a:19:{s:2:"id";s:2:"41";s:12:"cms_headline";s:22:"Brendan Miller Profile";s:4:"name";s:17:"Brendan M. Miller";s:5:"title";s:9:"Associate";s:8:"location";s:24:"Calgary, Alberta, Canada";s:5:"phone";s:12:"403-267-8467";s:9:"phone_alt";s:0:"";s:3:"fax";s:12:"403-264-9400";s:5:"email";s:19:"BMiller@walshlaw.ca";s:5:"image";s:41:"/upload/bio/41/f3ddf87bf144/4722120_1.jpg";s:5:"vcard";s:48:"/upload/bio/41/21d54d94aace/brendan-m-miller.vcf";s:7:"content";s:2361:"<p>Brendan is a litigator and appellate lawyer in the areas of criminal and regulatory, constitutional, administrative, civil, child protection (child welfare), and international law.</p>

<p>Brendan&rsquo;s criminal and regulatory practice involves issues surrounding his clients&#39; civil rights under the constitution and other civil and human rights laws, with a focus on allegations of commercial offences (allegations of fraud, securities charges, or tax issues). His civil litigation practice focuses on contract disputes. Brendan&rsquo;s constitutional practice encompasses all areas of law, including First Nations litigation, utilizing the constitution to defend private party rights against government acts and actions. He has also regularly defended parents against Child and Family Services when their children have been apprehended.</p>

<p>Brendan has acted as counsel and successfully argued cases before all levels of Court in Alberta including the Provincial Court, Court of Queen&#39;s Bench and Court of Appeal. He has also acted as counsel before the Superior Court of the Yukon Territory and the Federal Court of Canada.</p>

<p>Brendan has conducted matters before administrative tribunals including the Chartered Accountants of Alberta Disciplinary Tribunal, Alberta College of Social Work Disciplinary Tribunal, Parole Board of Canada Appeal Division, Municipal Councils, Service Canada Board of Referees (Employment Insurance charges) and the Transportation and Safety Board of Alberta (driving suspensions and National Safety Code). Further, Brendan takes cases for the appeal and judicial review of decisions made by administrative and government bodies.</p>

<p>In his spare time and since 2009, Brendan has been a guest lecturer at Mount Royal University in constitutional rights. Brendan is also one of the instructors for the 2015 Trial Advocacy Course at the University of Calgary Law School.</p>

<h2>Education and Professional Development</h2>

<p>Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies, Royal Roads University<br />
Juris Doctor, Bond University<br />
International Law Mooting Certificate, Leiden University<br />
Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chinese Law Study Tour</p>

<h2>Areas of practice</h2>

<p>Civil Litigation<br />
Family Law<br />
Regulatory, Criminal &amp; Public Law</p>";s:9:"author_id";s:0:"";s:10:"cms_active";s:1:"1";s:11:"cms_deleted";s:1:"0";s:9:"cms_draft";s:1:"0";s:11:"cms_created";s:19:"2016-04-15 11:14:20";s:12:"cms_modified";s:19:"2016-04-15 11:14:20";s:20:"cms_modified_by_user";s:1:"8";}