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Colin R. FetterPartner, Practice Group Leader – Employment and Labour (Edmonton) |
Preparatory Education:
University of Alberta (B. Comm. with Distinction, 1991)
Legal Education:
University of Alberta (LL.B. 1994)
Called to the Bar:
Alberta 1995; Northwest Territories 2001; Nunavut 2002
Specific Experience:
- Acts as counsel for Employers across Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut before all levels of the Courts, the Alberta Labour Relations Board, Boards of Arbitration, Boards of Reference, Occupational Health and Safety Council, and the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
- Extensive specialization in the representation of School Division and Municipal clients, in addtion to a wide array of other employers in varied industries and busineses
- Focus on Proactive Employee Management
- Successful Counsel for the Intervener, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Her Majesty The Queen v. Public Service Alliance of Canada
- Successful Counsel in landmark School Boundary Case (Calgary Board of Education v. Palliser Regional Division No. 26)
- Regular speaker to Employers and their related associations and organizations throughout Alberta on issues related to Employment, Labour, Governance, and Risk Management
- Chair of the Legal Education Society of Alberta’s Employment Law Update Seminar, June 2007
Preferred Areas of Practice:
Labour and Employment, Municipal and Education Law.
Professional and Other Activities:
Member, Canadian and Edmonton Bar Associations; Member, Canadian Bar Association - Labour and Employment Law Section (prior Executive Member) and Education Law Section (current Executive Member); Member, Law Society of Alberta; Members, Law Society of Northwest Territories; Member, Law Society of Nunavut
| Direct Line: | (780) 497-4867 |
| E-mail: | cfetter@brownleelaw.com |