Robert A. Hodgins

Robert Hodgins is a Partner in our Vancouver Office and he is the Chair of the ICBC Practice Group. He is also a member of the Construction, Insurance and Commercial Litigation Groups. He has practiced litigation at the firm for over twenty five years.

Robert’s practice is centered on motor vehicle claims, personal injury, construction, professional liability, insurance defence, and commercial litigation. He has represented a range of insurers including the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, as well as a diverse range of clients in professional liability matters, including architects, engineers, accountants, and directors and officers.

In the insurance field, Robert has acted in coverage disputes against insurers, personal injury and property damage claims, and in product liability claims.

In the construction field, Robert assists clients with a variety of claims including:

• builders liens
• contract problems
• complex construction disputes

In the personal injury field, he has acted for both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of claims, including catastrophic claims, Family Compensation Act claims and Under Insured Motorist Protection (UMP) claims. He has also defended fraud and bad faith claims on behalf of insurers.

Robert has appeared as counsel in both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, and has represented clients at mediations, arbitrations and other forms of dispute resolution. He has acted as trial counsel in multiple Supreme Court trials over his career.