Best Lawyers Near You in Vancouver, British Columbia 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...
Fareeha Qaiser focuses her practice on insurance defence litigation, personal injury, professional negligence, construction liabilities, property and casualty claims, occupier’s liability, and subrogation claims. As an experienced litigator, she has represented insurers and individuals in various courts in British Columbia. Fareeha also dedicates her legal proficiency to areas like subrogation, insurance defence, professional negligence, and occupier’s liability. Fareeha has contr...
Michael is a member of the Insurance Practice Group. His practice focuses on insurance defense including catastrophic personal injury, occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, cyber liability, commercial host liability, the Human Rights Code and construction law. In addition to his insurance practice, he also has extensive experience in labour and employment matters. He has advised both employers and employees in matters relating to wrongful dismissal, human rights, workplace bull...
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...
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,...
Dionne is an associate with Harper Grey's Health and Insurance Law Groups. Dionne advises and represents clients on a variety of matters relating to professional liability, personal injury, human rights, contract, property damage, administrative law, and other dispute resolution matters. Her health law practice involves defending and advising physicians. Her insurance practice involves defending against liability claims in a wide range of contexts. Her aviation practice includes assisting air...
Scott Silver is an associate in the litigation and disputes group, practising civil, commercial, and construction litigation. He assists clients on a broad range of matters, including issues related to breach of contract, shareholder disputes, corporate oppression, negligence, and constitutional challenges. Scott has experience in commercial arbitrations and mediations, as well as both trial and appellate litigation, having appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia.
Caitlin VanDuzer is a member of Miller Thomson’s litigation group. Caitlin’s experience ranges from commercial issues, insurance defence, personal injury, transportation and logistics law, health law, and other litigation matters such as equine law disputes, which is largely driven by her background as a competitive show jumper and polo player. Within her insurance practice, she also advises clients on policy coverage issues. Caitlin is also a member of Miller Thomson’s Tran...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Justin McGregor is an Associate in Alexander Holburn's Insurance Practice. Justin both summered and completed articles with Alexander Holburn and was called to the bar in June 2017. His practice is entirely litigation based, with a focus on insurance defence and coverage. Justin deals with a wide variety of insurance defence claims, including occupiers liability, professional negligence, construction defects, manufacturing defects, property damage and personal injury. Justin has extensive exp...
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...
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