Biographical notes for Jeffrey Colwill Carhart

Chair, Asset Protection Session, Executive Wealth Preservation Conference, Toronto, March 5-6, 1997

Speaker, "Protecting Your Home From Creditors" Asset Protection Session, Executive Wealth Preservation Conference, Toronto, March 5-6, 1997

Born 16 October 1957

Educated Queen's University B.A. 1979; University of Western Ontario LL.B. 1982 (Dean's Honour List 1980-81)

Partner, Miller Thomson LLP 1992–

Associate with present firm 1990-92

Previous positions with other law firms

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1984

Past Director, JPE Canada Inc. (a subsidiary of JPE, Inc., a U.S. public company)

Member, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada

Instructor, Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course

Frequent chair, speaker and panelist on topics related to insolvency issues for professional seminars sponsored by the Canadian Institute, the American Bar Association, the Credit Institute of Canada and others

Author, The Business Owner's Guide to Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law in Canada (John Wiley & Sons Canada Limited 1995); articles on commercial insolvency published in The Canadian Bankruptcy Reports, The National Creditor/Debtor Review, The National Insolvency Review, The Commercial Insolvency Reporter and other publications

Mr. Carhart's practice is focused on commercial financings and insolvencies. He acts for banks and other financial institutions as well as receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, commercial landlords, business corporations and individual business people. Mr. Carhart has been heavily involved in a number of major Canadian and international commercial financing and insolvency proceedings, including Confederation Life, Dylex, Eaton's, Royal Oak Mines and The Canadian Red Cross Society. Mr. Carhart has written and spoken extensively on the subject of commercial financing and insolvencies. He also regularly appears in the Ontario Courts on insolvency-related matters.