Practice Area:
Specialty Risk and Insurance
Specialty Risk and Insurance
Meet
Anthony J. Bedard
Specialty Risk and Insurance Lawyer
Phone:
Fax:
519.932.3337



PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1993 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1988-1992)
Articling student, Lerners LLP (1986)
Summer student, Donnelly and Murphy (1984)
Achievements
Selected by his peers for inclusion in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for commercial insurance litigation (2019-2022)
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Insurance Law, Lawyer of the Year - Insurance Law (London/Windsor)
Graduate, University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Environmental Studies with a minor in Canadian studies. Graduated Deans Honour List (top 5 percent); recipient of scholarships for highest standing in second and third year of a Canadian studies program.
Graduate, The University of Western Ontario (1986), Bachelor of Laws; recipient of the A.B. Siskind Scholarship for highest standing in civil procedure.
Selection of Presentations/Publications
Invited speaker (Bifurcation and Punitive Damage Claims: Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Meeting, Toronto, May 2003)
“Litigating Damages” (invited speaker, Bifurcation and Punitive Damage Claims, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, February 2004)
With Calzonetti, Vincent J., “Innocent Co-Insureds “Who Get’s Burned?” (June 1993) The Canadian Independent Adjuster
“The Use of Examination Under Oath and the Identification of Insurance Fraud”, Without Prejudice Magazine, January 2003
“Bifurcation-Levelling the Playing Field in Punitive Damages Claims” (Tactics, Treachery and Testimony, Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Meeting and Conference, May 22, 2003)
“Strategic Use of Bifurcation and Punitive Damage Claims” (Litigating Damages, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, February 18, 2004)
Memberships
Middlesex Law Association
Canadian Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Defence Research Institute
Education
Admitted to Ontario Bar (1988)
Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Ontario (1986)
Bachelor of Environmental Studies (minor in Canadian studies), University of Waterloo (1983)
Professional History
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1993 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1988-1992)
Articling student, Lerners LLP (1986)
Summer student, Donnelly and Murphy (1984)
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1993 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1988-1992)
Articling student, Lerners LLP (1986)
Summer student, Donnelly and Murphy (1984)
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Selection of Presentations/Publications
Selection of Presentations/Publications
Selection of Presentations/Publications
Memberships
Memberships
Memberships
Education
Education
Education

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