Colleen Burn

Partner

Colleen has appeared before all levels of Court, including the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.

Colleen obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall in 1990 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992. She joined Doucet McBride LLP in 1995 and became a partner of the firm from 1996 to 2013.

Since 2014, Colleen works with partners, Laurie Tucker and Éliane Lachaîne, in a new firm dedicated exclusively to personal injury.

A Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP), Colleen was only the second lawyer in the Ottawa region to achieve the CIP designation.

A member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Colleen is a regular participant and presenter at continuing legal education programs.

She also sits on the board of Vista Centre, a non-profit organization that helps people with acquired brain injuries.

Outside the office, Colleen enjoys gardening, traveling and canoe camping.

Year Joined Firm: 1995

Areas of Practice

Motor Vehicle Claims
Slip and Fall and Other Injury Claims
Disability Claims

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1992
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LL.B. - 1990

Published Works

Mandatory Mediation, CCLA Montebello Materials, Litigation Conference, 2006
How Far will Causation Go?, Ontario Trial Lawyer's Association, Spring Conference, 2010

Classes/Seminars

Various Presentations, CCLA, OTLA and Advocate's Society, 1995 - Present
Subsitute Professor, University of Ottawa, 2007 - 2009

Honors and Awards

Osler Hoskin award in Corporate and Commercial Law, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Member
County of Carleton Law Association, Member, 1992 - Present

Past Employment Positions

McGovern Roine, Lawyer, 1992-1994
Garay & Associates, Lawyer, 1994-1995

Pro Bono Activities

REACH lawyers, 1995 - Present

Languages

English