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Congratulations to Susanne Raab for having once again been recognized as a leader in Medical Negligence law, through selection by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2018. Susanne’s full Best Lawyers bio can be viewed at:

https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/susanne-k-raab/176992

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

Paul McGivern has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2018 in the fields of Medical Negligence and Personal Injury litigation. Paul was included in the inaugural Canadian issue in 2007, and has been named every year since. Paul’s full Best Lawyers bio can be viewed at:

https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/paul-t-mcgivern/57447

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

We are very pleased to announce that both partners at Pacific Medical Law have been recognized as “Leading Practitioners” in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory in medical malpractice. This designation is a significant acknowledgment of their expertise in this very specialized and complex area of law.

Paul McGivern has been selected as a leader in medical malpractice litigation. Paul is a senior litigator acting exclusively on behalf of plaintiffs in medical negligence cases, with an emphasis on complex catastrophic cases such as birth trauma, spinal cord and brain injury cases. He is frequently consulted by counsel throughout Canada for his expertise in this area. The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory recommends Paul as a leader in medical malpractice cases, and he has been named in The Best Lawyers in Canada from 2007 to 2017. He has a unique background of 17 years as medical malpractice defence counsel and a reputation for understanding the medical and legal issues of complex malpractice actions. Paul has been lead counsel in hundreds of medical malpractice cases. He has litigated legal precedent setting cases and has appeared as lead counsel before every level of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada (most recently in Ediger v. Johnston 2013 SCC 18 and Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital 2013 SCC 30). He was an Adjunct Professor at UBC for 25 years. He has also chaired continuing education programs focusing on medical legal issues. Paul is a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC and the Plaintiff’s Medical Negligence Litigation Group, and a founding member of BILA, the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance.

We are very pleased to announce that both partners at Pacific Medical Law have been recognized as “Leading Practitioners” in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory in medical malpractice. This designation is a significant acknowledgment of their expertise in this very specialized and complex area of law.

Susanne Raab has been selected as a leader in medical malpractice litigation by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada. Susanne’s practice focuses on representing individuals and families who have suffered injuries as a result of medical malpractice, with a focus on birth injuries and catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries. Susanne has appeared before the Supreme Court of BC, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to joining Pacific Medical Law, Susanne represented physicians in complex medical malpractice actions. Susanne serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC, as well as on the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC. She is also a member of BILA, the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance.