Nicole Crowe

Nicole (Richmond) Crowe B.A., J.D.

Year of Call: 2007
Areas of Practice: First Nations Lands and Resources, Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Email: ncrowe@erickson-law.com

Erickson & Partners is delighted to announce that Nicole Crowe (neé Richmond) has joined the firm as of September 20, 2010. Nicole is a member of Pic River First Nation, and has returned to northwestern Ontario with her new husband, Korie. Nicole is a great addition to our team and adds strength to our firm’s services.

Nicole received her B.A. from McMaster University, where she was awarded the President’s Award for Excellence in Student Leadership. She then went on to complete her law degree at the University of Toronto, where she was the Co-Editor in Chief of the Indigenous Law Journal, and was elected to the executive of the Indigenous Bar Association. On graduating, Nicole was awarded the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award, which recognizes the qualities of leadership and dedication in students who have made outstanding extra-curricular contributions to their faculties.

After having articled with a prominent Toronto medical malpractice and personal injury law firm, and receiving her call to the bar in 2007, Nicole has carried on a practice serving First Nations communities. She has experience in litigating Aboriginal and Treaty rights, consultation and accommodation, impact and benefit agreements and natural resource management.

Nicole will continue her litigation practice with Erickson and Partners, focusing on medical malpractice, personal injury, and First Nations legal issues.

Awards:
University of Toronto Faculty of Law - Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award - 2006
Indigenous Bar Association Student Scholarship - 2006
University of Toronto - Gladys Watson Scholarship - 2004
McMaster University - President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership - 2003
McMaster University - Graham Ronald Toop Scholarship for Excellence in Philosophy - 2002

Memberships:
Thunder Bay Law Association
Advocates Society

Publications:
Impact of the 1982 Constitution on First Nations: Reflections on Section 35 -- Whether the Constitution Act has made a difference for First Nations, Ontario Bar Association 6th Annual Charter Conference: The Charter at 25, co-authored with David C. Nahwegahbow, I.P.C - September 2007