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Randal Graham

Professor Graham was appointed to the Faculty of Law in 2002. In 2005, Dr. Graham was awarded the title of "Faculty Scholar" by the University of Western Ontario in recognition of the widespread international impact of his research. He is the first Western Law professor to earn that title.

Professor Graham teaches an extraordinarily broad range of subjects. He has taught courses in Statutory Interpretation, Legal Ethics, Criminal Law, Evidence, Administrative Law, Taxation, Corporate Law, Law & Economics, Legal Rhetoric, Legal Drafting, Advocacy and Graduate Research. He has supervised graduate theses in areas ranging from Interpretive Theory to toll roads in Brazil. As a result of his efforts in the classroom, Professor Graham has won the title “Professor of the Year” (both at Western and at Osgoode Hall Law School), as well as the Edward G Pleva Award for Excellence in teaching, Western University’s highest award for teaching

In addition to serving on Western’s Faculty of Law, Dr. Graham has been an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick (2000-2002), an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School (1996-2004), an Affiliated Scholar with Goodmans, LLP (1998-2000); a Commercial Lawyer at Goodmans, LLP (1997-1998); a Law Clerk to Mr. Justice Sopinka of the Supreme Court of Canada (1995-1996); and an Editorial Assistant to Justice Sopinka in connection with "The Law of Evidence in Canada" (1996-1997). Dr. Graham continues to act as a litigation strategist and technical consultant in matters dealing with his primary research areas, Statutory Interpretation and Legal Ethics.

Dr. Graham is the author of several books and articles on the topics of statutory interpretation and legal ethics. Much of his recent research has been devoted to law and literature, and on the use of narrative structures to analyze legal theory and philosophy. He has pursued this project through the publication of a series of novels, including “Beforelife” (ECW Press, 2017), “Afterlife Crisis” (ECW Press, 2020), and “Nether Regions" (ECW Press, 2022). His novels have been featured as top ten finalists for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and Beforelife was awarded the Independent Publisher’s Gold Medal for Fantasy Fiction. His latest book, “Graham on Statutory Interpretation,” will be published in late 2025. Professor Graham’s work has been cited by judges from all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the US Supreme Court.