Biography

Jennifer is a partner in the insurance and health law groups at Harper Grey. 

She is the assistant chair of our insurance group and has a speciality in complex bodily injury claims. She has acted for clients ranging from large shopping centres and grocery store chains to small businesses and homeowners. Jennifer has represented manufacturers and distributors in products liability claims. She also defends insurance brokers.

Jennifer's health law practice includes the defence of doctors, dentists and physiotherapists.

Jennifer has appeared at all levels of Court in British Columbia. She frequently speaks at in-house and client seminars and is the past chair of the Associates Committee.

An active volunteer, Jennifer is a director of  the B.C. Chapter of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, which raises funds for cancer research. 

Education

• University of Victoria, J.D., 2001
  
• Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1998
  

 Bar Admission

• British Columbia, 2002

Leadership

• Director, Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade - BC Chapter
• Assistant Leader, Harper Grey LLP Insurance Law Group
• Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers
Member, Medical Legal Society of BC
• Member, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch - Civil Litigation, Health Law, and Insurance Law subsections
• Member, Defence Research Institute

Client Work

Insurance Law

• Successfully defending a landlord at trial and on appeal against allegations of vicarious liability for an employee's sexual assault of a tenant
• Successfully defending property managers in one of the leading cases in BC dealing with the relationship between the Building Code and the Occupier's Liability Act
• Successfully defending a high school student at trial against allegations that he negligently injured another student in class
• Successfully defending insurance brokers at trial in broker liability cases
• Assisting senior counsel in the leading case in BC considering the allocation of fault in a contractual setting
• Facilitating the resolution of matters at mediation

 Health Law

• Successfully defending dentists and physicians at trial against allegations of breach of standard of care, causation and lack of informed consent

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