Justine maintains a general practice in commercial and insurance litigation. She has experience in bankruptcy and collections proceedings and has navigated disputes on agreements amongst shareholders, commercial and residential lease agreements, and construction agreements. She is interested in professional liability matters and is keen to build upon the experience she has in this particular practice area. Justine has appeared in Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench and its Provincial Court and has assisted more senior counsel before Alberta’s Court of Appeal.

Justine is cognizant as to practicality and prides herself on delivering quality and timely professional services to her clients.

Education:

• J.D., University of Saskatchewan
• B.A., University of Alberta (Campus Saint Jean) (with Distinction)

Professional Associations, Affiliations and Community Activities:

• Former Walk-In Advocacy Clinic Volunteer, Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc.
• Committee Member, ACTLA Women’s Legal Forum
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Volunteer, Civil Claims Duty Counsel via Pro Bono Law Alberta

• “Supreme Court of Canada Revisits Pure Economic Loss”, Marco Baldasaro and Justine Bell, McLennan Ross E-Mail Alert, 2020
• “Hindsight 2020: Insurance Year in Review”, McLennan Ross Seminar, 2020
• "Intentional Tortfeasor not held Contributorily Liable for Injury", The Lawyer's Daily, 2019
• "Multi-Peril Insurance Policies: Property Damage Not Peril", The Lawyer's Daily, 2018
• "Property Damage Not Peril Under Multi-Peril Insurance Policy", McLennan Ross E-mail Alert, 2018
• "Gifting of Irrevocable Right of Survivorship",  McLennan Ross Wills & Estates Blog, 2018

• Acden Environment Limited Partnership v Environmental Metal Works Ltd., 2019 ABQB 659: Justine assisted senior counsel in securing partial summary judgment on a matter wherein parties to a contract were engaged in a dispute as to whether payment was to be considered a deposit and whether said contract had been repudiated.
• Crowe MacKay & Company Ltd. v Ferry, 2019 ABQB 574: Justine and senior counsel successfully defended individuals alleged to have been engaged in a conspiracy to defraud a Trustee in Bankruptcy.
• 689799 Alberta Ltd. v Edmonton, 2018 ABCA 212: Justine and senior counsel successfully defended an appeal as to whether the Alberta Land Compensation Board had jurisdiction to consider settlement privilege.