Guardian Law Group serves clients in Calgary, Canmore/Banff, Fort McMurray, and beyond. Our efficient legal professionals are familiar with a wide range of practice areas, including employment law, serious personal injury, defamation, and more. No matter how complicated your situation might be, you can voice your issue to us and we will use our extensive resources and years of experience to provide the expert legal counsel you need to protect your best interests.
With over decades combined legal experience in complementary areas, the Guardian team is composed of accomplished professionals at the top of their fields—including two Queen’s Counsel designations, the National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, the former National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section, a past chair of the Canadian Caucus of the American Association of Justice, a former Minister of Justice and a former Solicitor General.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor
Calgary Employment Law Counsel
Our Fierce Legal Advocates Are Ready to Stand in Your Corner in Alberta and Beyond
Alberta has experienced years of economic turmoil as a result of low oil prices and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, many people throughout the country are losing their jobs through no fault of their own, which why our Calgary employment law attorneys at Guardian Law Group are here to answer all of your questions regarding employment law.
We proudly offer quality legal representation for cases involving:
- Wrongful dismissal: If your employer wrongfully terminated you without proper notice or adequate compensation, we can help you file a wrongful dismissal case and pursue damages.
- Constructive dismissal: If you have ever been pressured to accept drastic changes to your employment that can result in a hostile work environment, you may be able to pursue a constructive dismissal case. Our attorneys can fight to hold your employer accountable.
- Employment agreements: Employment contracts can cover a wide range of matters, such as salary, work expectations, termination clauses, non-competes, and more. We can thoroughly review your employment agreement to help ensure that your best interests are safeguarded.
- Workplace accommodations: Workers with disabilities have the right to request reasonable accommodations, and employers are required to make efforts to accommodate these requests. If your employer has refused your accommodation requests, we can help you protect your rights.
- Human rights violations: We help employees uphold their employment rights and hold employers legally accountable for committing human rights violations in the workplace. From discrimination to sexual harassment, we are prepared to represent a wide range of workplace violations.
Accidents & Injuries
Calgary Serious Personal Injury Lawyers
Helping You Seek the Compensation You Deserve
Have you suffered whiplash after being rear-ended while on your way to work? Have you slipped on something spilled on the floor of a supermarket and landed hard, fracturing a couple of ribs? All of us at some point in our lives will suffer an injury that incapacitates us from working and enjoying our lives to the extent we were before. You’ll need competent, assertive representation to get the compensation you need.
Some of the matters our Serious Personal Injury department has handled in the past includes:
- Insurance Claims
- Slip/Trip and Fall
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Industrial Accident Claims
Insurance
Insurance Claims in Calgary
Helping Clients Navigate a Variety of Claims in Calgary, Alberta, and Beyond
At Guardian Law Group LLP, we are committed to helping clients of all backgrounds who are dealing with frustrating disputes with their insurance companies. We proudly represent homeowners and business owners in the greater Calgary area in a wide range of policyholder disputes. Our seasoned legal team has a stellar reputation for vigorously defending our client’s best interests both in and out of the courtroom, so you can count on us to use our extensive resources and knowledge of the law to aggressively pursue what you are owed as a policyholder.
Our law firm helps clients take on denied or undervalued claims and fight bad faith practices that are commonly used by greedy insurers who don’t want to pay fair compensation for property damage and other types of claims. With our skilled and reliable legal team in your corner, you can feel confident facing the insurance company that has wronged you.
Types of Insurance Claims We Handle
Guardian Law Group LLP is here to provide qualified legal guidance and help you secure a favorable outcome, so please get in touch with our dedicated insurance claims lawyers today if you need assistance with any of the following:
- Property Insurance Claims
- Business Interruption Claims
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Broker Liability Claims
- Life Insurance Claims
- Hail Damage Claims
- Course of Construction Claims
- Life and Disability Insurance Claims
- Water & Flood Damage Claims
- Natural Disaster Claims
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Director and Officer Insurance Claims
How to File an Insurance Claim in Calgary
To file an insurance claim, you must make your claim within a certain timeframe. It is usually no more than a year and oftentimes a matter of a few weeks. The exact length of time will be detailed in your policy.
If you have already made a claim and it has been denied or you feel you are entitled to more, get in touch with an insurance claim lawyer for professional assistance.
Our Team Is Here to Listen to Your Legal Concerns
Whether your vehicle was utterly destroyed beyond the point of being feasible to repair because of a hail storm or your business was forced to shutter due to property damage, our compassionate lawyers know how devastating it can be when insurance companies deny or underpay your claim.
If this has happened to you, know that there is still hope. Our legal team at Guardian Law Group in Calgary has years of experience dealing with insurance companies and can argue your insurance claim on your behalf. Having a reputable law firm with a winning track record in your corner means you don’t need to go at it alone and can incentivize insurance companies to settle.
We handle your matter on a contingency basis, which means we don’t charge anything upfront and only get paid if you do. The more you make, the more we do, so you know we’ll do everything we can to ensure you get the largest claim you’re entitled to.
Business
Calgary Business Law Lawyers
Strategic & Effective Legal Representation.
You’re a smart business person who knows the bottom line and prefers to see numbers in black ink rather than red. We get that too, which is why Guardian Law Group is here to provide the advice and support you need from the start of your business through its growth and maturity. Unfortunately, legal disputes are unavoidable costs that business owners need to be prepared for.
Do you have pressing questions like: Do I need to incorporate? Can I carry a business as the sole proprietor? Why do I need a shareholders’ agreement? Our talented and knowledgeable lawyers can help you arrive at the answers to these questions and many more through the evolution of your business. With our firm's experience in business and employment law on your side, we can limit liability and avoid disputes that threaten to unravel all of your years of hard work.
Business Law Services We Provide
From creating policies and procedures for overseeing day-to-day interactions to creating a comprehensive strategy to address potential business disputes. Our areas of service include:
- Incorporations and maintenance of corporate minute books
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Asset/share purchases and sales
- Company dissolutions
- Corporate governance
- Internet/technology law
- Limited partnerships
- Trademarks
- Franchising
- Joint ventures
- Employment agreements
- Mergers, acquisitions, and deal structuring
How to Trademark a Company Name in Calgary
To apply for a trademark, you must file with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, and an application fee must be paid. The exact amount changes annually. The process may seem pretty clear cut at first if you go to the official government website, but you will quickly find there are a lot of small details that can have significant consequences. This is why a lawyer is recommended when registering for a trademark and any trademark issues down the line.
We Are Ready to Help Protect Your Business Interests
Our responsive legal team is prepared to put our skills and extensive resources to work for you. When you choose Guardian Law Group LLP to represent you, we make it our goal to simplify all aspects of the legal process and explain all of your options under the law so that you can make informed decisions. We take great pride in finding forward-thinking solutions for our clients' legal issues, and we are prepared to discuss your situation and work alongside you as you grow your business over time.