Donald W. "Don" Dear , Q.C.

Don is a Q.C. who has been practicing at McLennan Ross since 1988 as a member of the Commercial Litigation, Construction, Insurance and Professional Liability Practice Groups. Don has been a member of The Law Society of Yukon since 1992.

Don has extensive court experience as counsel in over 30 Queen’s Bench trials and innumerable court applications. In mediations and arbitrations, he has attended the Harvard University Mediation Workshop and participated in dozens of mediations, judicial dispute resolutions and arbitrations, including arbitrations under the International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation (UNICTRAL) Rules.

Don has breadth of experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense, professional liability, fatality inquiries, class actions and actions involving directors and officers.

Don has appeared in all levels of court in Alberta, the Supreme Court of Yukon, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench and Federal Court. He has appeared before various boards and administrative tribunals including The Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta and has appeared as counsel for interested parties in Public Fatality Inquiries.