Hamish Mills-Mcewan Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Advocating for Plaintiffs and Defendants in a mix of personal injury, professional liability, fire loss claims and insurance disputes.

• Representing and advising injured accident victims and their families in civil litigation and tribunal contexts.
• Providing responsive and empathetic advice to vulnerable clients
• Conducting examinations for discovery; arguing procedural motions; assisting in trial preparation and settlement negotiation
• Preparing well-researched facta, arbitration submissions, and settlement positions across a variety of personal injury files
• Staying up-to-date on emerging autonomous vehicle liability issues and the surrounding regulatory and legislative context

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Utilized significant technological competence to work with sophisticated e-discovery software,conducting privilege review for large disclosure requests as part of the InSource team.
• Readily adapted to changing parameters, working with US and Canadian counsel, ensuring thatdisclosure requests are completed accurately and quickly
• Rapidly learned the intricacies of a complex software suite to enable efficient document review, analyzing challenging privilege considerations in a practical context

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Further honed knowledge of both Superior Court and Small Claims Court procedure, focusing primarily on insurance defence files.
• Trusted by partners in the insurance defence team to efficiently and effectively prepare mediation briefs, damage assessments, discovery reports, and reports on productions.
• Drafted superior facta on both novel and traditional issues in motor vehicle accident files, coverage disputes and commercial insurance policy interpretation.
• Represented plaintiffs, defendants, and creditors at various stages of the Small Claims Court process, including settlement conferences, and examinations in aid of enforcement.
• Successfully moved to have a claim dismissed summarily and an express-motion basis.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Attained diverse experience focused on civil litigation but with significant exposure to labour law, employment law, commercial transactional law, and estate planning.
• Represented plaintiffs and defendants at multiple Small Claims Court settlement conferences, including a complex, four-defendant commercial dispute spanning three separate actions
• Successfully negotiated a mediated settlement agreement, obtaining an eviction order on behalf of a landlord at the Landlord and Tenant Board
• Drafted commercial leases, share purchase and asset purchase agreements, management agreements, subcontractor agreements, wills, and powers of attorney
• Successfully argued a 1-hour contested Small Claims Court motion opposed by a 9th year of call partner, involving over 150 pages of materials
• Brought multiple successful civil procedure and construction lien express motions

Kingston, Ontario

• Prepared dishes for the à la carte menu and catered events from weddings to equestrian competitions.
• Developed a strong sense of time management and an ability to perform to strict standards whileunder intense pressure and under close scrutiny, working significant overtime hours

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Administered the Lawyer Referral Program by supervising a team of eight volunteers in connecting people with disabilities to social service organizations and lawyers.
• Successfully secured external project funding for the implementation of changes which included a comprehensive volunteer recruitment plan and a targeted awareness campaign
• Boosted audience size and engagement by managing Reach’s website and social media
• Organized successful seminars on disability benefits and special needs education
• Secured sponsorship in the form of auction items valued up to $1,200 for a major fundraiser
• Superior work performance and commitment to Reach’s mission statement recognized with the Lawyer Referral Associate award at the 2014 AGM

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Queen’s Law Health & Fitness Club - Social Media Manager; Queen’s Internal Communications Taskforce - Committee.

Bachelor Of Arts Honours Criminology, Criminology And Criminal Justice With A Concentration In Psychology, 10.04

• Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship "Aiming for the Top" Tuition Scholarship • Ottawa College Scholarship - in-course scholarship for.

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