Heather J. Vaughan (2001) is a partner at the law firm of Benson Percival Brown. Heather’s insurance defence litigation practice includes the defence of motor vehicle liability claims which vary in scope from maintaining threshold defence positions to managing complex and catastrophic personal injury claims. She defends claims against daycares, long-term care facilities, and private schools, as well as professionals such as teachers, physiotherapists, pharmacists, nurses, and psychotherapists. She defends and prosecutes negligence claims by and against builders, suppliers, and installers involved in the construction of residential and commercial projects.Her administrative law practice includes advocacy before tribunals such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) and the Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO), as well as representing regulated health professionals in the complaints and discipline process before their respective Colleges. Heather has had the privilege of helping many pharmacists deal with complaints and discipline matters before the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
