Background
Trish Morrison is a partner in the Construction, Engineering, Surety, and Fidelity practice group in the Calgary office. She graduated law school from the University of Calgary in 1997 and was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1998, after completing her articles with the firm.
Areas of Practice and Professional Experience
- Ms. Morrison is the Calgary regional leader of our Construction, Engineering, Surety and Fidelity Group.
- Ms. Morrison's practice focuses primarily on construction law litigation, acting for owners, general contractors, subcontractors, lenders and sureties in construction disputes, lien claims and bond claims. Ms. Morrison also offers experience in front-end construction project matters such as tendering and contract drafting, including the negotiation and drafting of P3 agreements.
- Ms. Morrison is also active in other areas of commercial litigation, including fidelity claims, product liability disputes and contaminated site litigation. Numerous of these commercial and corporate disputes have been resolved through mediation or arbitration.
- Ms. Morrison has appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta, including prosecuting Income Tax Act and other federal statute offences for the Federal Crown.
Professional and Community Activities
- Vice -Chair, National Construction Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Alberta Construction Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Director and Member, Calgary Construction Association
- Director and Member, CREW Calgary
- Chair, BLG Calgary Student Committee
Recent Publications & Presentations
- Step-by-Step Guide to Construction Contract Negotiations, moderator of workshop at Canadian Institute conference, “Managing Risk in Construction Contracts” (November 2008)
- Construction Contracts, presented at Lexpert conference, “Developing Renewable Generation Projects” (November 2008)
- Protecting all the Parties: Including Termination Clauses in the P3 Agreement, presented at Canadian Institute conference, “Negotiating P3 Agreements” (October 2008)
- Electronic Discovery, presented at the CBA National Construction Section conference, "Controlling Risk in Large Construction Projects" (April 2008)
- Presented on panel at the 2008 Canadian Construction Association annual conference, "Most Current Legal Issues" (March 2008)
- Presented at Lorman Education Services conference "Building Codes in Alberta" on Contract Perspectives (February 2008)
- Strategies to Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes, presented at The Canadian Institute conference, "Managing Risk in Construction Contracts" (November 2007)
- Doug Sanders and Patricia Morrison, "Mediation: Better than Arm Wrestling", International Law Office (April 2007)
- Construction Defects, Business Risk or Insured Risk?, presented to Canadian Defence Lawyers Insurance Coverage Symposium (February 2007)
- Five Things Every Construction Project Manager Should Know, Construction risk management presentation (January 2007)
- Robert Eden and Trish Morrison, "Mediation: A Unique Tool for Resolving Construction Disputes", Retail Law Strategist (Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2006)
- Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Joshua D.E. Cinnamon, Discretion Clauses in Tender Documents: How Far Can They Go?, presented to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (March 2006)
- Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Louise Lee, Exclusion and Limitation of Liability, presented to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (March 2006)
