Sharon Stefanyk, KC

Sharon Stefanyk, KC handles complex civil disputes focusing on insurance claims involving construction litigation, fire losses, product liability, large subrogated property claims and personal injury cases.

Her clients - often insurance companies centred throughout Canada - seek Sharon's help with architects and engineers liability claims, pipeline defects, pipeline hydro testing and dewatering claims, construction defects, professional liability, coverage opinions and serious bodily injury and wrongful death cases. In addition, Sharon often handles errors and omissions disputes and municipal and government liability cases.

Both plaintiffs and defendants have turned to Sharon seeking her experience and advice. In addition to appearing before all levels of Court in Alberta, Sharon regularly represents clients in various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including private mediation, judicial dispute resolution and arbitration.

Sharon has completed the Pepperdine/Caruso School of Law intensive mediation course offered through the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. This course focused on the five stages of mediation, (convening, opening, communicating, negotiating and closing). Attendees also learned about identifying and working with different negotiation styles and facilitating problem-solving. Harnessing her experience as a litigation lawyer, she helps clients resolve their disputes in meaningful ways. Now with this mediation course behind her, Sharon is looking to transition into a mediation practice.