Carolyn Elizabeth Bowker

Elizabeth prioritizes listening to her clients, understanding their needs and point of view and telling their stories in a persuasive and compelling way.

ELIZABETH BOWKER is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, with a diverse and complex practice. It is important for her to listen to her clients, to understand their needs and point of view, and to tell their stories in a persuasive and compelling way. She has a measured and calm approach to problems, seeking mediated settlements when possible, but is just as comfortable in a courtroom advocating for her clients at trial and all the way up through levels of appeal.

She has argued before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Courts of Appeal in both Ontario and New Brunswick, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice and Divisional Court, as well as before multiple administrative tribunals. She represents clients involved in wide-ranging issues including class actions, professional liability, products liability, medical malpractice, municipal liability, employment practices and insurance coverage.

Elizabeth serves on the Class Proceedings Committee as a jointly appointed member by the Law Foundation of Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario.

She is ranked by Chambers and Partners in Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence ), and was recently name d one of Cana dian Lawyer Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in the Human Rights, Advocacy, and Criminal category. She is also recognized The Best Lawyers in Canada ™ for her expertise in both Class Action Litigation and in Insurance Law.

Elizabeth is a frequent speaker at various conferences and seminars for professional organizations and insurance companies. She is a member of the Advocates’ Society and the Ontario Bar Association. Prior to articling, she was a legal intern with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva.