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Bruce Churchill-Smith, c.r.
Téléphone
403.232.9669
Télécopieur
403.266.1395
Courriel
bchurchillsmith@blg.com
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Background
Bruce Churchill-Smith is a partner at our Calgary office. Bruce was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1982. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Calgary with a Juris Doctor in 1981. Bruce is the Regional Leader of the Insurance and Tort Liability Group.
Areas of Practice
- Bruce practises primarily in the areas of Insurance, Products Liability, Transportation, and Oil and Gas Litigation.
Rankings and Recognitions
- Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
- Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Personal Injury)
- Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Insurance & Reinsurance)
Professional Experience
- Bruce's background includes:
- Appearances before the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Alberta and British Columbia Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Yukon and the Federal Court of Canada
- Representing a number of property and casualty insurers and his insurance litigation practice includes professional liability and coverage disputes
- Representing many manufacturers on product liability claims including in the oil and gas sector, as well as food contamination, medical devices, drugs and sports related equipment.
- Representing oil and gas companies with a focus on oil and gas insurance matters. His experience includes provision of coverage opinions on energy, comprehensive general liability, and pollution/environmental policies.
- Bruce has completed his Advanced Mediation Civil Litigation, through The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and has acted as a mediator in a number of mediations.
Professional Activities
- President, Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA)
- Chair, National Pro Bono Committee of BLG
- Conference Committee Member, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Advisory Board, 2011 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Corporate Social Responsibility
- Coordinator, Child Advocacy Pro Bono Project; (Joint Initiative) BLG, the Children's Legal Education Resource Centre (CLERC) and Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA); October 2007
- Member, Law Society of Alberta Pro Bono Task Force
- Member, BLG National Business Development Committee and Steering Committee
- Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers' Association (CDL)
- Past Director, Current Member of Canadian Transport Lawyers Association and member of Transport Lawyers Association
- Member of the Advisory Board, 2010 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Pro Bono Publico
- Member of the Board of Directors of ALFA International the Global Legal Network
- Member, ALFA Products Liability, Transportation and Insurance Practice Groups
- Member, ALFA Finance Committee
- Member, Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
- Member, Association of Defense and Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
- Member, Defence Research Institute (D.R.I.)
- Member, Trucking Insurance Defense Association (TIDA)
- Member, Alberta Arbitration & Mediation Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation, Labour & Employment, Alternate Dispute Resolution Subsections
- Member, The Advocates' Society
- Past Member, Professional Responsibility - Code Subcommittee, The Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Pro Bono Initiative, The Law Society of Alberta
- Past Chair, Volunteer Lawyers Service
- Member, Canadian Bar Association Mentor Program
- Past Practice Assessor, The Law Society of Alberta
Presentations, Papers and Publications
- Speaker, Cross-Border Litigation, ALFA International Client Seminar, Business Litigation in Real Time; March 2011
- Speaker, Pro Bono Across the Nations, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Speaker, Opening and Closing Remarks of the Conference, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Speaker, Bill C-6: Canada Consumer Products Safety Act, ALFA Products Liability International Client Seminar; March 2010
- Speaker, Electronic Discovery and Trucking Technology: State-of-the-Art Technology, How to Preserve and Protect ESI, ALFA Transportation Practice Group Seminar, May 2009
- e-Discovery: The Canadian Perspective, May, 2008
- Speaker, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Canada, ALFA International Client Seminar, March, 2008
- Speaker, Products Liability; The Canadian Insurance Claims Manager's Association; October 2007
- Panelist, from 'Ashes to the Courtroom', Fire Investigation Seminar for the Insurance Institute of Southern Alberta, Calgary, Alberta February; 2006
- Speaker, Product, Safety and Liability Conference, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Chicago, Illinois; 2005
- Speaker, Effective Advocacy in Judicial Dispute Resolutions, Legal Education Society of Alberta; 2004
- Speaker, Motor Carrier Liability: A Canadian Perspective, Association of Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy (ATLLP), Jackson Hole, Wyoming; 2004
- Speaker, 4th Annual Insurance Conference; The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; 2004
- Speaker, Manufacturer's Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective; Canadian Defence Lawyers Association; 2003
- Speaker, Mediation, Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters; 2000
- Manufacturer's Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective; Published in the Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel Quarterly; 2004
- Spoliation Issues in Canada; Product Liability Compendium, ALFA International; 2001
- Wrongful Death; Transportation Law Compendium, ALFA International; 2004
Community Activities
- Past Chair and current Trustee, Forum for Young Albertans
- Council Member, Foothills Medical Centre Development Council
- Member, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Past Member, Board of Directors, Women's Health Development Council
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Background
Bruce Churchill-Smith is a partner at our Calgary office. Bruce was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1982. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Calgary with a Juris Doctor in 1981. Bruce is the Regional Leader of the Insurance and Tort Liability Group.
