The Lawyers
Nicola Hartigan
Nicola is part of Klein Lyons' Class Action practice group. She completed
her law degree in 2004 at the University of British Columbia. As part of her
law program, she studied International Law at the University of Maastricht
in the Netherlands. Prior to law school, she obtained a Bachelor of Science
in Psychology at the University of Victoria.
Nicola is a co-chair of the Class Action subsection of British Columbia's
Canadian Bar Association. She is also a member of the Law Society of
British Columbia and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
Doug Lennox
Doug Lennox graduated from the University of Toronto Law School in 1996 with a Bachelor of Law Degree. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 1998.
Mr. Lennox is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Advocates' Society, the Ontario Trial Lawyer's Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
He is frequent writer and lecturer on class actions. He has fought for the rights of ordinary Canadians to have access to our courts, and successfully argued before the Ontario Court of Appeal the case of McIntyre v. Ontario (Attorney General), a legal challenge to Ontario's 200 year old ban on contingency fees, which resulted in the Ontario government finally changing this antiquated law.
Mr. Lennox represents plaintiffs in class and individuals actions including claims involving defective products, breaches of securities laws, and violations of consumer protection laws.
Michelle Ma
Michelle Ma graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and in 1989 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Law Degree. She was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1990.
Ms. Ma is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia. Ms. Ma is the co- author of two articles on motor vehicle law titled "Requirement That Surveillance Tapes Be Disclosed" and "Calderbank Letters" published by The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
Ms. Ma's practice is focused entirely on personal injury matters, aiding individuals whose lives have been adversely affected by automobile accidents.
Manjot Hallen
Manjot Hallen was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. He graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Law in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
Manjot represents clients who are injured in motor vehicle and other accidents. He has appeared on behalf of clients at British Columbia Supreme Court and Provincial Court.
Manjot plays an active role in the professional, business and political life of the community. Prior to practicing law, he worked in government assisting several federal cabinet ministers.
Manjot is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia. Manjot also speaks Punjabi.
David Osborne
Vancouver trial lawyer and past-President of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. David N. Osborne joined the firm on December 1, 2004.
Mr. Osborne graduated from Dalhousie University (B. Sc. (Hons.) 1979) and was an NSERC postgraduate scholar in neuroscience at UBC before graduating from law school (UBC, 1990).
After law school he was a judicial law clerk in the Supreme Court of B.C. before articling with a major Vancouver law firm.
Since being called to the Bar in 1992, Mr. Osborne has gained extensive trial experience in the B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in the areas of personal injury, medical negligence, and insurance defence.
He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars for lawyers and doctors.
Mr. Osborne will represent plaintiffs in class action litigation and personal injury claims.
Gary Smith
Gary Smith graduated from the University of Toronto Law School with a Bachelor of Law in 1980 and from Osgoode Hall Law School with a Masters of Law in 1999. Mr. Smith also has a PhD in French and is fluently bilingual. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 1982.
He has published articles on mediation and law reform in various academic journals including the Osgoode Hall Law Review. He has taught courses and delivered papers on class actions, insurance and mediation.
Mr. Smith is Counsel to Klein Lyons in the fields of class actions, insurance and insolvency litigation.
Shauna Tucker
Shauna Tucker graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and from the University of Toronto Law School in 1990 with a Bachelor of Law Degree. She was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1991.
Ms. Tucker is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.
Ms. Tucker practices in the consumer class action group, acting for plaintiffs who have suffered physical or economic injury.
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