|   | | Law Firm in Vancouver, British Columbia | Barristers and Solicitors |
| | Address | | Two Bentall Centre, 700-555 Burrard Street | | Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1M8 | | (Vancouver Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 604-684-0727 | | Facsimile: 604-684-7094 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.shk.ca | |
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| Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson
Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Privacy, Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Disputes, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Contracts, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Labour and Employment Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Wills, Trusts and Estates. | Firm Profile:
Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson Law Corporation is one of British Columbia's leading law firms in the areas of construction, insurance, commercial litigation and construction contract preparation. With a substantial base of institutional clients throughout the province, nationally and internationally, the firm has a well-established reputation for the efficient resolution of construction, insurance and commercial disputes. Its extensive construction practice encompasses every aspect of the industry - from development, land zoning, sales and leasing issues to financing, design, contracting and property management. The firm is involved, in various capacities, in many of the major residential, commercial and industrial projects in British Columbia. | | Firm Size: 18 | | Mark J. Braidwood (Member) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, September 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1990); University of Kent, U.K. (LL.B., 1994). Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: Mark J. Braidwood | | Andrew C. Breen (Member) born Burlington, Ontario, September 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.Sc., with Honors, 2003); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2006). Member: Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Employment Law. Email: Andrew C. Breen | | Kimberly S. Campbell (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, November 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1979). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Subsections on: Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law and Computers and the Law). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Dismissal; Securities Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Kimberly S. Campbell | | Seema Chaskar (Associate) born India, March 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1997; LL.B., 2000). Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English, Hindi. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Builders Liens; Professional Liability. Email: Seema Chaskar | | Paul A. Côté (Member) born Brandon, Manitoba, June 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1974); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1977). Member: Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Subrogation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Commercial; Estates; Defamation. Email: Paul A. Côté | | Stephen P. Coyle (Member) born Moncton, New Brunswick, September 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Nova Scotia; 1993, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Comm., 1986); Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian Barrister's Association (Past Chair, Construction Subsection, Province of British Columbia); Nova Scotia Barristers Society. Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Litigation Law; Commercial Law; Insurance Law. Email: Stephen P. Coyle | | Peter B. Gorgopa (Member) born Victoria, British Columbia, March 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1981); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1984). Member: Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of British Columbia (Adhoc Bencher; Member, Complainants' Review Committee). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Finance; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Intellectual Property; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Peter B. Gorgopa | | Stuart B. Hankinson (Member) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, British Columbia; 1990, Alberta. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., Hons., 1977; LL.B., 1980). Lecturer: Construction law and practice for the Canadian Institute; Insight Education Services, seminars on construction law and claims; agenda management Limited, lectures on construction claims and procedures; Pacific Business and Law Institute Construction law and seminars; Technical University of Nova Scotia lectures on construction law. Awards: National Post Best Lawyers List, Construction Law; Best Lawyers in Canada, Practitioners in Construction Law. Member: British Columbia Bar Association (Past Chair, Construction Law Section); Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Alberta; Canadian College of Construction Lawyers; British Columbia Construction Rountable; Project Management Institute. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Law; Professional Disciplinary Hearings; Litigation. Email: Stuart B. Hankinson | | William E. Knutson, Q.C. (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, December 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1977); London School of Economics (LL.M., 1978). Author: "Mistake of Law—A Mistaken Principle," University of Manitoba Law Journal, 1979. Lecturer, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia, 1983-1986. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate; Administrative Hearings; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: William E. Knutson, Q.C. | | Emily S. Letkeman (Member) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, April 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1999); University of British Columbia (M.A., 2001); University of Alberta (LL.B., 2003). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Construction Law. Email: Emily S. Letkeman | | J. Marc MacEwing (Member) born Calgary, Alberta, November 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1975); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1979). Recipient: Governor-General's Medal, 1971; University of Victoria President's Scholarship, 1974; Royal United Services Institute Military History Prize, 1975. Author: over 90 published articles, including co-author and member of the Editorial Board of The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's British Columbia builders Lien Practice Manual. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction and Design; Lien Law; Contract Law; Collection Law. Email: J. Marc MacEwing | | Roderick H. McCloy (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Com., 1970; LL.B., 1971). Lecturer on Law, Kaduna Polytechnic, Nigeria, 1972-1974. Member: Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Finance; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Roderick H. McCloy | | Bryan S. Shapiro (Member) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1966); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1970). Author: The International Construction Law Review, Vol. 19, Part 4, October 2002; "Design Professionals' Liability for Field Services," Construction Law Reports, Vol. 19, Part 1, February 2003; "Design Professionals' Liability for Field Services;" "Suit Is a Four Letter Word." Member, Construction Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. Awards: National Post Best Lawyer List, Construction Law; Who's Who Legal Foremost International Legal, Practitioners in Construction Law; Best Lawyers in Canada, Practitioners in Construction Law. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; British Columbia (Member, Construction Law Section), Canadian (Past Chair, Construction Law Section), International (Member, Construction Law Committee) and Inter-Pacific (Member, Construction Contracts Committee) Bar Associations; Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (Governor); Amalgamated Construction Association of British Columbia; British Columbia Construction Roundtable; British Columbia Construction Association; Canadian Construction Association; Project Management Institute Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Accidents; Construction Design; Construction Law; Contracts; Insurance Law. Email: Bryan S. Shapiro | | Wanda Simek (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, May 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., Political Science, 1999; LL.B., 2004; B.C.L., 2004). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Wanda Simek | | Craig A. Wallace (Member) born Stamford, Connecticut, March 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A.Sc., 1979; LL.B., 1984). Registered Professional Engineer, Province of British Columbia. Lecturer: Construction and Design professional seminars; University of British Columbia. Member: Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations; Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Professional Defense; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Craig A. Wallace | | James R. White (Member) born Kingston, Ontario, March 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., 1978); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Registered Professional Engineer, Province of British Columbia. Co-Author: British Columbia Builders Liens Practice Manual, 1999. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education, Society of British Columbia; University of British Columbia Engineering Faculty. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Past Chair, Construction Law Subsection); Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Builders Liens. Email: James R. White | | Patricia H. Young (Member) born Alberta, Edmonton, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1977); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.B., 1986). Member: Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Intellectual Property. Email: Patricia H. Young |
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