Profile
Richard B. Lindsay is one of the founding partners of Lindsay Kenney LLP and practices from the Vancouver office. His practice focuses on a wide range of general insurance litigation, with a particular emphasis on products liability, engineering, energy and fire related matters. Areas of specific interest include complex multi-party litigation, subrogation, fraudulent claims, coverage and catastrophic injury cases with significant liability issues.
He has extensive trial and appellate court experience, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In select cases he will act as a mediator or arbitrator.
He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in 1971 from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1977 from the University of British Columbia. He was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1978. His pre-law work experience was as a Civil Engineer. He has also completed courses in the Masters Program in Fire Protection Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
He was appointed Queens Counsel in 2003. He is listed in The International Who's Who of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers and cited in Lexpert as a leading practitioner in the fields of commercial insurance, products liability and professional liability litigation. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in Canada under Insurance Law.
He is Past President of the Canadian Defence Lawyers. On November 9, 2006 the Canadian Defence Lawyers awarded Mr. Lindsay with the prestigious 2006 Lee Samis Award of Excellence.
Mr. Lindsay has recently been elected as a Fellow of the very prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Guest Speaker/Lecturer/Publications
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Engineering
Amalgamated Construction Association
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC
BC Risk Managers Association
BC Adjusters Association
BC Institute of Technology
BC Trial Lawyers Association
Canadian Independent Adjusters Association
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Insurance Professionals
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Continuing Legal Education Society
Insurance Institute of BC
International Association of Arson Investigators
National Risk Managers Conference
Office of Fire Commissioner (BC)
Coroner's Office (Yukon and Northwest Territories)
BC Fire Prevention Officers Association
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
International Symposium of Fire Investigation-UBC
BC Claims Managers Association
Justice Institute-Level III-Fire Investigation
Affiliations & Memberships
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of British Columbia (past member of education committee)
- Vancouver Bar Association (Executive Director, 1987/1988)
- Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel (member)
- American Bar Association-Tort & Insurance Practice Section
- International Association of Defense Counsel, member since 1990
- BC Association of Insurance Defence Counsel, Former President
- BC Arbitration and Mediation Institute
- Defence Research Institute, Canadian Regional Director DRI Board of Directors 1999-2002
- Canadian Defence Lawyers, President 2003-2004, Director, 1999-2002
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists, (member since 1974)
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences, (Provisional Engineering Member)
- Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC Honorary Member
- National Fire Protection Association
- Certified Fraud Examiners, Vancouver Chapter (associate member)
- BC Medical Legal Society (past member)
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, BC Chapter (Honorary Counsel) Greater Vancouver Crimestoppers (Director, 1995/1996)
- International Association of Special Investigation Units (Canadian Panel Counsel)
- International Association of Arson Investigators (Attorneys Advisory Council)
- Contributing Editor - The Investigator
- Chapter 15 Director (1990-Present)
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Member of The Honorable Order of the Blue Goose - BC Pond
- Member of the British Insurance Law Association
Volunteer Work
- Arbutus Work Incentive Society (past executive member)
- BC Adjusters Association (Honorary Counsel)
- Canadian Independent Adjusters Association, Pacific Region (Honorary Counsel)
