J. Mark Jackson KC(He/Him)Partner, Practice Group Leader Overview Experience Recognition Community News + Views + Events Notable Work J. Mark Jackson, KC is a civil litigation lawyer focused on health law and regulatory prosecutions under the Public Health Act. He is experienced in a broad range of health care-related issues on behalf of public and private sector clients in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. A significant part of Mark's practice is dedicated to representing hospitals facing complex medical malpractice claims and medical administrative leaders dealing with issues under the Medical Staff Bylaws.
Mark’s health care clients include medical staff, health authorities, active treatment hospitals, long-term care facilities and other health care providers. He regularly represents clients in medical malpractice litigation, hearings, inquests and fatality inquiries and advises them regarding quality assurance and clinical issues, policies and standards of care and risk management. Known for his technical depth and skilled questioning, Mark has helped clients before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. He also handles cases in Judicial Dispute Resolution proceedings, arbitration and mediation.
For 20 years Mark has worked closely with health care organizations and health care staff, which has included defending them in lengthy, complex medical malpractice trials and at the Court of Appeal. Several of these trials involved allegations of medical malpractice that allegedly resulted in catastrophic birth injuries. Mark is also a frequent lecturer on risk management issues, nursing documentation, and best practices using practical examples from actual litigation.
Mark carefully monitors health care reform developments, medical malpractice and public health case law and health care legislation on a provincial and federal level, offering advice and guidance to clients impacted by any developments. He also provides clinical policy and practice opinions to health care clients to assist with operational issues.
Value to Clients
"I listen conscientiously to my clients' interests. This results in a more creative work product, better-prepared witnesses, and more accurate legal advising.”
Outside the Office
Mark enjoys painting when he is away from the office. He also collects original comic book art. Listed Medical Negligence The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2014 - 2023 "Repeatedly Recommended" Medical Negligence - Represents Defendants Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2011 - 2023 Medical Negligence "Lawyer of the Year" - Edmonton The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2020, 2022 "Litigation Star" Benchmark Canada 2017 - 2022 Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Admission Standards Project Task Force Member 2011 - Present Little Friends Nursery School Board Member 2006 - 2007 Canadian Learning Network - HelpTV Legal Expert 1999 - 2001 Canadian Bar Association Golf Tournament Committee Member 1999 - 1999 Canadian Bar Association National Conference Volunteer 1999 - 1999 Edmonton Community Foundation, Wills Week Committee Member 1998 - 2001 Al-Ghamdi v College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, 2020 ABCA 81Modry v. Alberta Health Services, 2015 ABCA 265, Alberta Court of Appeal Modry v. Alberta Health Services, 2015 ABCA 328, Alberta Court of Appeal Dunlop v. Paras, 2011 ABCA 50, Alberta Court of Appeal R. v. Pol, 2011 ABPC 121, Alberta Provincial Court R. v. Black, 2011 ABCA 349, Alberta Court of Appeal Bouch v. Penny, 2010 CanLII 14708, Supreme Court of Canada R. v. Black, 2010 ABQB 461, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Bouch v. Penny, 2009 NSCA 80, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Bouch v. Penny, 2008 NSSC 378, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Warner v. Edmonton General Hospital, 2008 CanLII 41829 (ON S.C.), Ontario Supreme Court Bell v. Chana, [2006] A.J. No. 828, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench M.M.C. v. D.A.C., [2006] A.J. No. 344, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Alberta (Public Guardian) v. Continuing Care Centre, [2005] A.J. No. 229, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench R. v. Coopsammy, 2005 ABPC 342, Alberta Provincial Court Grand Tank (International) Inc. v. Brown, [2004] F.C.J. No. 1648, Federal Court Judgements Grand Tank (International) Inc. c. Brown, [2004] A.C.F. no 1648, Federal Court of Appeal Grand Tank (International) Inc. v. Brown, 2004 FC 1355, Federal Court of Canada Keller (Next friend of) v. Penkoske, [2004] A.J. No. 393, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Keller (Next friend of) v. Penkoske, [2004] A.J. No. 1223, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Keller v. Penkoske, 2004 ABCA 4, Alberta Court of Appeal Phillip v. Whitecourt General Hospital, [2004] A.J. No. 3, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Blackburn v. Bailey, [2002] A.J. No. 87, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Tonizzo v. Moysa, [2002] A.J. No. 1139, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench R. v. Pike, [2001] A.J. No. 2001, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Keller v. Penkoske, 2001 ABCA 260, Alberta Court of Appeal R. v. Zhang, [2001] A.J. No. 824, Alberta Provincial Court, Civil Division Keller (Next friend of) v. Penkoske, [2001] A.J. No. 1319, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench T.W. v. University of Alberta Hospital, [2000] A.J. No. 679, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Keller v. Penkoske, 1999 ABQB 912, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
- Represented major health services provider in the first Public Inquiry in Alberta in three decades and the first judicial inquiry ever held under the Health Quality Council of Alberta Act
- Represented health services provider in a judicial inquiry, including providing counsel for more than 30 witnesses, investigating the source of evidence presented to the Inquiry and making oral and written submissions on behalf of the client; Inquiry Report published and tabled in Alberta Legislature, August 2013
Education University of Alberta, 1999, Juris Doctor University of Lethbridge, 1996, Bachelor of Arts Admissions British Columbia,2021 Northwest Territories,2011 Alberta,2000 |
|
|