Donald B. Lebans
Don Lebans is a partner with Branch MacMaster.
Don has acted for the defence in numerous class action law suits, including products liability, insurance and health claims. Since joining Branch MacMaster in 1998, Don has also acted for plaintiffs in a variety of class action suits. In addition to his class action experience, Don's practice includes insurance and health law defence work.
Prior to practicing law, Don spent over five years living in Japan. For the last two years of that time, he worked for a Japanese computer company developing software.
Contact Don Lebans at dlebans@branmac.com or (604) 654-2977.
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions, Insurance and Health Law
Education
- B.A. (Hons.), University of British Columbia, 1985
- LL.B, University of British Columbia, 1996
- Admitted to the British Columbia Bar, 1997
Counsel Work
- General liability defence involving vehicles, premises, employee assault
- Defence and Plaintiffs' Counsel in medical malpractice claims
- Counsel in health professional certification actions
- Counsel for private college in educational malpractice class action. Certification was successfully opposed
- Class counsel in constitutional class action against the government of B.C. Certification obtained
Professional Activities
- Co-author (with Ward Branch), "Class Actions in the Federal Court", Federal Court Practice CLE, 2007.
- Co-author (with Ward Branch), Industry Class Actions: A New Class Action Industry?, Litigation Class Actions (Toronto: Canadian Institute, 2005)
