Mike Albert

Mike Albert is an Associate who joined JSS Barristers in 2024, having previously practised as a corporate litigator at a large national law firm. He maintains a broad litigation practice with an emphasis on professional liability, medical defence, and commercial disputes.

In the professional liability sphere, Mike is provincial counsel to the Canadian Medical Protective Association and regularly acts for physicians and other health care professionals in both regulatory proceedings and civil litigation. His commercial litigation practice includes handling a wide range of business-critical disputes, including those involving commercial agreements, joint ventures and other commercial arrangements, shareholder and corporate governance issues, energy (oil & gas), commercial leasing, and environmental matters.

Mike has argued before all levels of court in Alberta and the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench; he has also participated in several large commercial arbitrations.

Prior to joining JSS Barristers, Mike also completed a secondment with a large Canadian energy company, where he gained a valuable understanding of the legal and operational priorities from the client side, a perspective he now brings to his practice.

Education

Before attending law school, Mike obtained his BA (Honours) in political science from the University of Saskatchewan (2015). Upon completion of that degree, Mike remained at the University of Saskatchewan where he went on to receive his juris doctorate, with distinction (2019). During law school, Mike was actively engaged in student governance, having served as the student representative on the Faculty Council and, subsequently, as the College of Law representative on the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union.

Community

Mike currently volunteers with the Civil Claims Duty Counsel (CCDC) project, which provides brief legal assistance to self-represented litigants with civil matters in the Alberta Court of Justice.

Personal

Outside of practicing law, Mike enjoys skiing (both downhill and water), golfing, cycling, scuba diving, and spending time with family and friends at the lake.