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Rodney Zdebiak, K.C.

Partner

Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower St.
St. John’s, N.L.
A1C 6K3

+1.709.570.8841

+1.709.685.2434

+1.709.722.4565

rzdebiak@stewartmckelvey.com

Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Newfoundland and Labrador, 1993

Legal Assistant(s): Sherry Spracklin

Working with clients such as insurance companies, institutional clients and families, Rodney has helped his clients by:

  • Acting as counsel for school boards on education and employment matters.
  • Acting for insurers in personal injury and property damage claims.
  • Acting for private and institutional clients on human rights and other administrative matters.
  • Acting for health authorities and families on issues of mental competency and the management of personal and financial affairs.

Education & Career

Education

Dalhousie University, LLB, 1992
University of Manitoba, BA (with distinction), 1987

Activities

Chair, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2023 – present
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission Panel of Adjudicators, 2023 – present
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, The Legal Aid Newfoundland and Labrador Appeal Board, 2021 – present
Alternate Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2020 – 2022
Vice-Chair, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2022 – 2023
Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Code of Professional Conduct Review Committee, 2019 – present
Chair, Insurance Committee, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2018 – 2023
Board member, Sound Arts Initiatives Inc.
Elective bencher, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, September 2017 – present
Member, Insurance Committee, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, September 2017 – present
Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission, 2015 – present
Member, Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law and Education, 2005 – 2018
Member, Board of Directors, Newfoundland Computers for Schools, 2003 – present

Accolades

King’s Counsel, 2023
Winner of The Honourable Robert Wells, QC Award, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, Canadian Bar Association, 2022
Best Lawyers: Administrative and Public Law, 2014 – 2024
Best Lawyers: Education Law, 2023 – 2024
Martindale-Hubbell rating: CV

 
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