Phone: 204.956.3561

Fax: 204.957.0227

Email: Email Link

Assistant: Natalie Myk – 204-956-0560 Ext.228

Paul Hesse graduated with Great Distinction and earned law degrees in each of Canada's major legal traditions (English Canada's common law and Quebec's civil law systems) from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Paul was also awarded Gold Medals in Economics (Honours) and Politics (Honours) upon graduation from the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours). He is Past Chair of the Immigration Section of the Manitoba Bar Association.

Active in the community, Paul donates time and services to a number of community and charitable organizations. Fluently bilingual, Paul offers legal services in French and has served as the President of the Association des juristes d'expression française du Manitoba, a group committed to access to legal services in French. Paul is also conversant in German.

Practice Areas:

Immigration Law

Litigation

Residential Real Estate Law

Industry Areas:

Immigration

Lectures, Speeches and Publications

• Presenter on Federal Skilled Worker & Canadian Experience Class, Canadian Bar Association's annual immigration conference
• Presenter on Immigration Law and Employer Compliance: A New Era for Employer Liability, Lorman Education Services
• Speaker on Overcoming the Challenges of French Speaking Immigrants in Western Canada
• Panelist on immigration to Western Canada, Canadian Bar Association's annual immigration conference
• Invited speaker on immigration to Canada in Senegal, Africa

Community

• Co-founder, Winnipeg Rapid Transit Coalition
• Frequent invited speaker on transportation and urban issues affecting Winnipeg

Academic and Professional

• McGill University, L.L.B., B.C.L., Graduate with Great Distinction
• University of Winnipeg, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with majors in Economics and Politics, double Gold Medal winner
• Chair, Immigration Section of the Manitoba Bar Association
• Served as President, Association des juristes d'expression française du Manitoba
• Admitted to the Law Society of Manitoba 2006
• Admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada 2006
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• Notary Public