Robert A. Hodgins
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Robert Hodgins is a Partner in our Vancouver Office and he is the Chair of the ICBC Practice Group. He is also a member of the Construction, Insurance and Commercial Litigation Groups. He has practiced litigation at the firm for over twenty five years.
Robert’s practice is centered on motor vehicle claims, personal injury, construction, professional liability, insurance defence, and commercial litigation. He has represented a range of insurers including the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, as well as a diverse range of clients in professional liability matters, including architects, engineers, accountants, and directors and officers.
In the insurance field, Robert has acted in coverage disputes against insurers, personal injury and property damage claims, and in product liability claims.
In the construction field, Robert assists clients with a variety of claims including:
- builders liens
- contract problems
- complex construction disputes
In the personal injury field, he has acted for both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of claims, including catastrophic claims, Family Compensation Act claims and Under Insured Motorist Protection (UMP) claims. He has also defended fraud and bad faith claims on behalf of insurers.
Robert has appeared as counsel in both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, and has represented clients at mediations, arbitrations and other forms of dispute resolution. He has acted as trial counsel in multiple Supreme Court trials over his career.
Overview
- University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), graduated 1993
- University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History, graduated 1989
- British Columbia, British Columbia, 1994
- Canadian Defence Lawyers - Member
- Professional Liability and Discipline Litigation Journal - Past Editorial Board Member
- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law – Construction Law - Adjunct Professor
- Urban Development Institute - Member
- British Columbia, British Columbia, 1994
- Canadian Defence Lawyers - Member
- Professional Liability and Discipline Litigation Journal - Past Editorial Board Member
- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law – Construction Law - Adjunct Professor
- Urban Development Institute - Member
- University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), graduated 1993
- University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History, graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Construction Law
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Recognized in Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a “Litigation Star”
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
- Experience
- Managed, conducted and resolved complex litigation disputes in construction, insurance and commercial areas.
- Obtained reduction of security required to be paid into court as sufficient security for builders lien claims filed against property by contractors and subcontractors (M3 Steel (Kamloops) Ltd. v. RG Victoria (Construction) Ltd., BCSC) and (Buckle v. Timberview Developments Ltd., BCSC).
- Obtained dismissal of negligence claim against professional land surveyor (Petersen v. Power, BCSC).
- Obtained dismissal of alleged theft claim of vehicle on the basis of willful false statements (Chahal v. ICBC, BCSC).
- Obtained dismissal of claim of indemnity for property damage by the owners of a commercial semi-truck and trailer that allowed a friend to drive without a valid driver’s licence (Brar v. ICBC, BCSC).
- Obtained dismissal of negligence claim against insurance broker by owner of a logging truck that was improperly insured in the wrong rate class (BCSC).
- Obtained dismissal for want of prosecution on behalf of an insurance broker in a fire property damage claim (Momi v. Wawanesa et al., BCSC).
- Successfully defended at trial numerous liability and quantum cases on behalf of ICBC in the personal injury field.
- Successfully defended claims for a declaration of insurance coverage on the basis of willful false statements.
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