Rodney Zdebiak,
K.C.
Partner
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Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower St.
St. John’s, N.L.
A1C 6K3 - +1.709.570.8841
- +1.709.685.2434
- +1.709.722.4565
- rzdebiak@stewartmckelvey.com
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Newfoundland and Labrador, 1993
Legal Assistant(s): Sherry Spracklin
Working with clients such as insurance companies, institutional clients and families, Rodney has helped his clients by:
- Acting as counsel for school boards on education and employment matters.
- Acting for insurers in personal injury and property damage claims.
- Acting for private and institutional clients on human rights and other administrative matters.
- Acting for health authorities and families on issues of mental competency and the management of personal and financial affairs.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LLB, 1992
University of Manitoba, BA (with distinction), 1987
Activities
Vice-President, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2024 – present
Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee (ex officio), 2024 – present
Chair, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2023 – 2024
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission Panel of Adjudicators, 2023 – present
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, The Legal Aid Newfoundland and Labrador Appeal Board, 2021 – present
Alternate Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2020 – 2022
Vice-Chair, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Complaints Authorization Committee, 2022 – 2023
Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Code of Professional Conduct Review Committee, 2019 – present
Chair, Insurance Committee, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2018 – 2023
Board member, Sound Arts Initiatives Inc.
Elective bencher, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, September 2017 – present
Member, Insurance Committee, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, September 2017 – present
Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission, 2015 – present
Member, Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law and Education, 2005 – 2018
Member, Board of Directors, Newfoundland Computers for Schools, 2003 – present
Accolades
King’s Counsel, 2023
Winner of The Honourable Robert Wells, QC Award, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, Canadian Bar Association, 2022
Best Lawyers: Administrative and Public Law, 2014 – 2025
Best Lawyers: Education Law, 2023 – 2025
Martindale-Hubbell rating: CV
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