Jim McCartney has arbitrated a wide range of domestic and international disputes since 1998 both as sole arbitrator and as a party-appointed panel member. He has been appointed by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench on several occasions.
He is a C.Arb, C.Med, and C.Med-Arb, Past President of the ADR Institute of Alberta, a former Director of ADRIC, and a director of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society. Who’s Who Legal Canada named him National Leader—Arbitration in 2022 and Best Lawyers named him 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Calgary for ADR.
Appointments have included four terms on the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta discipline and appeal tribunals.
Ask him about 50-year-old Polaroid SX-70 cameras and he won’t stop talking!