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Ellen K. Embury
Associate

(403) 750-1128
embury@dbblaw.com

Ellen Embury joined Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP in 2010. She was called to the Ontario bar in 2001 and the Alberta Bar in 2003. Ellen has extensive litigation experience, having spent many years at one of Calgary's largest law firms.

While Ellen has extensive experience in employment law, commercial litigation and disability insurance matters, she has a strong interest and is well known for her work in reproductive technology law.

Ellen has helped hundreds of couples and individuals who wish to become parents, as well as surrogates, with all aspects of surrogacy and fertility law. Ellen works with intended parents, surrogates (gestational carriers), egg and sperm donors. Surrogacy agencies from across Canada often refer their clients to Ellen for assistance with surrogacy legal services in Alberta.

When you are trying to build a family through assisted reproduction, look to an experienced lawyer who has successfully helped families with third party reproductive technology law. Ellen has handled a wide range of assisted reproduction issues for individuals both in Alberta and internationally. She has good relationships with the Judges of the Alberta Courts assigned to deal with surrogacy related actions.

As a Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, Ellen recently attended the Academy's Mid-Winter Conference, San Francisco, California, where she took an active part in several panel discussions, notably on international surrogacy law.

In addition to her expertise on surrogacy laws in Canada, Ellen takes a personal approach in dealing with families. She understands that clients have often expended considerable time and resources trying to become pregnant before they turn to surrogacy. She handles surrogacy law related matters in a supportive, timely and cost-efficient manner for all parties.

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Employment Law

For employment law matters, Ellen acts for both employers and employees in a breadth of employment law and human rights matters, including drafting contracts, prosecuting and defending wrongful dismissal lawsuits and conducting harassment and other investigations.

General Litigation

Ellen has significant experience in professional liability work, having represented lawyers, building professionals and various medical professionals in professional negligence actions. Ellen also litigates commercial matters, builder's lien matters, collections matters and personal injury matters. Ellen has appeared at all levels of Alberta and Ontario Courts.

Ellen sits on the Board of Directors of her Community Association and spends her weekends in beautiful Fernie, British Columbia.

Law Practice

• Surrogacy Law
• Employment Law
• General Litigation

 

Called to the Bar

• Ontario - 2001
• Alberta - 2003

 

Education

• University of Victoria, M.P.A., 1999
• University of Victoria, LL.B., 1999
• Queen's University, B.A. (Hons), 1995
  

 

Memberships

• Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys
• Calgary Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association

 

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