Experienced Guidance to Bring Litigation to a Successful End

Richard is a trained mediator with over 30 years of trial experience

Richard trained at the esteemed Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California. This training, combined with his 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer, makes him uniquely equipped to help all sides reach an agreeable resolution.

Richard understands the emotional toll people experience while waiting for their claims to resolve. A successful mediation can save years of time and worry.

Richard was first called to the bar in Manitoba in 1993, after completing a Bachelor and Masters degree in computer science and then a law degree. From the beginning, his practice focused on acting for people injured in motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and medical malpractice.

Richard represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants

Once in Calgary, Richard practiced in a firm that acted for personal injury plaintiffs as well as defendants through their insurance companies. He then moved to a firm acting primarily for insurers, in the areas of personal injury and commercial insurance claims.

Following these firms, he joined one of Calgary’s preeminent personal injury firms acting for injured people. During that time, his practice focused on motor vehicle accident claims, slip and fall claims, fatality claims, disability insurance claims, and medical, dental, and professional malpractice claims.

Richard has conducted numerous lengthy and complex trials and appeals

Richard acquired a reputation for conducting trials more often than most lawyers practicing personal injury law. Trials in these areas frequently last multiple weeks and are very expensive to conduct.

You can see a partial list and description of the trials Richard has conducted in Alberta. This does not include all of the various court applications and appearances necessary to bring a case to trial.

Richard has participated in countless mediations

Over the past couple of decades the settlement of personal injury claims has evolved. Re-allocated court resources have starved one’s ability to easily access the court-offered Judicial Dispute Resolution (“JDR”) program, where a sitting Justice acts as a mediator to facilitate settlement. This gave rise to the much more frequent use of private mediators to assist in reaching a settlement.