C. (Member) born Regina, Saskatchewan, August 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Alberta. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1968; LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Insurance; Administrative Law; Business Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Richard B. Drewry, Q.C.

W. Paul Sharek, Q.C. (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, April 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1971, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1969; LL.B., 1970). Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta, 1994-2004. Member: Law Society of Alberta (Bencher, 1998-2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Professional Liability; Mediation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability.Email: W. Paul Sharek, Q.C.

Phyllis A. Smith, Q.C. (Member) born Ponoka, Alberta, April 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Alberta. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1968); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1974); Harvard University (LL.M., 1976). Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta Law School, 1977-2004. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Chair, Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association, 2000—. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Arbitration and Mediation; Professional Liability.Email: Phyllis A. Smith, Q.C.

Shirley A. McNeilly (Member) born Stettler, Alberta, September 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Insurance.Email: Shirley A. McNeilly

G. Bruce Comba (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, April 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1979; LL.B., 1982). Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta, 1992-1996, 2002-2004. Member: Estate Planning Council of Edmonton; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Probate; Professional Liability.Email: G. Bruce Comba

Rex M. Nielsen (Member) born Olds, Alberta, April 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1980); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Leasing and Leases; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Contracts.Email: Rex M. Nielsen

Frederica L. Schutz (Member) born Alberta, August 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1976; LL.B., with distinction, 1990). Gold Medallist, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, 1990. Articled to the Honorable Madam Justice E. I. Picard. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Creditors Rights; Insurance; Personal Injury; Litigation.Email: Frederica L. Schutz

Janet N. Alexander-Smith (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, December 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., with distinction, 1978; LL.B., 1990). Member: Alberta Grievance Arbitration Roster. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Insurance; Human Rights; Accident and Disability Insurance; Arbitration.Email: Janet N. Alexander-Smith

Claire M. Klassen (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, July 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1986; LL.B., with distinction, 1989). Law Clerk to Madam Justice L'Heureux-Dubé, Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Family Law; Insurance; Mediation.Email: Claire M. Klassen

Stuart J. Weatherill (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, May 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1991; LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Litigation.Email: Stuart J. Weatherill

Michael Kraus (Member) born Prague, Czech Republic, April 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A. (Hons.), 1986); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL. B, 1989). Languages: English and Czech. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: Michael Kraus

James R. Vaage (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, June 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia; 1979, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Member: Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Banking Litigation; Commercial Loans; Insolvency.Email: James R. Vaage

Katharine L. Hurlburt (Member) born Edmonton, Alberta, September 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1993, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.SC., 1974; LL.B., 1992). Dean's List. Member: Collaborative Estate and Trust Lawyers Society of Alberta; Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society. Practice Areas: Agribusiness; Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Judicial Review.Email: Katharine L. Hurlburt

ASSOCIATES

Terrence N. Kuharchuk (Associate) born Red Deer, Alberta, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alberta; 1990, Registered Patent Agent; 1991, Registered Trademark Agent; registered to practise before USPTO for Canadian applicants. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., Civil Engineering, 1982); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1985). Member: Edmonton Council for Advanced Technology; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Associate); Licensing Executives Society (Resident). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Industrial Designs; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Terrence N. Kuharchuk

Erin Raaen-Gossell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1999; LL.B., 2002). Member: Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Bar Association.Email: Erin Raaen-Gossell

Jocelyn Innes, E. (Associate) born Grande Prairie, Alberta; admitted to bar, 2009, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 2008). Member: Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Bar Association.

Robert Feraco (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, March 31, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1984; LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: Robert Feraco

Helen Garwasiuk (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alberta; 1991, Registered Trademark Agent; 1995, Registered Patent Agent. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., Physical Therapy, 1984; LL.B., 1987). Member: Society of Petroleum Engineers; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Associate). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Industrial Designs.Email: Helen Garwasiuk

Natalie D. Tymchuk (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, November 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 2004). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: Natalie D. Tymchuk

Kember Handzic (Associate) born Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A. 2001; LL.B. 2004). Languages: English, Serbo-Croatian and Russian. Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: Kember Handzic

Robert E. Smith (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; admitted to bar, 1989, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1979); Durham University (B.A., Hons. Law, 1987). Member: Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Bar Association; Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists; Union of British Columbia Performers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert E. Smith

Wendy A. Young (Associate) born Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., with distinction, 2001; LL.B., with distinction, 2005). Practice Areas: General Practice.

Kyle R. Kawanami (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 2007, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., with distinction, 2003; LL.B. with distinction, 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Alberta.

Jonathon L. Wescott (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 2008, Alberta. Education: University of Lethbridge (B.A., Philosophy, 1997; Bachelor of Management, 2003); University of Alberta (LL.B., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Alberta; Alberta Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Family Law; Personal Injury; Condominium Law.Email: Jonathon L. Wescott

All Partners and Associates are Members of the Law Society of Alberta, and the Edmonton and Canadian Bar Associations.