My passion is advocating for children affected by medical malpractice, leveraging my experience to ensure they receive the support they need for a secure future.
About Joseph V. Miller, KC
In 1991, Joseph transitioned from a major Edmonton law firm to Weir Bowen, drawn by the opportunity to work with John Weir KC, a leading medical malpractice lawyer in Alberta. At Weir Bowen, Joe has developed a strong focus on Medical Malpractice with a particular emphasis on birth injury cases.
Joe has committed his practice to advocating for children injured due to medical malpractice. With a wealth of experience, he has managed numerous complex cases involving brain injuries in children caused by oxygen deprivation during labour and delivery, hypoglycemia, infections, and premature birth. In 2016, he co-founded the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, the largest network of birth trauma lawyers in Canada, focused on representing children injured at birth or as newborns.
The primary goal of obstetrical and neonatal litigation is to ensure that the injured child has sufficient funds now and into the future to access all recommended treatment and to ensure that when the child becomes an adult, he/she can live independently. His efforts have led to some of the largest injury settlements and trial awards in Alberta’s history for personal injury cases.
Outside of the courtroom, Joe stays active by playing hockey and enjoys spending quality time with his family. He particularly cherishes moments with his two grandchildren to date, who bring a special joy to his life.
Honours:
In 2010 I was appointed a Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The announcement by the Justice Minister noted that this designation recognises outstanding work and contributions in a lawyer’s public life.
I am listed in three peer-reviewed directories. Lawyers throughout Canada are asked to assess and rate other lawyers. I have been listed in the Best Lawyers in Canada every year since its inception in 2006. In 2010 and again in 2019 I was listed as Edmonton’s Personal Injury Litigator of the Year. I am also listed as a Leading Practitioner in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and a distinguished practitioner in Martindale-Hubbell.
In 2011 I was invited to join the Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary trial lawyer society whose membership is limited to less than one half of one percent of lawyers. In 2018 I achieved the designation of Senior Fellow of this organization.
In 2011 I was very honoured to receive the Gary J. Bigg Champion of Justice Award from the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association and in 2018 was similarly honoured to receive the ACTLA Presidents Award.
Education
1980 – Bachelor of Laws (with first class standing) – University of Alberta
Bar Admission
1981 – Alberta
1986 – Northwest Territories
Professional Associations
Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Canadian Bar Association
Edmonton Bar Association
The Advocates Society
Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.