Dinner to honour Alison Murray, QC – Vancouver, July 29, 2021
Recipient of the 2020 Lee Samis Award of Excellence
The Board of Directors of Canadian Defence Lawyers invites you to a dinner honouring our 2020 Lee Samis Award recipient Alison Murray, QC. We hope that you and your colleagues will join us to recognize her achievements at an enjoyable evening at Blue Water Café, 1095 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC
Cocktails begin at 6:30 for dinner at 7:00 (business attire).
The Lee Samis Award of Excellence was named for the founding President of CDL to recognize exceptional contributions and/or achievements by members of CDL:
- to the legal profession in general; or
- to jurisprudence in Canada on the law of insurance; or
- to law or development of the law of insurance in Canada; or
- a significant law-related benefit to CDL and/or the insurance industry.
Alison Murray graduated from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 1982 and has practiced law since her call to the bar in 1983. In 1993, Alison started the firm Dickson Murray with her then partner Gail Dickson, QC and since 2007 has continued the practice in partnership with Karen Jamieson under the firm’s current name, Murray Jamieson.
Alison practices in the area of general litigation with an emphasis on insurance defence including disability and life insurance claims, personal injury and professional negligence. She is extremely active in the legal community and has, since 1999, been on the Editorial Advisory Board to the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Practice Manual and is a contributing author to the CLEBC Civil Trial Handbook. In addition, she is a frequent speaker on a broad variety of topics of interest to civil litigators through such organizations as CLEBC, CDL and as a guest lecturer at UBC Law School. In November 2015, Alison was awarded the Leader in Learning Award from CLEBC and in July 2016, she was recognized by CLEBC as one of their most prolific volunteers. She was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in January 2009. She has been recognized by inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Personal Injury since 2012 and named Vancouver Personal Injury Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in 2018.
CDL is delighted to honour Alison - please join us in celebrating her award.
Please note that seating is limited due to current COVID restrictions, and all COVID protocols are being observed.
Lee Samis Award of Excellence Dinner July 29, 2021 - order tickets online www.cdlawyers.org