Bruce W.
WIRTH

Partner (Saskatoon)
Direct Phone: 306.975.7109
Fax: 306.975.7145

Email: bwirth@mlt.com
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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 in Economics and Accounting, Regina, 1977)
Awards & Distinctions
  • Lexis-Nexis / Martindale-Hubbell - "BV Peer Review Rated" (very high legal ability and ethical standards)
Professional & Community Service
  • Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers' Association Committee on No-Fault Insurance - Member (since January 2009)
  • Canadian Bar Association - Secretary National Insurance Law Section (2008-2009)
  • Most Loyal Gander, The Honourable Order of the Blue Goose International, Saskatchewan Pond (2005)
  • Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association - Treasurer (1995 - 1996), President-Elect (1996 - 1997), President (1997 - 1998)
  • National Council - Elected Member (1993 - 1995)
  • Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch - Vice-Chair Civil Litigation Section (1989 - 1990)
  • Bridge City Cosmopolitan Club - Various Executive and Board positions including President (1985 - 1991)
  • Lutheran Church of Canada, Records Management and Archives Committee (1985 - 1986)
  • Redeemer Lutheran Church - Chairperson (1993 - 1996), Vice-Chairperson (1992 - 1993), President (1982 - 1984)
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
  • Presenter at STLA Conference on Effective Advocacy (Spring 1994)
  • Presenter at STLA Conference “From Discovery to Trial”

 

 

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