10155 102nd St, Suite 2700, Commerce Place, Edmonton, AB
Year called to bar: 1978 (AB)
Born and raised in Edmonton, Dan Stachnik has been practising law for over 40 years and has been with Miller Thomson throughout his legal career. He practises civil litigation in commercial, construction, occupational health and safety, and employer-employee matters, including human rights. His work in general civil and commercial litigation includes shareholder disputes and wrongful dismissal actions. Dan is retained to assist in all aspects of the investigation and defence of Occupational Health and Safety matters and has been involved in over 100 OHS cases in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. He has appeared at all levels of Court and the Human Rights Commission. Dan acts for a number of companies in the construction, manufacturing, and oil & gas industries. He completed an arbitration course through the Arbitration and Mediation Program at the University of Alberta. In 2017, Dan was selected by his peer group by Best Lawyers as the top commercial litigator for 2017.