Since 2011, Stephen has acted as a mediator in a wide variety of disputes. His solution-oriented approach is informed by a career focused on:
- Bodily Injury & Personal Injury: Expertise in motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, governmental liability, and sexual abuse claims.
- Insurance Coverage: Expert counsel on CGL, professional E&O, and D&O policies; he served as outside automobile coverage counsel for a major insurer for over a decade.
- Regulatory Compliance: Advising insurers and brokers on FSRA and RIBO issues, including innovative policy design for the gig economy and rate filings.
Before transitioning to full-time mediation and teaching, Stephen was a busy and well-respected advocate. His extensive courtroom record includes:
- Trial & Appellate Counsel: Appearances before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, and the Ontario Court of Appeal, as well as the Federal Court of Canada.
- Tribunal Representation: Representing clients before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Ontario Insurance Rate Board, and the Complaints and Discipline Committees of RIBO.
- Private Arbitrations: Frequent representation in arbitrations mandated by the Insurance Act.
A dedicated educator, Stephen was appointed an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2022.
- Current Curriculum: Teaches “Legal Process” and an upper-year seminar on “Dispute Resolution.”
- Educational Legacy: Previously guest lectured on mock mediations and discoveries (2014–2021) and led ethics seminars for upper-year students.
- Speaker & Author: A prolific contributor to the legal community, Stephen has presented over 50 papers and chaired numerous CLE conferences for the Law Society of Ontario, the OBA, and Canadian Defence Lawyers.
- Certified Specialist (Civil Litigation): Designated by the Law Society of Ontario from 2000 until his retirement.
- Ranked Leader: Consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Lexpert Directory for Commercial Insurance and Personal Injury litigation.
- Advanced ADR Training: Completed the Stitt Feld Hendy ADR and Advanced ADR Workshops.
Stephen’s commitment to service includes over 15 years on a condominium board and a past presidency at the High Park Curling Club. To relax, he travels, golfs, and scuba dives.
Stephen Moore’s selected publications highlight recent updates in tort damages and specialized analyses of mitigation, causation, and Ontario’s insurance legislation. Key contributions include articles on Calculating Damages under Bill 59, the Oatley-McLeish Guide, and analyses of legal principles like the “but for” test. The full list of publications is set forth below:
Anatomy of a Trial – The New Essentials. Participated in a presentation by the OBA on conducting a trial where I played the part of a coroner who was examined and cross examined, Ontario Bar Association Professional Development presented on June 15 and 16, 2023.
Calculating Tort Damages Under Bill 59 (November 2023 update), available at Calculating Tort Damages Under Bill 59 (November 2023 Update) – Moore Mediations (stephenmooremediations.com)
The Most Important Cases for Personal Injury Lawyers Over the Preceding 12 Months, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Program’s 16th Annual Update: Personal Injury Law and Practice, April 29, 2021;
Autonomous Vehicles-the rise of the machines, Insurance Law Global, March 25, 2021;
Presented a paper and mock opening address by a defendant at a jury trial at the OBA Professional Development, Insurance Law Section– “Anatomy of Trial: A Deeper Dive Into Jury Trials”; April 29, 2019;
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and the Insurance Industry, Lexpert, May 2018;
The Standard Non-Owned Automobile Policy-SPF 6, April 2016;
Court Rules that the Increase in Deductibles is not Retrospective, Blaney Insurance Bulletin, November 2015;
Consent to Drive, presented at the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association Spring 2015 Conference May 22, 2015;
Conducted a workshop on the principles of negotiation for the Law Department of CBC Radio Canada on May 20, 2015;
The Duty to Mitigate – A Primer for the Personal Injury Litigator, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Defensible Positions, April 27, 2015 Halifax;
Essential Updates in Tort Law, Tricks of the Trade, Advocates’ Society January 30, 2015;
Calculating Damages in Motor Vehicle Collisions in Ontario, Canadian Defence Lawyers conference on Defending Auto Tort Claims in Ontario: An Update March 6, 2014;
Mitigation in Personal Injury Cases with co-author Stephen Gaudreau, 9th Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, September 27, 2013;
The Last Word on the Law of Causation from the Supreme Court of Canada (Maybe?), 8th Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, September 28, 2012;
Clement v Clement Medico-Legal Society of Toronto September 5, 2012;
Conducted Mock Cross-Examination of a Future Care/Rehabilitation Expert, Expert Evidence in Personal Injury Cases 2012, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, April 2;
Vicarious Liability in the Context of Leased and Rented Vehicles, Tricks of the Trade, The Advocates’ Society, Friday January 27, 2012;
Can We Make Sense of Causation? 7th Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, September 28, 2011;
Causation Panel, Tricks of the Trade 2011, The Advocates’ Society, January 21, 2011;
Expert Evidence: How has the Landscape Changed for Counsel, Experts and Triers? (co-presentation with Sally Gomery), Advanced Evidence Law and Practice for Civil, Commercial and Administrative Litigation, The Canadian Institute, June 22, 2010;
