Overview

Kathleen Ryan K.C. is a senior litigator with extensive experience appearing in all levels of courts in the ‎‎province of Alberta. ‎
Her focus is on consumer litigation, including catastrophic injury litigation and ‎professional malpractice. ‎Kathleen also has extensive experience in commercial litigation, insurance ‎coverage litigation, and ‎employment law. ‎
Kathleen advances plaintiffs' claims for serious personal injury, including claims for fatality, brain injury, ‎‎quadriplegia, paraplegia, spinal cord injury, fractures, chronic injuries (including chronic pain and TMJ ‎‎injury) and disability. Kathleen has dealt with insurers extensively and can help plaintiffs advance their ‎‎claims to resolution or trial.‎
Kathleen has also represented companies, shareholders, employees and government. She has provided ‎‎advice and counsel in commercial, corporate and insurance disputes. Kathleen's representations include ‎‎disputes respecting commercial insurance coverage, restrictive covenant and fiduciary litigation, ‎‎interprovincial contractor disputes, and construction litigation. Kathleen was recognized between 2016 and ‎‎2024 as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate and Commercial Litigation).‎ ‎
In addition to her experience as a litigator, Kathleen counsels clients on and employs appropriate ‎‎alternative dispute resolution strategies. Kathleen taught or evaluated at the bar admission course in ‎‎negotiation for over a decade.‎
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Kathleen Ryan has volunteered extensively within the legal community. She was an elected Bencher ‎‎‎(Director) of the Law Society of Alberta for nine years between 2012 and 2021. She is also an adjudicator ‎for Law Society of Alberta (Conduct and CPLED Appeals). She is a director of the ‎Alberta Law Reform ‎Institute. She is a past chair of both the Law Society of Alberta's Equity Diversity and Inclusion ‎Advisory ‎Committee and the Lawyer Competence Advisory Committee.‎
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Kathleen has presented at, or chaired numerous seminars and legal education events including: EDI and ‎‎internationally trained lawyers, ethics in negotiation, advocacy, dealing with insurers, Rules of Court, ‎‎damages, brain injury, employee evidence, affidavit evidence, and sexual harassment in the workplace.‎

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1992 (AB); 2012 (AB); 2009 (NT)