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Bruce Churchill-Smith, QC

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1 Unknown, Calgary, AB M5H 3Y4

Insurance and Tort Liability, Product Liability, Transportation and 4 more

About Bruce Churchill-Smith, QC

Bruce Churchill-Smith, QC is a lawyer practicing insurance and tort liability, product liability, transportation and 4 other areas of law. Bruce received a B.A. degree from Queen's University in 1975, and has been licensed for 44 years. Bruce practices in Calgary, AB.

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Bruce Churchill-Smith, QC got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Transportation
  • Class Actions
  • Other 5
    • Insurance and Tort Liability
    • Product Liability
    • Automotive
    • Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
    • Railway

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work
    Representing insurers, brokers, adjusters on various regulatory
    licensing issues. Representing a number of property
    casualty insurers
    insurance litigation practice includes professional liability
    coverage disputes. Representing many manufacturers on product liability claims including in the oil & gas sector, as well as food contamination, electronics, medical devices, drugs
    sports-related equipment. Representing oil & gas companies with a focus on oil & gas insurance matters. Providing coverage opinions on energy, comprehensive general liability,
    pollution/environmental policies.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, Alberta
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member: Canadian Defence Lawyers' Association
    Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association (Director, 2004-07)
    Transport Lawyers' Association
    •Past Member: ALFA Board of Directors
    •Member: ALFA Products Liability, Transportation and Insurance Practice Groups
    ALFA Finance Committee (2011-2014)

    •Member: Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, Association of Defense and Trial Attorneys, Defence Research Institute, Trucking Insurance Defense Association
    Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation, Labour & Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution Subsections
    The Advocates' Society
    •Vice Chair, FDCC International Practice & Law Section, 2014-15
    •Member, Law Society of Alberta Mentor Connect Program 2017
    •Advisory Board Member, 2014 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Today's Leaders in Practice Excellence
    2012 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Leadership Through Change
    2011 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Corporate Social Responsibility
    2010 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Pro Bono Publico
    •Past Member: CBA Mentor Program
    The Law Society of Alberta's (LSA) Professional Responsibility Code Subcommittee
    LSA Practice Assessor, 2002-06

    Community Involvement

    •Member, Board of Directors, Heart & Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery
    •Council Member, Foothills Medical Centre Development Council, 2007-present (Foothills Hospital)
    •Committee Member, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference, September 2010
    •Trustee, Forum for Young Albertans, 1999-present
    Chair, 2003-08
    •Member, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, 2000-05
    •Past Member, Board of Directors, Women's Health Development Council (Grace Hospital)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Calgary
    Class of 1981
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Queen's University
    Class of 1975
    B.A.

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