K. Scott Hadford
Scott Hadford, Juris Doctor, is a determined barrister and solicitor who welcomes the challenges presented by vigorously defending clients in all of the southern Alberta circuit points, running a successful trial practice, and maintaining a highly sought after law firm in Lethbridge. Scott has extensive experience appearing before the Alberta Court of Justice, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta and the Alberta Court of Appeal. His passionate advocacy for clients is reflected in numerous published court decisions.
Scott supports the community with pro bono work at Lethbridge Legal Guidance, volunteering monthly to host Criminal Clinics and for Law Day. Scott recently received the 2026 Distinguished Service Award in the Service to the Pro Bono Legal Service category from the Canadian Bar Association. Scott is a proud supporter of Streets Alive, the Lethbridge Interfaith Foodbank, and the South Alberta FASD Justice Network. Scott has been a guest presenter at the Galt Museum speaking about the issues affecting criminality in our community. Scott Hadford is a founding member, and the Vice President and Treasurer, of the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers’ Association, as well as an active member of the Lethbridge Bar Association, the Alberta Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association, and the Criminal Defence Lawyers’ Association. Most recently, Scott has been the guest presenter for “You Have the Right to Remain Informed”, a public legal education session on understanding your arrest rights, for Lethbridge Legal Guidance.
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About
Scott believes in mentorship and has valued the mentorship he received when he was a young lawyer. Scott is available to assist junior lawyers when he can and volunteers with the Lawyer’s Assist, Mentor Connect and Mentor Express programs through the Law Society of Alberta. To support this, he has recently completed a two-day Coaching Skills for Mentor Lawyers program through the Alberta Law Society. Scott has been a volunteer for a moot court for Western Law’s Criminal Law Students’ Association at the University of Western Ontario.
Born and raised in southern Alberta, Scott Hadford practiced corporate law in the United States for eight years before returning home and being called to the Alberta Bar in 2008. His corporate law experience includes professional liability, malpractice and bad faith insurance litigation, insurance defence, and personal injury claims. Before returning to Canada, Scott was licensed to practice law in Arizona, Utah, and Idaho. In addition to corporate law, Scott has practiced some family law as well as represented many Indigenous clients through the Indian Residential School settlement process in southern Alberta. Scott’s preferred practice, and his exclusive focus, is criminal defence.
Scott has two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Utah State University. Completing both with the summa cum laude distinction, Scott’s first degree is in Political Science and the second degree is in Philosophy. Scott holds a Juris Doctorate from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he was the recipient of multiple academic awards.
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