SMR News & Articles

SMR as a firm, as well as five of our lawyers, have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada®.  Best Lawyers is regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honour which…

Congratulations to Jessica Lithwick, who was named this year by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star.

SMR welcomed Tristan Miller as an Associate at the firm on July 2, 2024.  Tristan recently completed his Master of Laws at Columbia Law School, graduating with High Honours, as a recipient of the Law Society’s Scholarship for…

SMR was honoured to receive the Lawyers Assistance Program of BC “Lawyers Helping Lawyers” Award at the 38th Annual Bench and Bar Dinner at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel on June 20, 2024.  SMR is proud to continue the…

Benchmark Litigation Canada has once again named SMR founding partner Robin McFee, K.C. as a Litigation Star and one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada for 2024.  These 50 elite practitioners are selected after extensive research…

Jessica will be joined by Tom Posyniak from Fasken Martineau Dumoulin in a discussion on the top cases from last year in the areas of civil litigation and public/administrative law.  This lunch and learn session will take place…

SMR lawyers David Eleff and Elizabeth Janzen were counsel for Mr. Michael Smith, a firefighter and father of two who suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He sustained a concussion, post-concussion syndrome, post-traumatic headaches, PTSD, and neck…

Beth will join Jason Kully of Field Law and Annabritt Chisholm of Shores Jardine in a panel discussion on pre-hearing preparation for professional regulatory hearings, including preparing your panel as independent legal counsel.  This session is part of…

Mike Shirreff and David Eleff were recently successful on a summary trial application for a national union client: Speckling v. CEP, 2023 BCSC 1446. The claim against the unions arose from events in the late 1990s at a…

SMR is pleased to have Abby Eshghi join us as an Associate.  Abby clerked for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, before working as an Assistant Attorney General with the…

On September 1, 2023, SMR welcomed Gerry Cuttler, K.C. and Michael Steinbach to the partnership. Gerry joins SMR after practicing at various firms since being called to the bar in 1983.  He founded Cuttler & Company in 2011…

SMR as a firm, as well as five of our lawyers, have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada®.  Best Lawyers is regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honour which is…