Best Lawyers in British Columbia, Canada for Insurance Law
Adam practices commercial and general insurance defence litigation, with an emphasis on errors and omissions, medical malpractice, highways liability, products liability and coverage disputes. He was first called to the Bar in New Zealand, and upon admission practiced with a leading New Zealand litigation firm, focusing on insurance defence. Adam practiced there for approximately 3 years, before leaving to travel in 1997. After his travels, Adam practiced in London, England with a leading ins...
Michael Silva joined Whitelaw Twining in June 2003 and became a Partner at the Firm in 2009. He practices in the area of general litigation, with a focus on transportation matters. Mike is one of two partners in charge of our Firm’s Marine & Transportation, Road Maintenance and Subrogation practice groups. Michael has appeared on behalf of clients in British Columbia Provincial and Supreme Courts, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, in Federal Court, and in a variety of administra...
Ryan Darby's practice involves a broad range of general litigation and insurance defence matters with a particular emphasis on professional liability claims against accountants, financial planners, and design professionals, and a focus on complex, multi-party litigation. Ryan has extensive trial experience at the British Columbia Supreme Court level. He has also appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes appearances before admin...
Kelly Murray joined Whitelaw Twining in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Kelly worked for over 17 years with boutique litigation firms in Vancouver and focussed her practice on professional liability claims. Before that she gained early trial experience as an Assistant Crown Attorney in Ontario for four years. She now continues her professional liability practice at Whitelaw Twining defending real estate agents and lawyers against claims made against them in their professional capacity. Kelly...
Laura Hanson is a Partner and member of the firm’s Business Disputes, Corporate/ Commercial, Insurance and Construction + Engineering Practice. Laura regularly acts as counsel for a wide variety of matters including business disputes, property claims that involve defending contractors, trades and engineers, and claims for product liability advanced against manufacturers and distributors. Laura also regularly acts as coverage counsel for insurers, providing coverage opinions in relation ...
Kareen A. Zimmer is a corporate and business lawyer, providing practical and timely legal advice to Canadian, American and international clients in mergers & acquisitions, complex commercial transactions and regulatory matters. Her experience includes private equity investments, cross-border transactions, public private partnerships, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations. Kareen's practice spans a variety of sectors, including insurance & other financial services, infrastructur...
Mark is an associate practicing with our Insurance, Health and Critical Injury groups. In his insurance practice, Mark represents insurers in various matters including property disputes, general insurance disputes and professional negligence. He has specific expertise in defending bodily injury claims. On the health law side, Mark defends health professionals in civil matters. In his critical injury practice, Mark approaches each and every file with empathy and has experience advising clients...
JoAnne maintains a broad litigation practice, focused on the areas of health, insurance, regulatory, and Aboriginal law. JoAnne has been at Harper Grey for the bulk of her legal career, joining as an associate after summering with the Firm. Prior to that, she interned at the Legal Services Board of Nunavut and was a student clinician at the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic. During this time, JoAnne discovered her passion for Aboriginal law. Now, after honing her practice over many years,...
Aaron Gubeli is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Aaron, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Aaron is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Katherine Daniels-Addison is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Katherine, who practices law in Burnaby, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Diana Klassen is a member of the firm’s Aviation and Insurance Practice Groups. Her practice is litigation based with a focus on aviation law and insurance defence. Diana regularly represents and advises clients such as insurers and airlines in matters involving various regulatory, commercial, and liability issues. Diana has a strong insurance background and is experienced in dealing with a wide variety of legal claims including personal or bodily injury claims, insurance coverage claim...
Nathan Jones is an associate on the litigation and disputes team, practising general civil, corporate and commercial, and maritime litigation. He assists clients and senior lawyers on a variety of matters, including insurance claims, judicial reviews, claims involving breach of contract, claims in negligence, property disputes, shareholder disputes, societies disputes, and insolvency matters. Nathan also works with the intellectual property group, bringing his commercial experience to dispute...
Justin Abrioux is an Associate in the firm’s Insurance Practice Group. His practice is litigation based with a focus on insurance defence. Justin deals with a variety of claims including personal injury, professional negligence, products’ liability, breach of contract, occupiers’ liability, strata disputes and insurance coverage. Justin works with his clients to drive disputes towards a practical and realistic resolution together with an eagerness to contest any unreasonable...
Mollie has a general civil litigation practice representing clients in professional liability, bodily injury, product liability, bad faith claims, and privacy matters. She also represents clients before various administrative tribunals, including the Safety Standards Appeal Board, Residential Tenancy Branch, Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, Human Rights Tribunal, and Civil Resolution Tribunal. Mollie has appeared before the British Columbia Provincial Court, Supreme Court, and Cou...
Melissa Ku joined Alexander Holburn as an articled student. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Simon Fraser University and a J.D. from the University of Victoria. Melissa was called to the British Columbia bar in 2017 and is an Associate in Alexander Holburn’s Construction + Engineering and Insurance Practice Groups. Her practice is litigation based, with a focus on insurance defence and construction litigation. As part of her practice, Melissa deals with a variety of cla...
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