Start Date: 10/14/2025 9:00 AM EDT
End Date: 10/14/2025 4:00 PM EDT
Venue Name: OBA Conference Centre
Location:
20 Toronto Street
Toronto, ON Canada M5C 2B8
Organization Name:
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Contact:
CLE Credits: At least 5 hours of CPD, including Professionalism (to be confirmed post-event)
Cost:
CDL Members - Early Bird $272.95 plus HST | Full Price $288.40 plus HST
Non-Members - Early Bird $350.20 plus HST | Full Price $365.65 plus HST
Early Bird Pricing Available Until September 23rd
Chaired by:
Stas Bodrov, SBA Lawyers, Toronto, ON
Mehak Verma, Allstate Insurance, Markham, ON
CDL’s iconic Boot Camp is the go-to training day for new insurance defence lawyers, articling students, and claims professionals. This fast-paced, practical program delivers the essential knowledge and skills you didn’t learn in law school - but need to succeed in the real world of defence litigation.
Why attend?
- Learn the foundational law, procedures, and strategies that drive defence practice
- Get real-world advice from experienced practitioners
- Ask the questions you may have been hesitant to ask at work
- Connect with peers and start building your professional network
Topics Include:
- Welcome to the World of Insurance Defence: 20th Anniversary Introduction by Boot Camp Founder Susan Gunter, Dutton Brock LLP
- Intro to Pleadings – Rules & Key Elements to Plead in Tort & Contract Claims - Pearl Rombis & Dean Barlett, Snowden Kamayah LLP
- Discoveries: Do’s and Don'ts - Nick Galanis, Allstate Insurance
- Motions: Do’s and Don'ts – Tips on Writing - Joyce Tam, THomas Gold Pettingill LLP
- Mediating Personal Injury Claims - Zenon Fedorowycz, ZF Mediations
- Intro to Accident Benefits / SABS - Tripta Sood, Bruder Springstead LLP
- Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Devan Marr, LAWPRO
- 10 Things I Wish I knew as a Young Lawyer - Surina Sud, Kostynuik & Greenside Lawyers
Tim Crljenica, Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP
Allison Pressé, SBA Lawyers LLP
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