Practice profile - Senior partner at the firm and one of Alberta's most experienced counsel
- Appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1974
- Participated in many matters that have attracted public interest including several federal and provincial commissions of inquiry, and litigation involving important public figures and issues
- Frequently called upon to advise governments on constitutional and litigious matters
- Extensive experience in civil litigation, in both private and public law cases, at all levels of the Canadian court system
- Lectured for a number of years at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law in advocacy
- Major commercial exposure in land development in both Canada and the United States - this exposure, coupled with his 45 years of practice in the courts, enables Rod to extend to his clients the valuable benefit of his mature judgment
Representative work - Recognized by the Lexpert guide, 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada, as the most creative corporate litigator in Alberta
- Recognized by Lexpert, Canada's business magazine for lawyers, as one of the country's top 25 litigators
- Chairman of the Second Quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission of Canada
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers since 1985, where he has served as chair of the Judiciary Committee
- Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a "leading practitioner" in arbitration, construction law, directors' and officers' liability, litigation - commercial insurance, litigation - corporate commercial, litigation - securities, oil and gas, product liability and professional liability
- Recognized in Lexpert/American Lawyer's Guide to Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and in the UK's International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
- Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 under Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability, Insurance Law, International Arbitration, Legal Malpractice Law, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Law and Securities Law
- Awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating ("AV"), which shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence - has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity
To contact Rod, call 780.482.9201 or email rmclennan@mross.com.
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 1959
Northwest Territories, 1961
Education
University of Alberta
Professional Associations and Memberships
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Second Quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission of Canada, Chairman
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