Biography

Abigail is a partner in our health law and insurance law groups.

Abigail assists clients with a variety of issues arising from the practice of medicine. She also has a busy practice focusing on defending life and disability claims on behalf of insurance companies. 

An avid volunteer, Abigail is very involved with Rotary International, an organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders. She is a past chair of our articling student recruitment committee and a past assistant chair of our insurance law practice group.

Education

• University of Bristol, England, LL.M.., 1992
• University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1991
• University of British Columbia, B.A., 1988

Bar Admission

• British Columbia, 1993
• Yukon Territory, 2012
  

Leadership

• Tutor - Doctor, Patient & Society course, UBC Faculty of Medicine
• Speaker - Law in Medicine Lecture, UBC Faculty of Law and UBC Faculty of Medicine
  
• Speaker - Canadian Medical Protective Association Symposia
• Member, Canadian Bar Association-British Columbia Branch - Health Law and Insurance Law subsections
• Executive Member, Canadian Bar Association - National Health Law Subsection
  
• Member, Medical-Legal Society of British Columbia
• Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers
• Past President and Current Member, Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise
• Mentor - Canadian Bar Association, Women Lawyers Forum
  

Client Work

Health Law

• Defending physicians in matters involving human rights complaints, hospital privileges, inquests, civil litigation and matters involving the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Insurance

• Disability and life insurance defence, including liability and coverage matters

Events

Articles