Gord Robson practices civil litigation and is the Office Managing Partner in the Waterloo office of Miller Thomson. For the last 22 years, the emphasis of Gord's practice has been on insurance litigation. He carries on a large practice in mediation and arbitration at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario.
Gord has extensive experience at the trial level in actions regarding municipal liability, motor vehicle accidents in both tort and accident benefits actions, and liability of contractors, businesses and homeowners. He has appellate experience in the Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Workplace Safety Insurance Board, and other tribunals. He also has experience in alternative dispute resolution and has training in mediation and negotiation.
Gord has provided educational resources on a regular basis to casualty insurers with respect to their internal claims handling procedures, and has lectured to the Insurance Industry Association and made presentations for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario.
Gord was recently profiled as a leading practitioner in the inaugural edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006, published by South Carolina-based Woodward/White Inc.
Gord enjoys skiing, golfing, rowing, cycling and spending time at the cottage.
Professional Achievements
· Named by Woodward/White Inc.'s The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006 as a leading practitioner in Canada
Directorships
· Director, KW Access-Ability
Memberships
· Member, Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations
· Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
· Member, Canadian Defense Lawyers
· Member, CTT
· Member, Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
· Past Member, Rotary Club of Kitchener
Industry Expertise
Insurance
Areas of Focus
Insurance Defence
Civil Litigation
News
September 14, 2010, Toronto, Miller Thomson is proud to announce our leading practitioners as recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada® 2011 edition
Events
November 4, 2011, London, Helen Friedman, Dan Strigberger, and Gord Robson present to a variety of Intact tort adjusters about accident benefit issues.
May 19, 2011, Kitchener-Waterloo, Gord Robson speaks on "Bodily Injury Update," OMIA seminar, May 19, 2011
May 19, 2011, Kitchener-Waterloo, Gord Robson and Helen Friedman speak on "Examination for Discovery of an Underwriter," OMIA seminar
May 20, 2010, Southwestern Ontario, Lawyers from our Southwestern Ontario offices speak at the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA) Insurance Workshop on May 20th.
Publications
September 1, 2010, Kitchener-Waterloo, Look Both Ways and Straight Ahead
August 20, 2009, National, You Win - You Lose, Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association