Profile - Heather Joan Vaughan

Company Information

Company

Benson Percival Brown
250 Dundas St W Ste 800
Toronto, ON M5T 2Z6 Canada

Phone

(416) 977-9777

Member Bio

Heather J. Vaughan (2001) obtained a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from York University in 1996. She studied Law at Osgoode Hall Law School and obtained her LL.B. in 1999. She articled with Benson Percival Brown and joined the firm upon her call to the bar in 2001. Heather was admitted to the partnership in 2007.

Heather’s litigation practice includes the defence of motor vehicle liability claims which vary in scope from maintaining threshold defence positions to managing complex and catastrophic personal injury claims.Her defence practice includes claims against daycares, long-term care facilities, private schools as well as professionals such as teachers, physiotherapists, nurses and psychotherapists. She defends and prosecutes negligence claims by and against builders, suppliers and installers involved in the construction of residential and commercial projects.

In addition to her insurance law practice, she acts as Tribunal Counsel to the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO). RIBO regulates the licensing, professional competence, ethical conduct and financial obligations of its insurance broker members. Her administrative law practice also includes advocacy before tribunals such as Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB), and the Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO) as well as before Coroner’s Inquests.

Heather is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Advocates Society, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association, the Woman’s Law Association of Ontario and DRI – The Voice of the Defence Bar. She also holds a membership in the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR). Heather has recently been appointed Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee to establish the Canadian Defence Lawyers’ National Women’s Caucus.

Firm Information

Our Firm

BENSON PERCIVAL BROWN LLP has specialized in personal injury and insurance litigation since 1956.

Our firm currently represents over twenty insurers and other corporate entities in Canada and also acts as counsel to numerous other law firms.

We act as trial counsel and appear at all levels of court in Canada, conduct examinations for discovery, pre-trial conferences, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and appeals.

The lawyers at Benson Percival Brown LLP have been responsible for some of the most seminal and important changes in personal injury and insurance law in Ontario. We effectively advocate on behalf of each of our clients.

Our lawyers place great importance in working closely with their clients to achieve the desired result in a manner that is expeditious and cost-effective.

No content found

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Casualty
Insurance Law
Medical Liability
Nursing Home
Personal Injury Litigation
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Transportation/Trucking
Trial Tactics
Workers' Compensation

DRI Committees
There are no records.

Social Profiles

There are no social profiles defined.

Profile - Heather Joan Vaughan - Bio

Company Information

Social Profiles