Since the beginning of my legal career, I've had the privilege of learning from pioneers in medical malpractice and exceptional attorneys across various legal fields. Trial work isn't just my job—it's my passion.
About Shelagh McGregor, KC
Shelagh McGregor is an Edmonton trial lawyer and partner at Weir Bowen LLP whose practice focuses on medical negligence, birth injuries and serious personal injury claims. She has represented individuals and families navigating some of the most difficult circumstances of their lives, combining experienced courtroom advocacy with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach.
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada, Shelagh has been named Edmonton Lawyer of the Year for Medical Negligence (2027) and Personal Injury Litigation (2025 and 2022). She is also recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for her work representing plaintiffs.
As a mother herself, Shelagh understands the importance of listening carefully to families whose lives have been changed by an injury. She recognizes that pursuing legal action, particularly against a medical professional, can be an emotional and unfamiliar experience. Her priority is to help clients understand their options, make informed decisions and feel heard throughout the legal process.
Shelagh’s experience includes complex birth injury litigation, informed consent claims and other medical negligence matters. She is a member of the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, a national network of lawyers dedicated to representing children and families affected by birth injuries.
Her trial work includes matters involving surgical care, informed consent and catastrophic injury. A Weir Bowen case summary offers a closer look: Barbe v Evans (2020)
Leadership, Recognition and Community Involvement
Her commitment to the legal profession extends beyond the courtroom. A former president of the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Shelagh has helped educate fellow lawyers and medical professionals and was a founding organizing committee member of the association’s Women’s Legal Forum.
Her contributions have been recognized through the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association President’s Award in 2015 and the Edmonton Bar Association’s Eileen Nash Memorial Award in 2018, recognizing community and charitable service. She is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Shelagh enjoys sharing legal knowledge with the public through Weir Bowen’s Ask the Lawyer podcast, discussing subjects ranging from preventable birth injuries to wrongful death claims.
Outside her practice, Shelagh enjoys spending time with her family, travelling and reading. She welcomes referrals from fellow lawyers, particularly in complex medical negligence and birth injury matters.
Presentations and Legal Education
Shelagh also shares her experience with lawyers, law students and community organizations through presentations on trial advocacy, medical evidence and issues affecting people with neurological differences.
Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA): Polarizing the Case: How to Neutralize the Malingering Defence and Other Defence Tactics
ACTLA: Electronic Medical Records and Audit Trails
University of Alberta Faculty of Law: Use of Medical Records in Medical Malpractice Litigation
Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta: Legal Issues Affecting Those with Neurological Differences
Selected Case Summaries
KY v Bahler (2023) — Twin birth injuries
Khaleel v Indar (2023) — Surgical informed consent
Barbe v Evans (2020) — Surgical care, informed consent and medical negligence
Williams v Rosenstock (2020) — Delayed diagnosis
DD v Wong Estate (2019) — Birth injury
Shelagh on Ask the Lawyer
Preventable Birth Injuries: What Parents Need to Know
Truth, Reconciliation, and the Law: Addressing Prejudice in Medicine
When Loss Becomes Legal: Wrongful Death Claims in Alberta
Injury Claims Across Provincial Borders: What Changes?
Fatal Accidents and Family Rights (2023)
Multi-Jurisdictional Personal Injury Law (2023)
Bar Admission
Law Society of Alberta – 2010
Professional Associations
Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association
- Vice President, Seminars North (2011-2015) o President (2019-2020)
- Past President (2020-2021)
- Women’s Legal Forum
- Medical Negligence Litigation Group
American Association for Justice
- Birth Trauma Litigation Group
- Professional Negligence Litigation Group
Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance
Canadian Bar Association
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Member, Trial Law Institute
Member, Diversity Law Institute
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.
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.