Sandra L. Hawes

Sandra L. Hawes


Miller Thomson LLP

Recognized since 2017

Edmonton, Alberta

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

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Sandra L. Hawes, K.C. is a civil litigation lawyer and one of Miller Thomson’s leading insurance and commercial litigation specialists. She is the Managing Partner, Western Canada and a member of the National Executive Committee. Sandra’s practice is focused primarily on insurance defence litigation including defence of life, disability, and critical illness insurance claims; professional errors and omissions claims in a construction context; commercial insurance claims; and insurance coverage issues. Sandra also acts for her clients in contested commercial and estate matters.

Sandra has represented clients in a variety of litigation disputes appearing at all levels of court in Alberta. She also has experience in resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including arbitrations, mediations, and judicial dispute resolutions.

Sandra has continued her legal education through the completion of the Intensive Trial Advocacy Course and received leadership training through the Queen’s School of Business. Sandra has also been involved in delivering legal education as a volunteer instructor and evaluator of principal negotiations for the Legal Education Society of Alberta and as an instructor for the Insurance Institute of Canada teaching “Insuring Against Liability.” Sandra is also a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law teaching Professionalism and Ethics and is a frequent speaker at various legal conferences.

Location
  • 10155 - 102 Street, Suite 2700
    Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8
    Canada
Education
  • University of Alberta, LL.B., graduated 1996
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Arts, Department of English, graduated 1993
  • University of Alberta, B.Sc., Biological Sciences / Chemistry, graduated 1991
Bar Admissions
  • Alberta, 1997
Affiliations
  • DRI - Defence Research Institute - Member
  • Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association - Member, Insurance and Civil Litigation Sections
  • Canadian Defence Lawyers - Member
  • Edmonton Bar Association - Member
  • International Association of Defence Counsel - Member
  • Law Society of Alberta - Member

Miller Thomson LLP
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada, Insurance Law, 2017

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