The Very Latest in Causation, Where are We Now? (co-authored with Kerry Nash), 5th Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, 2009, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development CLE, September 21, 2009;
Recent Cases Under Bills 59 and 198 and Finding the Right Defendants, The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation-Part I: Tort Law Update, Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Legal Education, November 10, 2008;
Auto Insurance Primer: Bills 59 and 198, Chapter 5A of The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases, Canada Law Book. First published in the Fall of 2002;
Special Problems Posed by Leased and Rented Vehicles, Managing and Litigating Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development CLE, February 6, 2008 and April 22, 2009. A revised version of this paper was also published in Volume 36 of the Advocates Quarterly 1 in September of 2009;
Bill 18: Limited Liability for Automobile Leasing and Car Rental Companies, 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Motor Vehicle Litigation, Ontario Bar Association CLE, November 12, 2007;
The Supreme Court of Canada and the Law of Causation (co-authored with Bianca Matrundola), 3rd Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, 2007, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development CLE, October 17, 2007;
Auto Insurance Primer, Boot Camp-Basic Training for New Defence Lawyers, Canadian Defence Lawyers, November 2006 and reissued with changes in 2007;
The Protected Defendant: New Developments including Vollick and leased vehicles, The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation, The Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education, May 2006;
Recent Judicial Decisions Affecting Personal Injury Claims, 2nd Annual Update Personal Injury Law and Practice, 2007 Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development CLE, April 2006;
The Unprotected Defendant Court of Appeal Trilogy, Vollick, Walker and Hernandez, Advocates Society Tricks of the Trade, January 2006;
Vicarious Liability Under Bills 59 and 198; Has the final chapter been written?, The Canadian Institute, June 2005;
Trial Preparation; The Canadian Bar Association Ontario, Young Lawyers Division, presented in February of 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008;
Successfully Negotiating a Mary Carter Agreement: What to look out for, Stephen R. Moore and Miriam Tepperman; Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, Volume 22, page 43, May 2004;
Settling Auto Insurance Claims: Practical and Tactical Considerations, Auto Insurance Claims Litigation-Under Bill 198’s Sweeping Reforms, The Canadian Institute, December 2003;
How Has Bill 198 Changed the Treatment of Collateral Benefits?, Auto Insurance Claims Litigation-Under Ontario’s New bill 198, The Canadian Institute, May 2003;
Unprotected Defendants-Are They a Good Target? The Oatley McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Claims Under Bill 59: More Successful Strategies, Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education, November 2002;
Heredi v. Fensom When Does the HTA Limitation Period Apply? Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association (OTLA) Fall 2002;
Non-Protected Defendants, Who, What, Where, When presented to OTLA on June 1, 2001;
Subrogation-What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, presented at the Advanced Course on Insurance Litigation, The Canadian Institute, May 24th and 25th, 2001;
Protected v. Unprotected Defendants under Bill 59, Parties and Booze Don’t Mix, Alcohol Liability in the New Millennium, CBAO Continuing Legal Education, November 9, 2000;
“Side-Stepping The Threshold: Maximizing Damages Under Bill 59”, Advocates’ Society Lectures on “Practical Strategies IX” February 4, 2000;
Unprotected Defendants: An Update on Practical Strategies in Suing or Defending Claims Against Unprotected Clients, Advocates’ Society Lectures on Practical Strategies VIII, February 19-20 1999;
The Anti-Fraud Notice Provision of AIRS; Exploiting the Opportunities and Avoiding the Pitfalls, Without Prejudice, Volume 63 No. 6 at page 52, February 1999;
Cancellation of Broker Contracts Where the Book of Business Includes Ontario Automobile Insurance Policies: The Potential Pitfalls, Without Prejudice, Volume 63 No. 4, page 21, December 1998;
Catastrophic Impairments-The Tort Lawyer’s Perspective, Severity of Injury: Clinical, Legislative & Legal Perspectives, Professional Training Seminars, 1998;
Damage Control – Damage Assessment and Development in a Personal Injury Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Legal Education, 1997;
Are You Dealing with Protected or Unprotected Defendants?-Operating Under the New Automobile Insurance Plan, Insight Seminars,1996;
The Resurgence of “Responsibility” in Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation – Operating Under the New Automobile Insurance Plan, Insight Seminars,1996;
The Coverage Opinion Letter – Resolving Insurance Coverage Disputes in Life, Disability and Casualty Sectors, Insight Seminars,1996;
The Defence Perspective – Evaluating and Managing Closed Head Injury Claims, Insight Seminars,1994; republished in Volume 13 of the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law;
Defending the Head Injury Case – Head Injury in the 1990s: Litigation and the No Fault Threshold, Insight Seminars,1990;
Punitive Damages and Part V of the Family Law Reform Act-Boates v. Coca-Cola Ltd (1985), 5 Advocates Quarterly 497;
Contribution After Judgment Under the Negligence Act: Cristovao v. Doran’s Beverages Inc. (1983), 4 Advocates’ Quarterly 372;