Susan Elizabeth Gunter

Susan Gunter has been a partner at Dutton Brock LLP since 2002. She holds an LL.M in Civil Litigation from Osgoode Hall Law School. Her litigation practice in defence of domestic and international corporations and insurers focuses on professional and general liability casualty claims. Susan is recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada for products liability and insurance law and personal injury litigation and in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as consistently recommended for personal injury - represents defendants. She has appeared before federal and provincial tribunals and at all levels of court in Ontario as well as the Federal Court of Canada. She has tried motor vehicle, regulatory negligence, insurance coverage, civil sexual assault, occupier's liability, marine law, disability insurance and medical malpractice cases.

Susan is Chair of the Canadian Defence Lawyers (CDL) Public Policy Secretariat, Past President of CDL, Director of the CDL Foundation, Past Director of the Advocates’ Society (TAS), Past Co-Chair of its Personal Injury Practice Group, member of its Civil Trials Task Force and is a certified TAS skills instructor in adult education. She has been selected by lawyer peers for membership the Litigation Counsel of America, International Association of Defense Counsel, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and Association of Defense and Trial Attorneys. Susan serves on the Economics of Law Task Force of the DRI – Lawyers Representing Business’ Center for Law and Public Policy and is Past Chair of its Globalization Working Group. As a Director of DRI (2014-2017), Susan was the Board Liaison for the International Committee and Chair of DRI for Life lawyer wellness committee. She served as the DRI General Council Representative (State Representative) for Canada (2011-2014). Susan is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics, and the Toronto Civil Bench and Bar Committee. Susan has addressed the Risk and Insurance Managers Society (Canada) National Conference, the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, as well as the Ontario Master’s Association.