I can always count on Harpreet for thoughtful advice and effective advocacy. Most importantly, I trust that she will provide our clients with the same high-level of service we do. That peace of mind is invaluable.

Claims Counsel
International Specialty Insurance Company

Harpreet Dosanjh is very professional and knowledgeable. She knows what she is doing and was a big help to me. I highly recommend her for any legal advice and support needed.

Owner/Health Practitioner

Harpreet is not only a fantastic lawyer but she is extremely personable.  From our first meeting, she explained everything to me in terms I could easily understand and was always very responsive when I had questions. I highly recommend Harpreet.

Health Care Practitioner

Professional Background

Harpreet is Counsel in the Commercial Business, Construction and Infrastructure and Insurance Law Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She boasts a broad range of experience in civil litigation and has represented clients involved in business disputes, breach of contract and negligence claims, insurance claims, professional liability and product liability cases, and complex construction-related matters.

Harpreet has developed a niche practice in defending complaints made against professionals to their regulatory bodies. She has represented professionals and negotiated resolutions with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia, College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners & Acupuncturists of British Columbia and Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Harpreet has also represented immigration consultants against complaints before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

With over 12 years of litigation experience, Harpreet has acquired vast expertise in all areas of litigation and dispute resolution and represented clients at trials, arbitrations and mediations. She has achieved successful results at all levels of Court in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Yukon.

Education

  • Call to the British Columbia Bar, 2010
  • Juris Doctor, University of Victoria, 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts (Criminology and Women Studies), Simon Fraser University, 2006

Memberships

  • Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of BC (ADRB)
  • Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADRIC)
  • Law and Policy Liaison, Canadian Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, British Columbia Branch
  • Law and Policy Liaison, Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Law Section, British Columbia Branch
  • Law and Policy Liaison, Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section, British Columbia Branch
  • Young Lawyers Committee Representative, National Executive Canadian Bar Association Construction and Infrastructure Law Section
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers
  • Member, South Asian Bar Association
  • Member, Association of South Asian Professionals
  • Member, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Community + Volunteering

  • Chapter Governance Committee, Punjabi Chamber of Commerce
  • Leader, Punjabi Chamber of Commerce, Vancouver Chapter
  • Marketing Communications & Public Affairs, Punjabi Chamber of Commerce
  • Mentor, Canadian Bar Association
  • Volunteer, Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia

Publications

Presentations

  • Moderator, “CBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Online Symposium,” CBA Construction and Infrastructure (National Executive)
  • Speaker, “The Best Defence,” Canadian Defence Lawyers
  • Speaker, BC Paralegal & Insurance Professional Program, Canadian Defence Lawyers
  • Interview, Global News, “Frozen out by a fridge still under warranty,”