About Michael
Michael Brenton is a partner at Brenton Kean whose civil litigation practice covers insurance, product liability, personal injury, professional liability defence, construction law, commercial litigation, and mediation. He earned a business administration degree in 1988 and a law degree in 1991 from the University of New Brunswick, and was admitted to the New Brunswick Bar in 1992. He acts as counsel for national casualty insurers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and has defended errors and omissions claims against professionals including engineers, surveyors, architects, dentists, and real estate appraisers. His cases include Reid v. Hatty, a leading New Brunswick authority on the standard of care for occupiers, and Rossignol v. Rubidge, the first case addressing New Brunswick's cap on pain and suffering claims from minor motor vehicle injuries. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2015 and is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for insurance law and product liability defence, and by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for personal injury defence. He lectures annually in civil litigation at the Bar Admission Course.
Education & credentials
- Law school
- University of New Brunswick
- Undergraduate
- University of New Brunswick, Business Administration (1988)
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