Kim A. Wigmore
Recognized since 2013
Vancouver, British Columbia
Practice Areas
Insurance Law
Maritime Law
Professional Malpractice Law
Transportation Law
Kim Wigmore's practice involves a broad range of insurance litigation with a focus on casualty, professional liability, and transportation-related insurance issues. He appears frequently in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Kim also has extensive experience in mediations.
Kim's particular areas of experience include:
Kim's particular areas of experience include:
- acting for defendants in all types of transportation-related accidents. including bodily injury and wrongful death
- acting for defendants in marine and inland marine cargo defence and subrogation
- acting for defendants in professional negligence claims involving architects, engineers and other design professionals
- acting for defendants in property damage and casualty claims, with particular emphasis on fire losses, product liability, occupiers liability and construction deficiency claims
- advising insurers on coverage obligations under all types of policies including Hull and Machinery, Protection and Indemnity, Cargo, Professional Indemnity, CGL and Comprehensive Homeowners
- Kim is a Managing Director of Whitelaw Twining, is the head of the Whitelaw Twining's Transportation Group, is past chair of the British Columbia Maritime Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, a Director of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association, and a former executive member of the Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: kwigmore@wt.ca
- Lawyer Page: https://wt.ca/people/kim-wigmore/
Location
- 200 Granville Street, Suite 2400
Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
Canada
Education
- Dalhousie University, graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 1995
Affiliations
- Called to the British Columbia Bar - 1995
- Canadian Bar Association Air and Space Law, Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, and Maritime Law Sections - Member
- Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters - Member
- Canadian Maritme Law Association - Member
- Canadian Transport Lawyers Association - Member
- Law Society of England and Wales - Member
- Maritime Insurance Association of British Columbia - Member
Headquarters:
Vancouver, British Columbia
17 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Transportation Law, Vancouver, Canada (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 for work in:
- Insurance Law
- Maritime Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Transportation Law
Awards:
- Listed in the Best Lawyers in Canada from 2013 - 2015 (Maritime Law & Transportation Law)
Publications
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