For over 40 years, David has focused his practice on insurance disputes and related litigation. He advises insurers, self-insured corporations, non-profit organizations, small and medium businesses, and individuals in insurance litigation.

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David has acted as counsel at trial on coverage, in personal injury, accident benefits, property, casualty, commercial general liability, fire, fidelity, excess and reinsurance, as well as in life and disability claims.

David continues to act as trial and coverage counsel on complex multi-party, multijurisdictional catastrophic losses.

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David has the experience and legal acumen to quickly identify the key issues in a case and develop appropriate strategies to successfully advance our clients' position in any insurance, inter-jurisdictional, commercial, or civil dispute.

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Fluent in both English and French, David is also an Accredited Mediator, which he uses daily to negotiate on behalf of the firm’s clients in court-connected or private mediations, arbitrations, and neutral evaluations.

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David and our team are committed to finding the most cost-effective solutions for our clients, which include local, national, and international insurance and reinsurance carriers and self-insured companies.

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An experienced advocate, David has appeared before a variety of judicial and administrative Boards, Tribunals, and Arbitration Panels.

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David is a former Assistant Crown Attorney, per diem, and Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Prosecutor. He has litigated at all levels of the Trial and Appellate Courts in Ontario, at the Federal Court Trial and Appellate Divisions, and in the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Reflecting on his substantial experience in insurance litigation, David has been invited to write and speak on complex issues of interest to insurers and self-insured clients.

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He has spoken on developing areas of the law, including on: the use of DNA in the Insurance Industry, Catastrophic Impairment and the AMA Guides, Aggravated and Punitive Damages, Employer and Commercial Host Liability, Uninsured and Underinsured Liability, Forum Non-Conveniens, the effective use of Expert witnesses and on how to use procedural, evidentiary and substantive law, including the Doctrine of Spoliation in catastrophic cases.

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David has spoken at the request of The Advocates’ Society on the Art of Cross-Examination and on numerous Insurance related topics by: The Law Society of Upper Canada, The Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, The Canadian Academy of Psychologists and Disability Assessors, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Defence Lawyers, The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, the Canadian and the International Association of Life Care Planners.

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He has also spoken at many higher learning institutions, including Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, the University of Windsor, the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Memorial University and Dalhousie University. 

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David has taught Business Law at Carleton University, Civil Procedure at the Bar Admission Course, and on practical litigation topics for the Law Society of Ontario, at the International Institute for Research and for The Advocates’ Society.

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For further speaking engagements, please see David’s curriculum vitae.