I am dedicated to securing the best outcomes for my clients in personal injury and long-term disability cases.
About Ian Miller
Ian Miller is a partner at Weir Bowen LLP whose litigation practice focuses on personal injury and long-term disability claims. He advocates for people facing serious injuries, disrupted livelihoods and disputes over the benefits or compensation they need.
Ian joined Weir Bowen as an articling student in July 2016 and progressed to partnership. His work reflects an understanding that litigation is about more than legal principles: an injury or denied disability claim can affect a client’s health, financial security and family life.
Experience and Advocacy
Ian has experience advocating for his clients in the Alberta Court of Justice, Alberta Court of King’s Bench, and Alberta Court of Appeal.
He has obtained judgments for his clients in the Court of King’s Bench (Samra v. Houle, 2025 ABKB 24) and has been part of legal teams associated with DD v Wong Estate, 2019 ABQB 171 and KY v Bahler, 2023 ABKB 280, cases involving catastrophic birth injuries. These matters demonstrate his involvement in complex litigation alongside colleagues at the firm.
Sharing Legal Knowledge
Ian contributes to Weir Bowen’s client education through written articles and appearances on Ask the Lawyer. In April 2026, he joined Cynthia Carels for a discussion of disability claims, including denied benefits, mental health conditions and invisible disabilities. He also appeared in a November 2024 episode on wrongful death claims.
Ian’s writing addresses practical issues in personal injury litigation, including assessing damages, contributory negligence, mitigation of loss and the steps involved in a civil action. He has also written about informed consent in medical treatment.
Beyond the Office
While attending law school at the University of Alberta, Ian played on the Faculty of Law hockey team, the Tortfeasors. His interest in hockey has continued as a player and coach. Outside work, he enjoys walking his dog, spending time with family and friends, and cheering for the Edmonton Oilers.
Education
2013 – Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction) – University of Alberta
2016 – Juris Doctor – University of Alberta
Bar Admission
Law Society of Alberta, 2017
Professional Associations
Edmonton Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association
Expertise
Medical Malpractice
Do you have a potential claim for medical malpractice or product liability? We have an efficient and effective in-house team of lawyers who regularly assess malpractice claims and act for plaintiffs in the pursuit of settlements.
Personal Injury
Weir Bowen can investigate claims on your behalf and represent you in personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, slip & falls, occupier’s liability, commercial host liability, product liability, subrogated claims, and disability claims.
Disability Claims
At Weir Bowen LLP, our lawyers have extensive experience helping guide disabled clients through the complexities of internal appeals of their denial, disability lawsuits, and obtaining other sources of disability income.
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.