Craig W. Neuman, K.C.

Craig represents a range of management-side clients in all areas of employment and labour law.

Contact
780-733-6556

780-488-0026

Assistant
Tracy Ebach
780-733-6569

Craig is one of the top employer-side labour lawyers in Alberta and Western Canada.

Craig has been practicing employer-side labour & employment law for decades, through which he has represented and advised many public-sector clients, including governments, public agencies, healthcare employers, and educational institutions. On the private-sector side, Craig has extensive industrial, manufacturing, resource, transportation, communication and retail client experience.

Craig provides value to his clients through advice, representation, and advocacy in areas of collective bargaining, collective agreement arbitration, interest arbitration, labour relations board proceedings, employment standards claims, wrongful dismissal litigation, human rights complaints, workers' compensation appeal proceedings and related legal matters. He has appeared before courts at all levels, arbitration tribunals, labour relations boards, workers' compensation tribunals, employment standards umpires and human rights tribunals.

Education
LLB, University of Alberta; 1982
Bar Admission
1983 (Alberta)
Memberships
Law Society of Alberta Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
Awards
  • King's Counsel (2008)
  • "AV" Attorney rating (Martindale Hubbell)
  • Leading Senior Practitioner - Lexpert Canada in labour relations, employment law and workplace human rights
  • Chambers Canada (Band 1 ranking) in the Employment & Labour Law (Alberta)
  • Who’s Who Legal (Canada)
  • Inclusion in "Best Lawyers in Canada" rankings for labour, employment and workplace human rights law

Craig has been a guest lecturer at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, speaking in Labour Law, Labour Arbitration, and Human Rights courses.

Craig has been a guest lecturer at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, speaking in Labour Law, Labour Arbitration, and Human Rights courses.

Awards

Meet Our Team

Our firm is built around labour and employment law. In fact, it’s all we do. We surround ourselves with lawyers who can be relied on to produce quality work every day and to be on hand to assist in complicated matters. We have expertise working with a variety of industries, including natural resources, professional services, public sector, tech and more. Check out our team to learn more!