Business Details
Your Trusted Child Welfare Lawyers in Alberta
Robert P. Lee Professional Corporation Professional Corporation is a dedicated personal injury and victims' rights law firm committed to achieving justice for clients who have suffered abuse, neglect, or systemic failures within Alberta's child welfare system. With decades of litigation experience, including landmark class-action lawsuits against government agencies, we specialize in navigating complex legal challenges to secure compensation and systemic change. Our practice emphasizes transparency, client empowerment, and advocacy for victims' rights, including specialized protections like publication bans and litigation representation.We prioritize confidentiality, empathy, and ethical representation, while advancing precedents that hold institutions accountable for breaches of duty. Our team combines deep legal expertise with a compassionate approach to support clients through traumatic experiences and legal processes.
Services
Child Welfare Class Actions
Victims Compensation Claims
Individual Lawsuits
Legal Advocacy
Institutional Abuse Cases
Highlights and features
- We have secured landmark class-action victories against Alberta Child Welfare.
- Our team obtained Canada's first advanced costs order for child welfare litigation.
- We specialize in complex institutional abuse cases with decades of litigation experience.
- We prioritize client confidentiality and trauma-informed legal representation.
- Our precedents have forced government accountability for systemic child welfare failures.
Services
Child Welfare Class Actions
We represent victims in class-action lawsuits against Alberta Child Welfare for systemic failures, including inadequate service planning and unlawful custody practices. Our landmark cases have established precedents requiring government accountability and compensation for thousands of affected individuals. This service addresses institutional negligence that caused long-term harm to children and families.
Victims Compensation Claims
We assist victims of crime in securing compensation under Alberta's Victims of Crime Act, including cases involving physical injuries, psychological trauma, and lost wages. Our expertise ensures proper documentation and legal arguments to maximize compensation for both recent and historic abuse cases.
Individual Lawsuits
For cases outside class-action parameters, we pursue individual lawsuits against Alberta Child Welfare and other institutions. This includes claims for abuse by foster parents, loss of family relationships, and systemic negligence that caused personal harm through institutional failures.
Legal Advocacy
We advocate for victims' legal rights throughout Alberta, including restraining orders, publication bans, and litigation representation. Our practice focuses on protecting clients from re-victimization through the legal system while securing necessary protections and compensation.
Institutional Abuse Cases
Our firm specializes in cases involving institutional abuse by government agencies, particularly Alberta Child Welfare. We address failures to protect children, inadequate service planning, and systemic policies that caused widespread harm to vulnerable populations over decades.
People
Robert P. Lee
Barrister & Solicitor
Robert P. Lee Professional Corporation Professional Corporation has practiced law in Alberta since 1990, specializing in victims' rights and child welfare litigation. He secured Canada's first advanced costs order for child welfare class actions and has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada. His work focuses on institutional accountability for systemic abuse.
Questions
What types of cases does Robert P. Lee Professional Corporation Professional Corporation Professional Corporation handle?
We specialize in child welfare system failures, institutional abuse, and victims' rights litigation, including class-action lawsuits against Alberta Child Welfare.
Can I file an individual lawsuit if I'm part of a class action?
Yes, class actions address common issues, but individual lawsuits may pursue unique claims outside the class scope, such as post-2009 child welfare cases.
How are legal fees handled for child welfare cases?
We obtained precedent-setting court orders requiring Alberta to pay legal fees for class members, removing financial barriers to justice.
What compensation can victims claim through the Victims of Crime Act?
Eligible victims may receive compensation for physical or psychological injuries caused by crimes, including lost wages and medical expenses.
How do I determine if I qualify for the child welfare class action?
If you were in Alberta child care between 1985-2009 without proper service plans or faced kidnapping by authorities, complete our questionnaire.
What makes your firm unique in child welfare litigation?
We've set national precedents in advanced costs orders and forced systemic accountability through landmark class-action lawsuits against government agencies.
