PRACTICE PROFILE
Susan is a member of the firm’s Insurance and Labour & Employment Practices. Her practice is litigation based with an emphasis on insurance, employment and human rights defence matters. She has a particular interest and expertise in handling occupiers’ liability, products’ liability, professional negligence and wrongful dismissal related claims.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Defends several major retailers, hotels and commercial property owners in personal injury and property damage claims.
- Defends manufacturers, distributors and major retailers involved in products’ liability actions.
- Defends and advises professionals inovlved in negligence claims.
- Involved as counsel in complex subrogation recovery matters.
- Defends and advises employers, businesses and societies involved in wrongful dismissal actions and human rights complaints both directly and under their liability insurance policies.
- Has defended sexual harassment claims against corporations and individuals.
- Extensive experience in the resolution of litigation through direct negotiation and mediation.
- Appearances in the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia, and before various tribunals.
PRACTICE RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS
- Regularly authors and presents seminars to clients on a variety of topics. Recent examples include resolving multi-party disputes, bad faith claims, limitation periods under the Insurance Act, court procedures and various legislative updates.
- Taught a business law course at a local private college.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Law Society of British Columbia, Member
- Canadian Bar Association (Civil Litigation, Insurance, Employment and Human Rights Subsections)
- Vancouver Bar Association, Member
- Law Society of British Columbia Lawyer Education Committee, Member (2004-2008)
- Vancouver Bar Association, Executive Member (2006)
- Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, Secretary (2006)
- Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, Executive Member (2004-2005)
- Law Society of British Columbia Admissions Task Force, Member (2002-2003)
