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Please be advised that I am leaving private practice as of August 15, 2008.
I have accepted a position at Legal Aid Alberta as staff counsel in their Immigrant Services Program.
In future please direct all personal e-mails to
If you are a legal aid client of mine please direct your e-mails to rbennett@legalaid.ab.ca Finally, to all of my private retainer clients, a letter will be forwarded to your current mailing address shortly outlining your options in retaining new legal counsel.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Bennett
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RICHARD M. BENNETT, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor &
Notary Public
Areas of Practice:
Immigration general
Immigration appeals
Refugee advocacy
Youth & adult criminal defense
Richard Bennett has been practicing law in Calgary,
Alberta since 1988. His principle practice is in the fields of
immigration law and criminal defence. In the immigration field
Richard has extensive experience in all areas of immigration
to Canada. These include skilled worker landing, family class
sponsorship, work & student visa applications, business
immigration, refugee advocacy and appellate advocacy at the
Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee
Board of Canada and the Federal Court of Canada. Richard has
assisted people from all areas of the world who are now living
happily and successfully in Canada with their families. In his
criminal practice, Richard focuses primarily on youth criminal
defence gaining substantial experience in this complex and
challenging field of law.
On a personal level, Richard lives in Calgary with his
wife Jan Steele. He enjoys photography, fly fishing, camping
and traveling with Jan. During recent years Richard and Jan
have traveled to Egypt, Turkey, Greece and India on business
and pleasure. Jan, who assists Richard in his immigration
practice, has also traveled extensively in Indonesia and
Ecuador working with the Canadian International Development
Agency as a gemologist and gender equity
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