Daniel Strigberger
Partner
Kitchener-Waterloo
519.593.3253
1.866.658.0091 x43253
dstrigberger@millerthomson.com
Profile
Daniel Strigberger is a Partner in the Insurance Litigation Group in our Waterloo office. He provides litigation services to many of Canada's leading property and casualty insurers.
Daniel has developed an expertise in inter-company priority and loss transfer disputes, representing his clients in hundreds of such disputes over the years. He also acts for insurers’ interests in first party claims, coverage disputes, and tort actions. He has several years of experience being lead counsel in matters before the courts, private arbitration tribunals, and at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. Daniel also runs a Twitter feed, @InsuranzLaw, broadcasting "tweets" about cases and news stories dealing with insurance law issues as they happen.
Throughout his career, Daniel has also managed to stay on top of cutting-edge technology issues by working with one of Canada’s leading authorities on Internet law. Combining his advocacy skills with his Internet law expertise, Daniel is in a key position to assist our clients by litigating matters involving a technology component.
In February 2012 Daniel was honoured by the Waterloo Region Record as one of the Region's Top 40 Under 40. The award highlights residents under the age of 40 who have excelled in their careers and demonstrated commitment to community leadership.
When he’s not litigating matters, Daniel tackles the world of legal humour as the webmaster and editor of LegalHumour.com. Combining his passion for comedy with his zeal for advocacy, Daniel has enjoyed much success in this arena. Daniel’s other interests include digital photography, golf and following hockey. Daniel and his wife are the proud parents of two beautiful children and two lovely cats.
Education
- LL.B., University of Ottawa, 2001
- B.A., History, York University, 1997
Directorships
- Board of Directors, Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation
- Executive member, Beth Jacob Congregation of Kitchener-Waterloo
- Social Director, OIAA, Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter
Community Involvement
Memberships
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers
- Member, Advocates Society
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member, Communitech
- Member, CTT
- Member, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
Presentations
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Presenter at the Canadian Defence Lawyers' Law Clerks Annual Programme on Strategic Legal Writing: The Act of Writing Good, November 2011
- Presenter at the Sudbury District Law Association's North-Eastern Ontario CPD Seminar - Insurance Law, October 2011
- Chair and Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Loss Transfer and Priority Disputes - Let's Get Ready to Rumble" Programme, May 2011
- Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Mid Level Madness Toronto" Programme, April 2011
- Presenter at the Insurance Institute of Canada's "How the New SABS is affecting auto insurance," April 2011
- Presenter at Canadian Defence Lawyers "Accident Benefits Skills Programme," April 2010 and April 2011
- Presenter at Law Society of Upper Canada "FSCO Update for Paralegals," January 2011
Publications
- "A Tale of Two Cars," Claims Canada, June 2011 issue
- "Optional Paralysis," Canadian Underwriter, March 2011 issue
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Accident Benefits Matters
- Bad Faith Claims
- Coverage Disputes
- Cyber Risk and Liability
- Priority and Loss Transfer Disputes
- Technology Litigation
- Tort Actions
Year of Call
- Ontario Bar, 2002
