Wald, Elise S.

Raymond F. Wagner, Q.C. is the founder of Wagners - a Serious Injury Law Firm. With over 30 years experience, he has restricted his practice to representing those who are harmed through the negligence of individuals, companies and government bodies. Mr. Wagner's legal practice has a primary focus on class actions, mass tort litigation, medical negligence, product liability and catastrophic motor vehicle accident cases.

Mr. Wagner's clients include the Westray mine disaster victim families, survivors of abuse at the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, senior citizens in the long term health care Class Action, residents of the infamous Sydney Tar Ponds, residents of Greenwood, NS PERC water contamination claims, residents affected by the pathology errors at the Miramichi Hospital as well as injured patients in Vioxx and OxyContin pharmaceutical Class Actions.

He has an extensive practice in medical malpractice, hospital and medical errors, with special interest in birth trauma, Cerebral Palsy (CP), misdiagnosis of cancer and premature death cases.

On April 17, 2012, Mr. Wagner was presented with the 2012 Honourable Lorne Clarke QC Access to Justice Award. The prestigious honour was awarded to Mr. Wagner in recognition of his continuing efforts to obtain access to justice for individuals who would not normally be in a position to afford such access.

On December 27, 2012, Mr. Wagner received his Queen's Counsel designation.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS                                                 

• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association
• Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• American Association for Justice / Association of Trial Lawyers of America

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Founder and inaugural President of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association (APTLA)
• Appearances before the courts in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and in the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
• Nova Scotia Statutory Costs and Fees Committee
• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Rules Committee
• Nova Scotia Bench & Bar Committee
• 2012 recipient of the Lorne Clarke QC Access to Justice Award
• Awarded Queen's Counsel designation

LECTURES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association
• Lexpert
• Canadian Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
• Dalhousie Law School
• Osgoode Hall Law School
• Continuing Legal Education Society of Nova Scotia (CLENS)
• Public Legal Education (PLE)
• Canadian Pain Society
• Canadian Institute
• Lawyer and Bar Admission Course Lecturer for the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society on new Trial Procedure Rules

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor of Laws Degree, Dalhousie Law School, Dalhousie University (1979)
• Various annual continuing professional development and legal skills training

Ray has represented clients from Halifax, Dartmouth, Amherst, New Glasgow, Glace Bay, Sydney, Bathurst, Miramichi, Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John, Charlottetown, Summerside and across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.