Matthew R. Email & Phone Number

Alberta, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

* Effectively manage and coordinate all litigation files once received from in-house and third-party collections as well as implement collection and legal departmental policies, procedures and standards.* Adroitly conduct Small Claims Court trials, motion hearings and settlement conferences under the Rules of the Small Claims Court.* Assiduously undertake judgment enforcement by conducting judgment debtor examinations, issuing bank account and employment garnishments and issue writs of seizure and sale of property. * Draft plaintiff’s claims, statement of defences, affidavits, motion records, motion and appeal facta as well as conduct research on various legal issues.* Review and respond to all consumer proposal and bankruptcy submissions including conducting ss. 66.22(1) court review hearings and s. 69 motions to lift stays, pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.* Draft and present practical and pragmatic legal opinions, which cover a wide range of functional areas and safeguard the legal interests of the company.* Closely monitor government regulations actively in every jurisdiction in which the company operates business.* Research regulatory and legal issues and then provide a concise summary of findings. * Responsible for the handling of all litigation issues, including investigating and dispute resolution.* Draft loan agreements and consumer contracts as well as third party vendor non-disclosure agreements.

Toronto, Ontario

* Created a successfully functioning legal department from scratch.* Propitiously planned and coordinated the day-to-day operations of the legal department, including developing, implementing and maintaining policies, procedures and standards.* Acquired significant managerial experience in financial achievement focus, leadership, departmental finance management, business planning and legal representation. * Highly experienced at drafting commercial and consumer contracts and non-disclosure agreements.* Generated extensive corporate revenue through civil litigation conducting trials, motion hearings and settlement conferences in the Small Claims Court.* Adeptly drafted a voluminous amount of plaintiff's claims, statement of defences, notice of motions and supporting affidavits and facta.* Dexterously undertook judgment enforcement procedures preparing writs for seizure and sale of property, issuing employment and bank account garnishments and adeptly conducted a copious amount of judgment debtor examinations.* Successfully argued four (4) civil appeals in the Divisional Court.* Achieved eighteen (18) favourable published case law decisions and won eighty four (84) Small Claims Court trials in five and a half years.

Toronto, Canada Area

* Track record of excellence conducting well over one-hundred (100) successful trials and favourably arguing well over fifty (50) appeals.* Attained proficient legal writing advocacy skills in drafting plaintiff’s claims, defences, affidavits, motion records and facta. * Acquired comprehensive and extensive knowledge of the Rules of the Small Claims Court and the Provincial Offences Act.* Obtained extensive experience and achieved prosperous results in judgment enforcement process and procedures.* Gained specialized knowledge and experience in insurance subrogation claims.* Successfully argued three (3) POA appeals in the Court of Appeal for Ontario.* Achieved thirty-three (33) published case law decisions.

Toronto, Canada Area

* Surveillance specialist in stationary, mobile and covert surveillance.* Specialized in insurance and personal injury investigations.* Experienced conducting witness interviews and obtaining claimant statements.* Participated in successful missing person investigations and witness locates.* Provided expert witness and professional testimony in the Superior Court of Justice.* Accomplished in conducting fruitful statement analysis of witness testimony.* Experienced in composing videotape reenactments as well as in constructing demonstrative evidence.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Canadian Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law, Honours - 3.75 Gpa

Paralegal Diploma, Law, Honours - 3.85 Gpa

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Criminology

Activities and Societies: Men's Varsity Hockey TeamPsychology of Criminal Behavior Penology Theories of Crime Forensic Investigation.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.), 13 (Oac)

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Football and Rugby.High School