Albert originally practiced law in his home town of Edmonton, Alberta, where he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Alberta in 1983.
In 1988 he became an Ontario lawyer and joined the Bay Street, Toronto firm of Gardiner, Blumberg as a business trial lawyer. He worked with that firm for over a decade, followed by over seven years in his own firm, then several years in a partnership, and now has his own firm, Albert S. Frank – Lawyer. He works mainly in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario, and also works in Nunavut.
He is a business and trial lawyer.
He has handled lawsuits at all levels up to and including the Court of Appeal, in various courts and tribunals including for example the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and the Federal Court of Canada.
Albert has been interviewed on Report on Business Television about dangers in the sale of a business and on CTV News and CTV Live about the bankruptcy issues arising from the Lac-Megantic train derailment disaster.
Albert taught Civil Litigation at the Bar Admission Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada for a number of years and has presented to the law students of the University of Windsor on employment law and specifically on the case of Shelley A. Altman v. Steve’s Music Store Inc..
Albert has presented on legal and business topics for numerous groups including for example the:
- Toronto Business Improvement Areas,
- Society of Professional Accountants,
- Inventors’ Alliance of Canada,
- Toastmasters International,
- Lions International,
- Rotary International,
- Executive Advancement Resource Network
- Certified General Accountants of Ontario,
- Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), and
- The Commons Institute, where he teaches corporate litigation to practicing lawyers .
Albert is the President of the Toronto-area branch of the Alumni and Friends of the Faculty of Law Association of the University of Alberta.
Albert was President of the Rotary Club of Toronto-Forest Hill for 2007-2008 and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
