Rob has practiced law in Saskatchewan since 1981 and is a Partner with Scharfstein Gibbings Walen Fisher. Rob's preferred areas of law are administrative law, civil litigation, labour and employment law, personal injury and insurance litigation. Rob has appeared in all levels of court in Saskatchewan and before numerous municipal, provincial and federal administrative bodies, including the Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Commission. Rob has been very active in the community and with the Saskatoon and Canadian Bar Associations and is a past president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. Rob is married to Kate and they have four children.

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Education and Experience

• Appointed Queen's Counsel, Saskatchewan, 2002
• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar, 1981
• Bachelor of Laws - University of Saskatchewan, 1980
• Bachelor of Arts - University of Regina, 1974

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Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Civil Litigation
• Labour and Employment Law
• Personal Injury
• Insurance Litigation

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Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Saskatoon Bar Association
• Member, Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, University of Saskatchewan Behavioral Research Ethics Board
• Sessional Lecturer in Trial Advocacy and Civil Procedure, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
• Participant and Co-coordinator, Saskatchewan Legal Education Seminars
• President, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2003
• Chair, Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, 2002-2006
• Director, Saskatchewan Legal Education Society, 1998-2003
• Bencher, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 1998-2003
• Commissioner of Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, 1998-2002
• Member, Federation of Law Societies Legal Aid Committee, 1998-2003
• Elected Member, National Council, Canadian Bar Association, 1995-1997
• President, Saskatoon Bar Association, 1994-1995
• President and Director, Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, 1993-1998

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