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Mark C. Freeman has been practicing law for more than 15 years. He has made hundreds of court appearances, and has several successful trial verdicts including a four and a half week trial concerning product liability. He is a member of the Law Societies of British Columbia and Alberta. In particular Mr. Freeman has extensive experience in insurance litigation including three years as litigation counsel working in-house for a multinational insurance company. As well Mr. Freeman has been successful in the Alberta Court of Appeal on two cases of Estate Litigation; and was successful in certifying a pollution Class Action. Mr. Freeman is Past Chair of the southern Alberta section of the Canadian Bar Association; a member of the Calgary bar association, and the Insurance Institute of Canada
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Mr. Docken, has been practicing law for more than 30 years at all levels of court including the Provincial Court of Alberta, Court of Queen's Bench, Court of Appeal in Alberta, Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1992. He is also an experienced mediator and was appointed a chartered mediator by the the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada Inc. in 1999. |
Patrick B. Higgerty , CounselMr. Higgerty has more than 20 years experience acting for Albertans in litigation. Notably he has served the Chinese community in Calgary for more than a decade. He has joined Docken & Company as Counsel to lend his experience and reputation to our team |
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Annette is the office accountant, handling the staff's timesheet accounting, billing as well as payables. If you have accounting questions, Annette is usually your first point of contact. |
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Gloria was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario and moved to Calgary, Alberta in the fall of 1980. In 1992 Gloria graduated from the Career College legal assistant program in Calgary, obtaining her diploma with honours. She has been enjoying applying herself in the legal field for the past 14 years.
Her hobbies include reading, traveling and aerobics. |
Patricia Hawryluk, Paralegal Patricia joined our firm in 2007 after leaving one of the large firms in the City. She has 20 plus years of legal experience. Her role at Docken & Company is in litigation support |
San Kwok , Legal AssistantSan worked many years for Mr. Higgerty. She joined Docken & Company during the transition of incorporating Higgerty & Associates law practice into Docken & Company. Among her many assets is her fluency in Chinese dialects. |
Simone Cattoni, ReceptionistSimone was born and raised in Calgary. She is studying towards her diploma for Legal Assistants. Her interests include competitive soccer. |
Andrew W. Bone, Student at LawAndrew W. Bone is a Student at Law and a member of the Calgary Bar Association. He commenced his articling year at Docken in the summer of 2007 soon after completing his LLB at the University of Calgary. Prior to pursuing a legal career Mr. Bone worked in Investment Banking, Risk Management and Financial Consulting. He has completed a business degree from the University of Calgary, the Canadian Securities Course and the first level of the Chartered Financial Analyst Program. Mr. Bone is an avid tennis player and enjoys working out and traveling. |
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Patrick B. Higgerty , Counsel
Patricia Hawryluk, Paralegal