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Dana J. Nelko
Call to Bar
- Admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1978
Areas of Focus
Dana is a partner of Fillmore Riley LLP and practises mainly in the areas of general civil litigation, insurance litigation, estate litigation, and privacy law. He is the Co-Chair of Fillmore Riley LLP's Wills & Estates Practice Group.
Education
- University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Arts, 1974
- University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Laws, 1977
Professional Activities
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Manitoba Bar Association
- Course Instructor, Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admissions Course Civil Litigation 1984 - 1991
- Law Society of Manitoba Continuing Legal Education Courses
Volunteer Activities
- Former Board Member, Manitoba Mental Health Research Foundation
- Past President, Chair of the Board of Directors, B'nai Brith Community Camp
- Former Board Member, Rainbow Stage
- Level I Certified Hockey Coach
Publications / Presentations
Dana has presented numerous papers and provided several lectures and seminars to various professional and industry bodies, including:
Estate Litigation
- Author & Presenter, Removing of Personal Representatives—A Manitoba Perspective (Manitoba Mid-Winter Bar Convention, January 2011)
- Author & Presenter, Powers of Attorney: A Litigation Perspective (Law Society of Manitoba, Continuing Professional Development Program, May 2010)
- Chair, Wills & Estates Practice Issues for Litigators (Law Society of Manitoba, Continued Professional Development Program October 1998)
- Estate Litigation—Compensation for Personal Representatives (Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg, February 19, 1998)
Commercial Litigation
- Author, "When the Family Business Fails" (The Brief Volume 3 Issue 2 Fall 2011)
- Co-Author & Presenter, “When the Family Business Fails” (Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg, November 1, 2010)
- Author, Remedies on Default Advising Landlords Selected Issues (Law Society of Manitoba, Continued Professional Development Program, November 2003)
- Chair, Family Owned Businesses; Dealing with Disputes (April 1998) >
- Author, The Dissenting Shareholder and the Fair Value Action (Law Society of Manitoba, Continued Professional Development Program, January 12, 1995
- Author, Injunction in the Debtor/Creditor Context (Law Society of Manitoba, Continued Professional Development Program, April 1991)
Privacy
- Author, The Impact of Privacy Law including PIPEDA on Civil Litigation (Law Society of Manitoba, Continued Professional Development Program, April 2004)
• Author, Personal Information Protection and Documents Act (PIPEDA) An Overview (Manitoba Insurance Brokers, October 2003) - Co-author, The Impact of PIPEDA on Manitoba Businesses (Manitoba Business, December 2003)
• Author, The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and The Civil Litigation Process (Law Society of Manitoba, November 2003)
General Litigation
- Chair, Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter Convention, The Class Proceedings Act (February 2003)
- Author, Recent Insurance Law Developments in Manitoba of The Class Proceedings Act (Insurance Industry Seminar, March 2003)
- Author and Presenter, Search and Seizure in the Administrative Law Context (Isaac Pitblado Lectures on Evidence Recent Developments and Directions, November, 1987)