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OUR FIRM - OUR LAWYERS

OUR FIRM - OUR LAWYERS

M. Greg Abogado
Geoffrey D.E. Adair, Q.C.
John J. Adair
Robert M. Ben
Catherine A. Bruder
Michael Burgar
Nicholas D.W. Daube
Lawrence A. Enfield
Michael J. Jordan
Jennifer King
Jerome R. Morse
David F. Murray
Robert G. Plate
A. Shawn Richard
Maria N. Sirivar
Krista L. Springstead
Lori Stoltz
Alexa Sulzenko
Gordon E. Wood



Practice

In March 2010, Shawn Richard joined Adair Morse as an associate. He is building a broad civil litigation practice in the areas of tort litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury, insurance litigation, medical malpractice, and professional negligence. Prior to joining Adair Morse, Shawn articled and practiced at a civil litigation boutique, where he worked on medical malpractice actions, professional disciplinary matters, and complex commercial disputes.

Professional Involvement

Shawn is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

Other Involvement

Before attending law school, Shawn was a qualitative researcher and bioethicist. He has published papers and given several presentations on different issues, including priority setting in health care, informed decision-making, reproductive technologies, pharmacogenomics, end-of-life care, and culture and brain death. While in law school, Shawn volunteered at a legal clinic, Downtown Legal Services, and in the Human Rights Litigation Working Group. He participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the Arnup Cup. Shawn received the Gowlings Prize in Trial Advocacy and was the teaching assistant for the Trial Advocacy course during his final year of law school. Currently, he instructs Trial Advocacy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Shawn is a former Big Brother for the Big Brothers and Sisters of Metropolitan Toronto.

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Patients’ Views on Cardiac Report Cards Richard SA, Rawal S, Martin DK. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Sept. 2005, Volume 21, Number 11: 943-947 An Ethical Framework for Cardiac Report Cards Richard SA, Rawal S, Martin DK. BMC Medical Ethics 2005, 6:3(28) Mar. 2005 Ethical Issues Related to Cardiac Report Cards Nast S, Richard SA, Martin DK. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Mar. 2004, Volume 20, Number 3 325-328 Cultural Considerations for Canadians in the Diagnosis of Brain Death Bowman KW, Richard SA. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 2004 Mar.; 51(3):273-5 Culture, Brain Death and Transplantation Bowman KW, Richard SA. Progress in Transplantation. Sept. 2003, Volume 13, Number 3 Chinese Seniors’ Perspectives on Truth Telling Bowman KW, Singer PA, Richard SA. International Journal Ethics. 2003 Dec.; 3(4):405(11)

	Contact Information

	Direct Line:416.941.5882 Email:
	Bar Admissions

	Ontario, 2009
	Education

	J.D., 2008, University of Toronto M.A., 2002, University of Toronto Hon. B.Sc. 2001, University of Toronto


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