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• Drafted submissions opposing an application brought under s. 96 of the Labour Relations Act• Conducted legal research that formed the basis of submissions in a novel employment law trial

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.

Ossd