Robert B. Dül
Vancouver
Summary
Experienced legal professional dedicated to delivering exceptional legal services and ensuring client satisfaction. Skilled in navigating intricate legal frameworks and offering strategic counsel. Recognized for fostering collaborative team environments that drive results through effective problem-solving and adaptability.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Litigator & Solicitor – Civil Litigation
Lam Legal – Trial Lawyers
01.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: Lam Legal is an active, collegial, self-directed boutique law firm
- My career here has emphasized strong advocacy for both private and commercial clients at the tribunal level, Provincial and Supreme Courts, and proactive encouragement of alternative dispute resolution
- As a litigator, my practice has embodied commercial, family, insurance and estate litigation matters
- As a solicitor, I have prepared corporate purchase agreements, parenting and separation agreements, estate plans, and commercial contracts
- Because the stakeholders in these practice areas are wide reaching, I have honed an empathetic, succinct, and approachable method of communication with clients and colleagues
- Lam Legal is an active, collegial, self-directed boutique law firm
Litigator – In-house Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
04.2018 - 11.2018
- Company Overview: ICBC is a Crown Corporation and the sole provider of mandatory third-party liability automobile insurance in the province of British Columbia
- As in-house counsel, I led the defense of personal injury claims exhibiting a low to moderate complexity and exposure
- ICBC is a Crown Corporation and the sole provider of mandatory third-party liability automobile insurance in the province of British Columbia
Litigator – Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Armstrong Naish Trial Lawyers
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Armstrong Naish (formerly Stewart and Company) is a boutique insurance defense litigation firm contracted by ICBC
- Here, maintaining an 1800 hour annual billing quota, I dealt primarily with high complexity and high risk exposure third-party liability personal injury matters, and appellate matters of legal significance to the industry
- I handled catastrophic injury claims including traumatic brain injury, paraplegia, quadriplegia, and tetraplegia, matters potentially involving a criminal component, multi-party claims, infant litigants, and matters involving underinsured or breached insured
- Armstrong Naish (formerly Stewart and Company) is a boutique insurance defense litigation firm contracted by ICBC
Litigator – In-house Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Company Overview: ICBC is a Crown Corporation and the sole provider of mandatory third-party liability automobile insurance in the province of British Columbia
- As in-house counsel, I led the defense of personal injury claims exhibiting a low to moderate complexity and exposure
- ICBC is a Crown Corporation and the sole provider of mandatory third-party liability automobile insurance in the province of British Columbia
Solicitor – Aboriginal Law
Munnings Law, Indigenous Legal Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
- I assisted Munnings Law with the preparation of claims submitted to the Canadian federal government through the Specific Claims Tribunal
- These are monetary damage claims made by First Nation communities against the Provincial of Federal Crown regarding the administration of land and other First Nation assets and the fulfillment of treaty obligations
Articled Student at Law
Smeets Law Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Smeets Law Corporation practiced litigation and solicitorship in a broad range of legal disciplines
- Articling, similar to an internship or practicum once a student has acquired his or her law degree, is a necessary requirement for acceptance to most provincial law societies in Canada
- Articled students are bestowed much of the same professional authority as a fully accredited lawyer
- My articling experience included work in the following areas: Immigration law, Criminal law, Civil litigation, Family law, Medical malpractice, Commercial litigation, Personal injury, Insurance law, Employment law, Corporate law, Judicial review, Workers Compensation Appeals
- Smeets Law Corporation practiced litigation and solicitorship in a broad range of legal disciplines
Principal
EyeCatch Creative Corp.
01.1997 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: My communications and multimedia design company focused on defining corporate identities and managing public opinion
- EyeCatch Creative Corp
- Contributed to clients' business development through marketing, employee motivation, public relations and issue and crisis management
- My client base included commercial ventures, provincial ministries and not-for-profit organizations involved in transportation, tourism, technology, petroleum, health care, finance and public awareness
- My communications and multimedia design company focused on defining corporate identities and managing public opinion
Partner, Principal & Co-Founder
Health Task, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: Health Task, Inc
- Was a business development enterprise within the US health care field that assisted groups of surgeons with the structuring of corporate entities and subsequently provided these entities with the expertise to build surgical hospitals or to acquire existing facilities
- Health Task Inc
- Was then contracted to provide senior management services to establish, revitalize and grow these ventures
- Health Task Inc
- Accomplished strategic business development through shareholder recruitment and site expansion, mergers and acquisitions, internal process improvement and niche market revenue capture
- The facilities ranged from 50-350 employees, involved up to 200 physicians and possessed annual operating budgets up to $35 million
- Health Task, Inc
- Was a business development enterprise within the US health care field that assisted groups of surgeons with the structuring of corporate entities and subsequently provided these entities with the expertise to build surgical hospitals or to acquire existing facilities
Education
Juris Doctor - Legum Baccalaureus / LLB
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia01.2015
Master of Business Administration -
University of Houston
Houston, Texas01.2012
Bachelor of Arts – Honors - First Class
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia01.1993
Skills
- Advanced Legal Research
- Regulatory Compliance Analysis
- Legal Analysis and Writing
- Legal Risk Assessment
- Effective Oral Advocacy
- Document Review and Oral Discovery
- Evidence Collection and Assessment
- Skilled in Gathering Testimonial Evidence from Witnesses
- Effective Negotiation Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Dispute resolution
- Litigation Strategy Development
- Risk Management Assessment
- Risk Mitigation Strategies
- Oversight of Compliance Standards
- Cost Analysis
- Budget development and management
- Procurement
- Strategic Policy Planning
- Information Sourcing and Delivery
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Issue Analysis
- Effective Stakeholder Communication
- First nations and aboriginal stakeholder mediation and research
- Medical terminology
- Procedural improvement and implementation
- Experience in Corporate Governance Practices
- Organizational accountability
- Persuasive Speaking Ability
- Change management
Accomplishments
Developed internal systems for billing, tracking and identifying key litigation milestones for client files.
Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association, 01/01/16, Present
- Law Society of British Columbia, 01/01/16, Present
Publications
- Grassy Narrows ‘X’, an alternative argument, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, Vol. 73, 2015
- Outstanding academic performance in the Gale Cup Moot, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Shield, 2014
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
Law Society of British Columba
Canadian Bar Association
Trial Lawyers Associaiton of BC
Timeline
Litigator & Solicitor – Civil Litigation
Lam Legal – Trial Lawyers
01.2020 - Current
Litigator – In-house Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
04.2018 - 11.2018
Litigator – Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Armstrong Naish Trial Lawyers
07.2017 - 04.2018
Litigator – In-house Personal Injury Defense Counsel
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
01.2017 - 07.2017
Solicitor – Aboriginal Law
Munnings Law, Indigenous Legal Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
Articled Student at Law
Smeets Law Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2016
Partner, Principal & Co-Founder
Health Task, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2011
Principal
EyeCatch Creative Corp.
01.1997 - 01.2014
Master of Business Administration -
University of Houston
Bachelor of Arts – Honors - First Class
University of Victoria
Law Society of British Columba
Canadian Bar Association
Trial Lawyers Associaiton of BC
Juris Doctor - Legum Baccalaureus / LLB
University of Victoria
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