Bio:

Called to the bar in 1978, Robert has a special interest in personal injury and workers’ compensation law. He is also experienced in the fields of insurance and administrative law.

Before joining Harris & Brun as a founding partner in 1984, Robert practiced for five years with the Workers’ Compensation Board of BC.

Robert is a knowledgeable and experienced practitioner in the field of workers’ compensation as it relates to auto-accident injuries. He is a skilled trial lawyer who has conducted many trials and appeals in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada. Robert is a frequent guest lecturer at seminars for lawyers put on by Continuing Legal Education, the Canadian Bar Association and the Trial Lawyers Association of BC.

He has served his profession as a President of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and as a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. He has also served as a member of the Justice Review Task Force and the CBA National Task Force on Conflicts of Interest. In March 2010 Robert was elected to the position of Second Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association.  He will assume that role at the CBA’s Canadian Legal Conference in Niagara in August 2010.

Memberships & Professional Affiliations:

• Law Society of British Columbia
• Canadian Bar Association
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Positions:

Bencher of the Law Society of BC; 2005 and 2008-to the present.

Lectures / Publications / Seminars:

Click HERE for a full list of Robert’s CLE Conributions.

Recognitions / Awards:

• Appointed Queen’s Counsel 2004
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating – BV^® Distinguished™

Reported (and Unreported) Cases*:

• Munro and Schroeder v Gibb [1981] 3 W.W.R. 344 (SCC)
• Baas v Jellema 2000 BCCA 24 (BCCA)
• Gemmell v Reddicopp 2005 BCCA 628 (BCCA)
• Abma v Paul 2009 BCSC 60 (BCSC)
• Abma v Paul 2008 BCSC 783 (BCSC)

*References to successful case results where the lawyers at Harris & Brun have acted for clients are not a guarantee of future results. The outcome of every legal proceeding will vary according to the facts in each individual case.

Community Involvement:

• Mount Seymour Soccer Association Coach 1987-1999
• Leader with Mount Seymour Cubs 1993-1997

Education:

1974 UBC Bachelor of Arts

Law School:

1977 UBC Bachelor of Laws