Profile

Dan Shugarman's practice involves general insurance litigation and personal injury matters with a significant emphasis on catastrophic injury, product liability, and complex machinery failure claims. Dan has significant court experience in the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He is also lead counsel in a Supreme Court of Canada case that will dictate how judges across Canada render their judgments. He has participated in hundreds of mediations, successfully resolving complex multi-party product liability claims, sexual abuse claims, and catastrophic injury claims.

Dan's defence work includes successfully defending a coverage dispute which arose out of a double homicide, suicide and fire. He has defended product liability claims involving a runaway reservoir, an automotive brake assembly, a door hinge assembly, playground equipment, UPS systems for pulp mills, boiler machinery, and much more. Dan has also been successful in the prosecution of bodily injury claims with complex causation issues including a multi-million dollar medical malpractice claim and motor vehicle claims.

Education

LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1993
B.Comm., Dean's List, University of Alberta, 1989

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1994
Executive Member of the Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section
Former President of the Canadian Bar Association Construction Section
Former Executive of the Vancouver Bar Association
Member of the Canadian Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution and Insurance Law Sections
Member of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Publications

An Overview of the Workers Compensation Act
An Overview for the Out-of-Province Auto Insurer
Fact Gathering and the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The Family Compensation Act - A Case Study (Wrongful Death Claims)
Notice to Mediate Guidelines - a Legislative Overview and a Summary of Changes to the Occupiers Liability Act
Product Liability Claims, Basic Principles of Products Liability Law in Canada and the U.S.

Interests

Dan's interests revolve around his two children, Cooper and Talia, and in particular their interest in the arts, sports, and why the world is as it is. Dan is an accomplished skier and a road bike enthusiast. Much of his time is devoted to the governance of his childrens' school.

Recognition

Martindale Hubble Peer Review - Distinguished Rating