Areas of Practice
- Bruce practises primarily in the areas of Insurance, Products Liability, Transportation, and Oil and Gas Litigation.
Rankings and Recognitions
- Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
- Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Personal Injury)
- Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Insurance & Reinsurance)
Professional Experience
- Bruce's background includes:
- Appearances before the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Alberta and British Columbia Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Yukon and the Federal Court of Canada
- Representing a number of property and casualty insurers and his insurance litigation practice includes professional liability and coverage disputes
- Representing many manufacturers on product liability claims including in the oil and gas sector, as well as food contamination, medical devices, drugs and sports related equipment.
- Representing oil and gas companies with a focus on oil and gas insurance matters. His experience includes provision of coverage opinions on energy, comprehensive general liability, and pollution/environmental policies.
- Bruce has completed his Advanced Mediation Civil Litigation, through The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and has acted as a mediator in a number of mediations.
Professional Activities
- President, Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA)
- Chair, National Pro Bono Committee of BLG
- Conference Committee Member, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Advisory Board, 2011 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Corporate Social Responsibility
- Coordinator, Child Advocacy Pro Bono Project; (Joint Initiative) BLG, the Children's Legal Education Resource Centre (CLERC) and Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA); October 2007
- Member, Law Society of Alberta Pro Bono Task Force
- Member, BLG National Business Development Committee and Steering Committee
- Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers' Association (CDL)
- Past Director, Current Member of Canadian Transport Lawyers Association and member of Transport Lawyers Association
- Member of the Advisory Board, 2010 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Pro Bono Publico
- Member of the Board of Directors of ALFA International the Global Legal Network
- Member, ALFA Products Liability, Transportation and Insurance Practice Groups
- Member, ALFA Finance Committee
- Member, Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
- Member, Association of Defense and Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
- Member, Defence Research Institute (D.R.I.)
- Member, Trucking Insurance Defense Association (TIDA)
- Member, Alberta Arbitration & Mediation Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation, Labour & Employment, Alternate Dispute Resolution Subsections
- Member, The Advocates' Society
- Past Member, Professional Responsibility - Code Subcommittee, The Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Pro Bono Initiative, The Law Society of Alberta
- Past Chair, Volunteer Lawyers Service
- Member, Canadian Bar Association Mentor Program
- Past Practice Assessor, The Law Society of Alberta
Presentations, Papers and Publications
- Speaker, Cross-Border Litigation, ALFA International Client Seminar, Business Litigation in Real Time; March 2011
- Speaker, Pro Bono Across the Nations, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Speaker, Opening and Closing Remarks of the Conference, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010
- Speaker, Bill C-6: Canada Consumer Products Safety Act, ALFA Products Liability International Client Seminar; March 2010
- Speaker, Electronic Discovery and Trucking Technology: State-of-the-Art Technology, How to Preserve and Protect ESI, ALFA Transportation Practice Group Seminar, May 2009
- e-Discovery: The Canadian Perspective, May, 2008
- Speaker, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Canada, ALFA International Client Seminar, March, 2008
- Speaker, Products Liability; The Canadian Insurance Claims Manager's Association; October 2007
- Panelist, from 'Ashes to the Courtroom', Fire Investigation Seminar for the Insurance Institute of Southern Alberta, Calgary, Alberta February; 2006
- Speaker, Product, Safety and Liability Conference, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Chicago, Illinois; 2005
- Speaker, Effective Advocacy in Judicial Dispute Resolutions, Legal Education Society of Alberta; 2004
- Speaker, Motor Carrier Liability: A Canadian Perspective, Association of Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy (ATLLP), Jackson Hole, Wyoming; 2004
- Speaker, 4th Annual Insurance Conference; The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; 2004
- Speaker, Manufacturer's Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective; Canadian Defence Lawyers Association; 2003
- Speaker, Mediation, Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters; 2000
- Manufacturer's Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective; Published in the Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel Quarterly; 2004
- Spoliation Issues in Canada; Product Liability Compendium, ALFA International; 2001
- Wrongful Death; Transportation Law Compendium, ALFA International; 2004
Community Activities
- Past Chair and current Trustee, Forum for Young Albertans
- Council Member, Foothills Medical Centre Development Council
- Member, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Past Member, Board of Directors, Women's Health Development Council
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