Glen H. Poelman
Glen focuses on a general civil litigation practice, with particular emphasis in the areas of commercial, oil and gas, transportation, intellectual property, and employment. He practises in all courts of both the Alberta and federal jurisdictions, and also has extensive experience in arbitrations and mediations.
Glen chairs the firm's Litigation Practice Group. He became a partner of Macleod Dixon in 1990, is a past chairman of the firm's Conflicts Committee, and a past member of the firm's Executive Committee.
- Queen’s University, LL.B., 1982
- University of Calgary, B.A. (honours), 1979
- Alberta, 1983
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Speaker, "Keeping Secrets: Inside Counsel's Role in Creating and Maintaining Privilege," Canadian Counsel Association National Spring Conference, Halifax, 2004; author of paper of the same title
- Co-author, "Civil Procedure and Practice: Recent Developments," Alberta Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 2 Sept 2003
- Speaker and author of published papers on a variety of employment law matters, 2000, 2001 and 2002
- Speaker and author of published papers on a variety of human rights law matters, particularly as they relate to the workplace
- Co-author, "Civil Procedure and Practice: Recent Developments," Alberta Law Review, 1999
- Author, "Discovery Procedure and Practice: Recent Developments," Alberta Law Review, 1996
- Co-author, "Civil Procedure and Practice: Recent Developments," Alberta Law Review, 1990 and 1992 (two separate articles)
- Author, segments of text materials on civil litigation for Alberta Bar Admission Course
- Lecturer, "Civil Procedure," Alberta Bar Admission Course, 1988 to present
- Sub-Head, "Civil Procedure Course," Alberta Bar Admission Program, 1988 to 1993
- Author, "Human Rights in the Workplace"
