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Donald J. Chernichen, Q.C.

"Since 1998, Don has received the annual distinction of being on the Lexpert Directory's most frequently or consistently recommended lists in the areas of Construction, Commercial Insurance, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability and Professional Liability. Don has also been recognized annually since 2002 in the areas of Commercial Insurance Litigation, Product Liability and Construction Litigation as one of Lexpert's Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Don was given this "Barrister Bear", which normally sits on his desk in full court robes, as a birthday present."

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PRACTICE FOCUS

• Counsel and adviser to a wide range of the national and international insurers who carry on business in Canada in relation to all forms of insurance related litigation
• Counsel to a number of Canada's major construction companies, advising on a wide range of commercial and industrial construction projects
• Defends a wide range of sports related litigation and was defence counsel in the current leading decision in Canada in connection with the law of waivers
• Advises on all forms of professional malpractice litigation, including medical, engineering and accounting
• Advises on a large number of product liability issues connected with major project litigation files, often involving commercial and industrial product failure and duty to warn related issues
• Provides substantial experience in resolving matters during the course of litigation through alternate dispute resolution procedures
• Handles both plaintiff and defence perspectives in all forms of complex personal injury litigation claims
• Handles major franchise related disputes between automobile and related product distributers and manufacturers of same

YEAR OF BAR CALL

• Queen's Counsel 1990
• Alberta 1970

EDUCATION

• University of Alberta, Bachelor of Laws, 1969
• University of Alberta, Bachelor of Arts, 1965

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & RECOGNITION

• Member, Law Society of Alberta
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Calgary Bar Association
• Frequent Lecturer in the areas of Insurance & Risk Management and Construction Law
• Named in Lexpert Magazine's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada annually since 2002
• Named in Best Lawyers in Canada, annually since 2006 in the areas of Construction Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability Law and Personal Injury Litigation
• Named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory annually since 2002, as a repeatedly, consistently or most frequently recommended leading practitioner in the areas of Construction, Director & Officer Liability, Insurance, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability and Professional Liability Law.
• Named in Who's Who Legal, the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, annually since 2006 in the area of Construction Law

Practice Areas

BD&P Publications

Insurance Matters March 2010  (1376k)
Articles on: Does a Course of Construction Policy Cover Damage to an Existing Structure (Strand); A Review of the Pierringer Agreement (Strand, Tallman); The Erlton Fire Case (Chernichen); Social Networking Sites (Olyslager); Current Issues on Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance

Insurance Matters - Summer 2004  (1349k)
Articles on: Alberta Class Proceedings Act; Class Proceeding Acts in Alberta, B.C. & Ontario