Marvin Bloos

Marvin Bloos, a senior member of Beresh DePoe Cunningham, with offices in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has practiced Criminal law for over 26 years. He restricts his practice to criminal appeals, extradition, professional disciplinary appeals and Charter-of-Rights litigation. He offers appellate agency appearances in Alberta, and consulting services in on-going criminal and civil appeals and provides specialized research and advice concerning difficult legal problems or Charter-related trial and appeal matters. Marvin, a graduate of Queen's University and the University of Alberta, enjoys a strong reputation as appellate counsel and is one of a very few Canadian criminal law practitioners who has a Master's degree in Criminal law. He is also the first defence counsel in Western Canada to have specialized in appellate practice and has appeared hundreds of times on appeal matters in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Courts of Appeal in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan and the Federal Court of Canada. Marvin is an editor and contributor to The Criminal Appeals Law Reporter, has had articles published in other legal journals, and has taught Advanced Criminal Law. Called upon regularly to speak at criminal-law meetings, classes and seminars, Mr. Bloos is a member of several national and provincial committees concerning criminal law, appellate practice and law/practice technology issues. Mr. Bloos is also the immediate past Chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers and is a past president of the Alberta Criminal Trial Lawyers Association.