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 Tribunal. Rob also acts as an arbitrator. He provides advice to individuals, small and large businesses, municipal and provincial, to governments/agencies, First Nations and First Nation organizations and government. 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
• Juris Doctor - 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
• Arbitrator
• Workplace Assessments/Investigations

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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
• Board Member, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan
• Sessional Lecturer in Trial Advocacy and Civil Procedure, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
• President, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2003
• Bencher, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 1998-2003
• Chair, Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, 2002-2006
• Commissioner of Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, 1998-2002
• Director, Saskatchewan Legal Education Society, 1998-2003
• 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

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