Tyler M. Dahl

Tyler has lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for over 30 years. He clerked at the Court of King’s Bench, Saskatoon, where Chief Justice M. Popescul was his principal. While completing his law degree, at the University of Saskatchewan, Tyler was an editor of the Saskatchewan Law Review and a participant in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Since becoming a lawyer, Tyler has appeared in all levels of court in Saskatchewan, as well as many administrative tribunals.

Tyler, along with Judge Hugh Harradence and Dr. Mansfield Mela, is currently teaching Law and Psychiatry (Law 486), an interdisciplinary course provided by the College of Law and the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Tyler is a member of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. He has volunteered his time with the following organizations: as a board member on the Saskatoon Board of Revision and License Appeal Board, adjudicating appeals (2018); as a lecturer for the Public Legal Education Association (PLEA) (2014 – present); as President of the Dufferin Place Condominium Association (2010 to 2012); as a radio host on Saskatoon’s Community Radio, CFCR 90.5fm (1999 to 2012); and as a guest lecturer/presenter to elementary and high school students on “Hip-hop and the Literary Arts” (2006 to 2013).

“Real Estate Solicitors: Presumed Liable”
BarNotes, Spring 2015 at 14, Co-authored with Michael Derbowka

“The Costs of Court”
The Sask. Advocate, June 2014 at 13, Also presented the paper at the Canadian Bar Association’s Civil Litigation North Section Meeting, on October 8, 2014.

“Judicial Review of Municipal Council Decisions and Reasons on ‘Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch Inc. v. Corman Park (Rural Municipality, No. 334)’ 2013 SKQB 218”
(Case Commentary), The Sask. Advocate, Sept. 2013 at 14

“Disclosure of Private Text Messages, LOL :(”
The Sask. Advocate, Sept. 2012 at

“Law & Literature, 3rd ed.”
Book Review, 74 Sask. Law Review 296

“Ineffablahing the Invention of Clichés: The ‘Problem’ With Wittgenstein’s Required Community”, Unpublished, Cited approvingly in Sophia Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, Volume XI, 2008 at 41

Voted Third Place in “Best Lawyer” Category—Planet S Magazine, “Best of Saskatoon 2019” (2019)

Voted Second Place in “Best Lawyer” Category – Planet S Magazine, “Best of Saskatoon 2018″ (2018)

Voted Third Place in “Best Lawyer” Category— Planet S Magazine, “Best of Saskatoon 2012” (2012)

Merlis Belsher Family Fund in Forensic Psychiatry (2011)

Saskatchewan Law Review Honour (2011)

Mary Richiger Prize in Municipal Law (2010)

Douglas A. Schmeiser Prize in Criminal Procedure (2010)

F.C. Cronkite Prize in Jurisprudence (2010)

Orest and Marie Bendas Prize in Jurisprudence (2010)

Nathan Danylczuk Memorial Bursary in Philosophy (2006)