Jennifer Woznesensky*
*Jennifer R. Woznesensky Law Corporation
Partner
She/Her
With over twenty years of experience, Jennifer is recognized as one of Western Canada’s leading insurance and health law litigators.
Biography
Jennifer is a senior partner at Harper Grey and the co-chair of our insurance law group. Passionate about mentorship and inclusion, she is also the past chair of the Associates’ Committee and a busy mentor to students, paralegals, and associates in the firm. Clients turn to Jennifer for her unique expertise and astute judgment, as well as for her informed guidance on particularly complex claims.
Jennifer has a wealth of experience handling complex and catastrophic injury claims. Her clients range from large shopping centres and retail chains to small businesses and homeowners. She has a particular interest in recreational and sports claims. Jennifer defends products liability claims for designers, manufacturers, distributors, and online retailers. She has handled property claims including flood and fire losses. She has also appeared as counsel on excess liability auto claims and for out of province insurers.
She has defended physicians and other health care professionals in medical malpractice claims in all levels of court in BC. She also assists doctors in college matters.
Jennifer has appeared at all levels of Court in British Columbia. She is a frequent speaker at both in-house and client seminars on a wide range of topics. She is also a dedicated mentor to paralegals, students and associates.
Jennifer received the prestigious Lexpert® Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers Under 40 award, chosen from among hundreds of nominees across Canada in recognition of her leadership, professional achievements, business acumen, adaptability, teamwork and interpersonal skills. She has also been recognized as a Repeatedly Recommended Leading Practitioner in the area of Litigation-Commercial Insurance by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and as a Leading Lawyer in the area of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation by Best Lawyers in Canada.
An active volunteer, Jennifer has been a director for BC Chapter of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, which raises funds for cancer research, support and education, for over 15 years.
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Expertise
Education
University of Victoria, J.D., 2001
Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1998
Languages spoken
- English
Experience
Insurance Law
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Defending complex and catastrophic injury claims, including those involving infants
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Defending property claims
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Defending all aspects of product liability claims
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Defending sexual assault claims
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Defending claims arising from sports and recreational activities, including skiing, golf, hockey, snowmobiling and ATVing.
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Successfully defending a landlord at trial and on appeal against allegations of vicarious liability for an employee’s sexual assault of a tenant
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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
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Successfully defending a high school student at trial against allegations that he negligently injured another student in class
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Successfully defending insurance brokers at trial in broker liability cases
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Acting as co-counsel in a leading case dealing with the allocation of fault in a contractual setting
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Facilitating the resolution of matters at mediation
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Providing risk management advice
Health Law
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Providing advice to health care professionals regarding risk mitigation
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Successfully defending dentists and physicians at trial and on appeal
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Assisting doctors and dentists in college matters
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Defending pharmacists and physiotherapists
Professional Credentials
Leadership
- Harper Grey Practice Management Committee, Member (2025 – present)
- Harper Grey Insurance Law Group, Co-Chair
- Harper Grey Mentoring Program, Mentor
- Mental Health First Aid Standard Certified, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Memberships
- Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch Subsections, Member: Civil Litigation, Health Law, Insurance Law
- Canadian Defence Lawyers, Member
- Defence Research Institute, Member
- Medical Legal Society of BC, Member
- ReferToHer, Member
- The Law Society of British Columbia, Member
Community Involvement
- Life In Law, Volunteer Adviser
- WICC BC, Volunteer Director
- Société Place Maillardville Society, Past Volunteer Director
Recognition
Recognized as “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Healthcare (Nationwide-Canada) by Chambers Canada®
2025-2026
Recognized as “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Nationwide-Canada) by Chambers Canada®
2025-2026
Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Health Care Law by Best Lawyers® in Canada
2024 – 2026
Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Personal Injury Litigation Law by Best Lawyers® in Canada
2021 – 2026
Recognized as a “Litigation Star” in Canada in the area of Health law by Benchmark Canada®
2026
Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in British Columbia in the area of Health law by Benchmark Canada®
2017-2025
Recognized as a “Litigation Star” in Canada in the area of Insurance Law by Benchmark Canada®
2026
Recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in British Columbia in the area of Insurance Law by Benchmark Canada®
2017-2023
Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of Insurance Law by Best Lawyers® in Canada
2017 – 2026
Recognized as a “Repeatedly Recommended” in the area of Litigation – Commercial Insurance by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2023
Recognized as a “Leading Practitioner” in the area of Litigation – Commercial Insurance by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2017
Recognized as a “Repeatedly Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2024 – 2025
Rated as a “Consistently Recommended” in the area of Medical Negligence by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®
2022
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