GRAHAM M. BENNETT - back to lawyers page
Graham attended the University of Ottawa, where he received his Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1988, and his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1991, both with distinction. Prior to completing his undergraduate work, Graham obtained his Commission as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
While at the University of Ottawa, Graham was a member of the men's varsity rowing crew, and received the award for highest standing in Constitutional Law. He was called to the Bar in 1993, and joined Giffen Lee in 1998 after practising criminal and insurance defence law in northern Ontario.
Graham restricts his practice to civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance and commercial litigation matters. He has appeared on matters at all levels of Ontario Courts. His insurance experience includes automobile, property and casualty, municipal liability, professional liability, fire loss, occupiers' and employers' liability, and other commercial insurance litigation. He has also represented private and institutional clients at numerous civil mediations.
Graham is a member of the Advocates' Society, the Canadian Defence Lawyers organization, the Defence Research Institute, and the Waterloo and Ontario Bar Associations. Graham has Alternate Dispute Resolution training, and is a sessional lecturer in law at the Political Science Department at the University of Waterloo.
Graham loves motorcycling and spending time outdoors with his wife and children.
If you wish to contact Graham by e-mail, you can reach him at gmb@giffenleelaw.com
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