Christine Pratt, KC

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Partner, Practice Group Leader

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Christine Pratt

Christine Pratt, KC, is an Edmonton-based Partner whose practice focuses on insurance defence, personal injury and general civil litigation, including mediation. She has extensive experience advising clients throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories and provides representation to individuals, insurers, government entities and corporations at all levels. Christine's insurance practice includes casualty, coverage, subrogation, errors and omissions, fidelity and employment disputes.

Christine represents corrections and police services clients before administrative tribunals and inquiries, including peace officer disciplinary reviews before the Law Enforcement Review Board of Alberta and various fatality inquiries. In addition, she regularly represents contractors and subcontractors regarding construction liens and other general construction matters.

Christine has over 30 years of experience pursuing and defending personal injury claims involving minor to serious bodily injuries and fatalities. She provides clients with clear risk assessments and practical options to help them understand their prospects of success at trial and whether alternative resolution is preferable based on the circumstances of each case. Christine is also available as an umpire in the dispute resolution process under s. 519 of the Insurance Act, RSA 2000, c I-3.

Committed to the education of future legal professionals, Christine currently teaches Civil Procedure at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law and previously taught Insurance Law for 12 years.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Rankings
  • Bar Admissions
  • University of Alberta
    Bachelor of Laws
    1992
  • Alberta
    1993

Involvement

  • Professional
  • Volunteer Work
  • Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA)
    Associate Member
    2000-Present
  • Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters
    Associate Member
    2001-Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Civil Litigation Section (North)
    Member
    Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Insurance Law Section (North)
    Member
    1999-Present
  • University of Alberta Law School
    Sessional Instructor, Civil Procedure
    2021-Present
  • Law Society of Alberta
    Member
    1992-Present
  • Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters
    Associate Member
    2001-Present
  • Canadian Defense Lawyers
    Member
    2002-Present
  • Edmonton Bar Association
    Member
    1994-Present
  • University of Alberta Law School
    Sessional Instructor, Insurance Law
    2011-2021
  • Law Society of Alberta
    Credentials and Education Committee
    2015-2017
  • DRI VOICE of the Defence Bar (USofA)
    Member
    2007 - Present
  • University of Alberta, Alumni and Friends of the Faculty of Law
    Board Member
    2012 - Present
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
    Dean’s Advisory Counsel
    2015 - 2020
  • University of Alberta, Alumni and Friends of the Faculty of Law
    President
    2015 - 2017
  • Citie Ballet
    Board Member
    2009 - 2015
  • Edmonton Community Legal Centre
    Secretary
    2007 - 2010
  • Edmonton Community Legal Centre
    Volunteer Staff
    2003 - 2010
  • Edmonton Community Legal Centre
    Board Member
    2004 - 2007
  • Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS)
    Secretary
    2000 - 2002
  • Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS)
    Board Member & Fundraising Committee Member
    1998 - 2000