Bruce W.
WIRTH

Partner
1500 Saskatoon Square
410 22nd Street East

Saskatoon SK S7K 5T6
 
Direct Phone: 306.975.7109
Fax: 306.975-7145

Email: bwirth
@mlt.com
 

Insurance Law
Commercial Litigation
Class Actions

Bruce Wirth is an accomplished litigator with vast experience in all aspects of insurance law and commercial litigation. He has acted as counsel or co-counsel on multi-million dollar lawsuits involving construction, insurance and fiduciary duty claims.

Bruce has acted as counsel for a variety of insurance companies defending claims against insurers, defending liability claims against insureds (including dentists, lawyers, architects, appraisers, insurance agents, real estate agents, land surveyors and others), prosecuting subrogated claims and providing advice to insurance companies regarding policy interpretation and application.

Bruce has been an active member of the Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association and has held a number of executive positions, including that of President. He has also served as a member of the Joint Committee of the Law Society and the Canadian Bar Association (Saskatchewan Branch) on No-Fault Insurance since its inception in 1996. He has been a presenter at professional conferences dealing with advocacy and civil procedure and has written articles on Saskatchewan's no-fault automobile insurance system.

Academic & Professional Qualifications
  • Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
  • LL.B. (Saskatchewan, 1978)
  • B.Admin. (Distinction, Economics and Accounting, Regina, 1977)
Awards & Distinctions
  • "BV Peer Review Rated" (Martindale-Hubbell, 2007)
Professional & Community Service
  • Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch - Vice-Chair Civil Litigation Section (1989 - 1990)
  • National Council - Elected Member (1993 - 1995)
  • Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association - Treasurer (1995 - 1996), President-Elect (1996 - 1997), President (1997 - 1998)
  • Most Loyal Gander, The Honourable Order of the Blue Goose International, Saskatchewan Pond (2005)
  • Bridge City Cosmopolitan Club - Board of Directors (1985 - 1991)
  • Redeemer Lutheran Church - Chairperson (1993 - 1996), Vice-Chairperson (1992 - 1993), President (1982 - 1984)
  • Lutheran Church of Canada, Records Management and Archives Committee (1985 - 1986)
Publications & Recent Presentations
  • “The Ability to Sue Under Saskatchewan’s Automobile Insurance System”, The Saskatchewan Advocate, December 2002 (Reprinted by the Trial Lawyers Association of BC in The Verdict, June 2003.
  • “Court Decisions Under No-Fault”, The Saskatchewan Advocate, December 1999.
  • "No-Fault Insurance: A Boon for Liability Insurers," The Saskatchewan Advocate, March 1999.

 

 

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