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Our Experience
The lawyers at
Jeffery & Calder have conducted cases involving all aspects
of serious personal injury litigation including brain damage, spinal
cord injuries, amputations, chronic pain and fibromylagia, fractures
and soft tissue injuries.
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Gregory
Calder
- B.A. University of Alberta (1974)
- LLB University of British Columbia (1977)
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia (1978)
Since
being called to the Bar, Greg Calder has practised exclusively
in the area of civil litigation, initially acting for the
insurer. Since 1986 he has acted only for the injured and
has represented people from all walks of life from all over
British Columbia and other parts of the world. He has handled
claims involving brain injury, death, amputations, paralysis,
fractures and soft tissue injuries arising from a wide variety
of circumstances such as swimming pool accidents, car crashes,
falling objects, assaults, professional negligence, skiing
accidents, slips and falls and injuries that have occurred
as a result of faulty products. During his many years of practice,
Mr. Calder has gained extensive experience in mediations and
trials (jury and judge alone) throughout the Province. He
has a busy practice based on referrals from medical professionals,
lawyers and existing and past clients.
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Larry
Kancs
- B.Comm. University of British Columbia (1973)
- LLB University of British Columbia (1974)
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia (1975)
With over
30 years experience as a trial lawyer, Larry Kancs has acted
in both criminal and civil litigation matters. Since 1987
he has focused on representing clients who have suffered injuries
and losses in car accidents, assaults, slips and falls, faulty
products and fires. He has represented clients from many ethnic
backgrounds with a wide variety of claims including brain
injury, death, fractures, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, depression
and soft tissue injuries of all varieties. He has lectured
at seminars for the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
and served on the Executive for that association since 1997.
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David
McGivern
- B.A. Memorial University of Newfoundland (1977)
- LLB University of British Columbia (1981)
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia (1982)
David
McGivern has over 23 years experience in personal injury law
- originally as a lawyer for ICBC - he now acts solely for
injured parties. He has represented clients with brain injuries,
fractures and "soft tissue" damage as well as those with "invisible
injuries" such as whiplash, fibromyalgia, depression and chronic
pain. He has tried cases before a judge alone as well as before
a judge with jury. He has written and lectured for both the
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and
the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
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Farouk Jiwa
- B.Sc. University of British Columbia (1996)
- JD (Honors) Seattle University School of Law (2004)
- Certified by National Committee on Accreditation, University
of Ottawa (2005)
- Called to the Washington State Bar (2005)
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia (2006)
Since
joining Jeffery & Calder in September 2006, Farouk Jiwa
has practised exclusively in the areas of plaintiff
personal injury and civil litigation and has appeared in both
the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia.
Farouk is fluent in Gujarati and volunteers for the World Partnership Walk.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the South
Asian Bar Association of British Columia and the Trial Lawyers
Association of British Columbia.
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Dale
Stewart
- LLB University of Manitoba (1982)
- Called to the Bar of Manitoba (1983)
- Called to the Bar of British Columbia (1985)
Dale Stewart
has over 23 years experience, appearing in the Supreme and
Appellate Courts of British Columbia as well as the Supreme
Court of Canada. He has handled personal injury claims
involving brain injury, paralysis, broken bones, soft tissue
injury, chronic pain and emotional trauma arising out of car
accidents, sporting accidents (equestrian, hockey, motocross
and skiing), accidents caused by unsafe premises, medical
mistakes, faulty products and sexual assaults. In addition,
Dale has experience with economic loss claims arising out
of bad investment advice, the denial of insurance coverage
and termination of employment. Dale has written and
lectured for the Continuing Education Society of British Columbia.
He has spoken to various industry groups on ways to reduce
the risk of injury to its patrons and is a member of the Trial
Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
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SUPPORT
STAFF
Jeffery
& Calder also employs the services of four legal assistants
resulting in a more effective, efficient and economical use
of legal resources and a support staff of fourteen full-time
and part-time employees, to provide the highest levels of
quality and service.
The firm has extensive experience with trials (both jury and
judge alone) and out-of-court settlement negotiations, including
mediations and appeals, and has, over the years developed
a reputation as being tough but fair.
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