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The partners of Weir Bowen LLP are pleased to announce that Allison Grimsey and Jillian Gamez will join our partnership as of January 1, 2020.

 

allison headshotAllison is originally from Ottawa, Ontario where she was admitted to the bar in 2010. She moved west to commence practice with Weir Bowen and was admitted to the Alberta bar in 2012. Allison’s civil litigation practice focuses on personal injury, including medical malpractice and motor vehicle accident claims. Allison is a member of the board of the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association and the Canadian Bar Association Health Law subsection. She enjoys sports, including hockey, golf, and is a certified Yoga instructor. Allison is a valued member of our firm, and we welcome her to our partnership.

jillian headshot v2Jill is a lifelong Edmontonian. She completed her articles at Weir Bowen and was admitted to the bar in 2013. Jill maintains a civil litigation practice with a focus on personal injury and estate litigation, and a solicitor’s practice, handling real estate transactions, wills and estates, and adult guardianship and trusteeship. Jill is an executive member of the CBA (Northern Alberta) Elder Law subsection and the Culture Connection Institute – The Learning Exchange. She is also an avid supporter and performer in the Edmonton theatre scene. Jill is an important member of our firm and we welcome her to our partnership.

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.