Position: Partner
Experience: Has appeared as counsel at all court levels. A Specialist in Civil Litigation, with extensive experience in coverage issues, Vern has taken a wide range of cases to trial and appeal for both policyholders and insurers.
Areas of Practice: Insurance and coverage litigation; professional malpractice; property, casualty and liability claims.
Memberships: Defense Research Institute; Canadian Defence Lawyers; Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association; and Toronto Lawyers Association.
Achievements: Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation; recognized as leading counsel in Canada for insurance matters by Euromoney Expert Guides; recognized by Woodward/White in The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2012; recognized by Lexpert Best Lawyers in Canada in the practice of commercial insurance litigation.
Education: LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School
Call to the Bar: Ontario