WHY RETAIN THE LAW FIRM OF GORDON SCOTT CAMPBELL?
1. Experience and Expertise Devoted to Personal Service in Criminal, Civil and Administrative Dispute Resolution and Prevention
As a bilingual boutique firm focused on effectively resolving and preventing disputes in a few select areas of the law – especially those connected to government regulation – retaining the Law Firm of Gordon Scott Campbell means you will receive personal service that is responsive to meeting your own unique legal needs. Gordon Scott Campbell will personally answer your questions and advocate on your behalf, including providing you with legal advice, negotiating a resolution to your matter, and representing you before courts and tribunals.
Gordon Scott Campbell is an experienced lawyer who has successfully conducted hundreds of cases at all levels of courts in criminal and civil trials and appeals including appearing several times before the Supreme Court of Canada. He’s led negotiations with government ranging in results from dropping all charges in criminal matters to $100 million multilateral claim settlement agreements in civil matters. He’s served as Federal Crown Prosecutor in five provinces and one territory, Federal Treaty Negotiator with Aboriginal peoples in Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, and as Canada’s Director of E-Business Development where he led trade and privacy law and policy work at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He‘s author of the bestselling The Investigator’s Legal Handbook (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2006), Le manuel juridique de l’enquêteur (Cowansville, QC: Yvon Blais, 2010) and legal articles cited as authorities by the judiciary, government and academia. He serves as co-editor of RegQuest – Regulatory Offences and Compliance Newsletter (Thomson Carswell).
2. Advantages of an Eastern Ontario Location in the Area of the Nation’s Capital
Located near the centre of all federal legal developments, tribunals, courts and government departments, the location of Gordon Scott Campbell’s bilingual legal practice in the area of the nation’s capital gives him easy access to all federal courts and tribunals, including the Federal Court, Tax Court, and Supreme Court of Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the National Parole Board, the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal, the Competition Tribunal, the Specific Claims Tribunal and the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. The firm is also well versed in provincial courts, tribunals and government departments, including the Ontario Court of Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal.
While Gordon Scott Campbell most frequently appears in court in Cornwall, Brockville, Ottawa, L’Orignal and elsewhere in Eastern Ontario, his practice extends to Toronto, other areas of Ontario (he has particular experience in Ontario’s north), as well as to other provinces (other than Quebec) on federal matters. Having served as Canada’s Director of E-Business Development, he operates a technologically connected and mobile practice to most effectively provide you with legal services.
3. Fee Transparency
Fee transparency starts with including many smaller routine additional expenses (disbursements) within the legal services fees quoted to you. Especially important is that the firm uses a combination of mobility and technology to reduce long distance and often eliminate local travel charges. The firm will openly discuss your fee and payment options during your first contact.
