For over twenty years, Greg Lauer has appeared in U.S. federal courts, taking on some of the world’s largest corporations and insurance giants. While most Canadian lawyers refer their cross-border cases to U.S. firms, Greg manages them personally from his office in North Vancouver. He specializes in helping Canadians secure the fair and full compensation they are entitled to on the U.S. side, and then navigates the issues unique to being a Canadian citizen, such as ICBC claims, liens, and MSP liens.
His education, experience and credentials fit the two legal systems perfectly. Greg is a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association, and the BC Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, Greg is licensed to appear in U.S. federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States, so he can represent BC residents regardless of the state where the incident occurred.
Greg’s deep roots in the American legal system began in Texas, where he attended the University of Texas at Austin and Baylor Law School. After law school, Greg practiced law in South Florida for 20 years, working as a government prosecutor on cases ranging from DUIs to murder trials. Those courtroom years helped him establish his own U.S. law firm in 2006, specialising entirely in serious injury and wrongful death cases in U.S. federal court.
Greg’s Florida law firm was highly successful for over 15 years, and he became a member of the national Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership in the Million Dollar Advocate Forum is restricted to lawyers who can demonstrate they have recovered over one million dollars for a client, while the Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum is limited to lawyers who can prove they have recovered over two million dollars in a case.
Today, Greg is one of the few lawyers in BC who truly understands the American jury system through personal experience. Having tried more than 90 U.S. jury trials as lead counsel, he knows that while jury trials are rare in Canada, they are a common feature of the U.S. civil system. It’s this specific, real-world trial experience that enables him to offer a level of cross-border advocacy that is uncommon in the Pacific Northwest.
