Werner H. Keller

Employment History

Other Employment

Education

Community Service

Other Achievements

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Employment History

 

Associate Partner

Concentrating in business, corporate, insolvency and environmental law and commercial litigation and class actions.

Sutts, Strosberg Law Firm
www.strosbergco.com
Windsor, Ontario.
1989 to date

Werner's Curriculum Vitae.  B.A.Sc. (Chemical Engineering)  P.Eng.  M.B.A.  LL.B.  Notary Public.

Werner Keller is an Associate Partner of the Sutts, Strosberg Law Firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, commercial and class action litigation and is also a Business Law Instructor at the University of Windsor.

In addition to being a law graduate from the University of Windsor, Mr. Keller also holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Windsor.

Prior to entering law, Werner Keller worked as a Chemical Engineer for Union Carbide Canada as a Product Development Specialist in Montréal, Québec.

Werner Keller has a long-standing commitment and dedication to his hometown community of Windsor, having served as Chair/Director of the Board of the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County, Chair of Massey Secondary School Parent Advisory Council, Director of the Board of the Centre for Environmental Health of Ontario and Assistant Coach for the Windsor Minor Hockey Association.

Mr. Keller is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, The Law Society of Upper Canada, the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the recipient of numerous scholastic awards.

Werner Keller has three daughters, Elise, Justine and Erica and resides in Windsor, Ontario.

Sessional Instructor

Law of Business Administration
University of Windsor
Faculty of Business Administration
January 2000 to date

Labour Legislation and Law
University of Windsor
Faculty of Business Administration
Winter 1997

Chemical Engineer

Product Development Specialist
Union Carbide Canada Ltd.
Polyethylene Technology Department
Montreal, Quebec
September 1981 to August 1983

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Other Employment

  • Research Assistant - Labour Relations
    Dr. N. Solomon, Associate Dean
    University of Windsor, Faculty of Business Administration
    September 1985 to May 1986
  • Research Assistant - Study of Essex County Manufacturing Sector
    Dr. E. West, Dean of Faculty of Business Administration
    University of Windsor, Faculty of Business Administration
    May 1984 to August 1985
  • Teaching Assistant - Computer Science
    Dr. R. Stager
    University of Windsor, Department of Chemical Engineering
    January to April 1985
  • Heavy Oil Research Assistant
    Esso Resources Canada Ltd.
    Heavy Oil Research Department
    Calgary, Alberta
    Summer 1980
  • Research Assistant
    University of Windsor, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Environmental Odour Research
    Summer 1979

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Education

Integrated M.B.A./LL.B. Program
September 1983 to May 1987

University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

 

  • 1985-86 - stood first in second year law
  • 1984-85 - stood third in first year law
  • 1983-84 - stood first in first year M.B.A.

 

B.A.Sc. Chemical Engineering
September 1977 to May 1981

University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

 

Cumulative A average

 

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Community Service

  • Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
    Member and Director
    September 2000 to September 2006
    Chair
    September 2004 to September 2006

  • Centre for Environmental Health of Ontario
    Director
    October 2003 to June 2006

  • Informed Massey Parents Action Committee (IMPAC)
    Vincent Massey Secondary School Parent Advisory Council
    Chair of School Council
    September 2001 to September 2003
  • Vincent Massey Secondary School Parent Advisory Council
    Vice-Chair
    September 2000 to September 2001
  • Director of Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre
    1997 to 1999
  • Member of Parent Advisory Council
    Bellewood School (French Immersion)
    1996 to 1998
  • Windsor Minor Hockey Association - Assistant Coach
    1992 to 1996
  • First year Representative, M.B.A. Society
    1983 to 1984
  • President, Engineering Society (EngSoc)
    EngSoc Representative on University of Windsor Students' Administrative Council ("SAC")
    SAC Board of Directors
    1980 to 1981
  • Vice President, EngSoc
    Representative, Faculty Council
    1979 to 1980

 

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Other Achievements

  • Xerox Scholarship
  • Post Graduate Tuition Bursary
  • Harold G. Fox Bursary
  • Special Faculty of Law Award
  • C.C.H. Prize for Legal Writing
  • Blake Cassels and Graydon Scholarship
  • Law Entrance Award
  • Hiram Walker Scholarship
  • Post Graduate Tuition Bursary
  • J.P. Bickell Foundation Scholarship
  • Proctor and Gamble Bursary
  • Chemical Institute of Canada Award
  • Tilston Memorial Award
  • PADI Advanced Open Water and Enriched Air Diver Certifications

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Professional Designations

  • P.Eng.
    Member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
    Member CBAO
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
    Member LSUC

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