Oliver Gorman-Asal

First Year of Call
2016

Areas of Practice
Personal Injury Law

Description
Oliver joined the Insurance Litigation group in 2020. Oliver practises insurance defence litigation with an emphasis on statutory accident benefits claims, personal injury, motor vehicle accident claims, occupier’s liability claims, priority disputes, and loss transfer. He regularly appears at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT).

Oliver received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Political Science at the University of New Brunswick and was Valedictorian of his graduating class. During law school, he volunteered with the student legal clinics and interned with the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. Prior to joining Beard Winter LLP, Oliver articled at a boutique insurance defence firm located in downtown Toronto before joining one of Canada’s largest insurers as in-house counsel.

In his spare time, Oliver volunteers with a Toronto-based settlement and community organization where he helps new Canadians work on their English language skills. Oliver is also a proud Maritimer and converted Leafs fan.