Hadford Defence Group

06/11/2026

This guy. As of yesterday, since the University of Calgary’s spring 2026 Faculty of Law convocation, he is Jackson Tiefenbach, Juris Doctor.

Jackson has been working with Hadford Defence Group since 2023, first as a law clerk, then as an intern and now, on the final stretch, as a student-at-law having begun his articles under Principal, Scott Hadford, in May 2026.

Congratulations, Jackson! We’re proud of you and thrilled to have you at Hadford Defence Group, where the hard work you’ve been doing just changes and becomes a different kind of hard work. Here comes CPLED - and we know you’re ready for it.

06/05/2026

It never gets old. We are intensely proud of our excellence in client care, in our litigation practice, and in the top notch results we achieve for our clients at Hadford Defence Group.

Your strongest defence begins with Hadford Defence Group.

Phone 403-380-1999 for a free consultation.

Your strongest defence begins with Hadford Defence Group.

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Justice Redman - Scott is pleased each time he has the opportunity to appear before him.

Author, athlete, advocate, educator, mediator, lawyer and judge, the Honourable Justice Derek Redman will receive an honorary degree at the University of Lethbridge Spring 2026 Convocation.

Throughout his judicial career, Redman has been a champion of fairness, accessibility and innovation. He created the Integrated Services Court to support individuals facing addiction, mental illness, poverty or marginalization. He supported the University of Lethbridge’s Chess for Life program for youth on probation and oversaw the expansion of Drug Treatment Courts from two to seven.

His commitment to reconciliation led to the development of the first Indigenous Justice Strategy by a court in Canada, created in consultation with Indigenous leaders and service organizations. Under his leadership, three additional Indigenous Courts were opened, including one in Lethbridge.

Celebrate Redman's judiciary leadership, dedication to public legal education and community service with us at convocation on Friday, May 29, 2:30 p.m. at the Co-op Centre for Sport & Wellness.

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04/28/2026

A trial may be the final step in a complex strategy your lawyer should be using to defend you. A trial happens after meetings with the client, after the pre trial conference and a possible preliminary inquiry, after any applicable pre trial applications and charter briefs, after lengthy Crown negotiations, after potential case management meetings, and after in depth trial preparation. This process demands a lot of patience and trust from the client.

Much of the hard work goes on behind the scenes and is invisible to clients. Never does it become so obvious as it does on days like today when another of Scott Hadford’s 5-day Court of King’s Bench trials ended before it even began. Sixteen months after retaining Scott Hadford, the client was thrilled to hear the Crown admit that there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction and declare a stay of proceedings.

Your best defence is Hadford Defence Group.

04/23/2026

With a full day of docket, client meetings and trial prep, Scott and Jackson head off early to the Lethbridge Court of Justice to take care of business. In the meantime, Cassandra was off resolving matters in Medicine Hat.

04/16/2026

The number of deaths due to overdose, in our area, has dropped dramatically since the last time we pinned our own purple ribbon here eighteen months ago.

Hadford Defence Group continues to stand with clients’ families experiencing this ongoing terrible loss. We wish them healing.

04/15/2026

Congratulations to Scott Hadford and the Hadford Defence Group team! After 24 long months of vigorous defence and 2 days of trial, the client was acquitted and can go back to pursuing his life goals.

Your best defence is Hadford Defence Group.

04/12/2026

We had a fun time at Rumble in the Cage 71 last evening! As corporate sponsors we were treated to fabulous tacos by Beau’s Birria & Taqueria and the best seats in the house! Thanks for putting on a great event, Lee!

04/08/2026

Good lawyers know that preparation is everything. Cassandra Armstrong spent this evening meeting with two clients at Lethbridge Correctional Centre in order to prepare for the dispositions of their matters tomorrow. The clients, and the rest of the HDG team, appreciate that Cassandra took the time for these important meetings.

Your best defence is Hadford Defence Group.

04/08/2026

More complicated than people imagine, search and seizure is often conducted by police in ways that violate accused persons’ constitutional rights. In addition to what happened during the commission of alleged offences, your lawyer must look at how the police investigation and the arrest took place. Properly identified and skillfully argued by your lawyer, charter violations by police can result in charges being downgraded and even withdrawn. Your constitutional rights are guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Your lawyer should be all over protecting yours.

Your best defence is Hadford Defence Group.