KITCHEN SIMESON BELLIVEAU - Key Persons
Al Simeson is the partner in charge of Litigation at the firm. He has many years of experience representing and fighting for the rights of innocent accident victims and winning just compensation for these individuals. In addition to personal injury litigation, Al has extensive experience in Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and general civil/commercial litigation.
Al has been actively involved in his community by sitting on various boards of community organizations and assisted in coaching for minor hockey and minor lacrosse. Al is a former President of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and a former Chairman of the Canada Pension Plan Appeals Tribunal.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Partner / Mediator
Melissa joined the firm in 2007 as an associate lawyer. She graduated from Queen's University Faculty of Law in 2006 and was called to the bar in June 2007. Melissa received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Public Policy from the University of Guelph in 2003. Prior to joining the firm, Melissa articled at a large civil litigation firm in downtown Toronto.
In 2012 Melissa became a Partner of the firm. As a long time resident of Oshawa, Melissa is proud to have a practice which is connected to the community and provides a broad range of Family Law and Employment Law services to her clients.
In addition to her work with the firm, Melissa is busy raising a young family and is a member of the Board of Directors for Collaborative Practice Durham Region, is a member of the legal advisory group at Luke's Place, and volunteers as a Pro bono lawyer at Luke's place. Melissa has been a panel lawyer with Legal Aid Ontario since 2017 and in 2019 Melissa was appointed as a Dispute Resolution Officer with the Superior Court of Justice. In 2020 Melissa obtained her certificate in Family Mediation through York University and is working towards accreditation with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation.
Education
Queen's University Faculty of Law LL.B 2006
University of Guelph B.A. (Hons.) 2003
York University - Certificate in Family Mediation 2020
Professional Affiliations
Law Society of Upper Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Durham Region Law Association
Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates Society
The Association of Family & Conciliation Courts Collaborative Practice Durham
My name is Sean Simeson, and I am proud to be an Associate Lawyer at Kitchen Simeson Belliveau. I graduated from McGill University and from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. For almost a decade, I lived and practiced law in Denver, Colorado. When I wasn't exploring the Rocky Mountains, I practiced personal injury and workers' compensation litigation in state and federal courts throughout Colorado. My experience includes numerous jury trials, hundreds of discoveries and depositions, and countless court appearances.