Laura Miller
Associate
Laura Miller has a varied practice that includes insurance defense, subrogated claims, and insurance coverage matters. She routinely appears before all levels of Court in British Columbia including as trial counsel and has assisted senior counsel on matters before the Supreme Court of Canada. Laura is a sessional instructor who teaches Insurance Law at the University of Victoria, Faculty of Law.
With a background in science, Laura brings her strong analytical and research skills to the practice of law. She enjoys working with her clients to come up with practical solutions to their legal problems. Raised in Victoria, Laura is happy to be back on the island after several years in Vancouver.
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More About Laura Miller
Year Called to the Bar
Bar of British Columbia – 2017Education
University of Victoria: Juris Doctor – 2016
University of Alberta: BSc in Biology, Molecular Genetics with First Class HonoursCareer
Associate, Carfra Lawton LLP – 2019 to Present
Legal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General Legal Services Branch, Health Care Cost Recovery – 2018 to 2019
Associate, Harper Grey LLP – 2017 to 2018
Articled Student, Harper Grey LLP – 2016 to 2017
Temporary Articled Student, The Law Centre – 2015 to 2016
Summer Articled Student, Harper Grey LLP – 2015Awards
Professor Jim Ellis Memorial Prize in International Law
Harper Grey LLP Prize in Insurance Law
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP Shield
The President’s Scholarship
McCarthy Tétrault Prize in Contracts
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Prize in Contracts & Property -
Decisions
- Chamberlin v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCSC 390
- Chamberlin v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 288
- Devito v Watson, 2020 BCSC 1106
- Sabine v. Vancouver Island Health Authority, 2019 BCPC 106
- Complainant v. College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2019 BCHPRB 53
- Complainant v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2018 BCHPRB 74
- Complainant v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2017 BCHPRB 89
- Laursen v. Director of Crime Victim Assistance, 2015 BCSC 1413, 2017 BCCA 8
Laura Miller Associate
Sally Dawson Assistant
“Outside of work, I enjoy reading, knitting, and spending time with my rescue hound, Cooper.”
