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Our Team
What We Do
Taylor & Blair was founded in 1993 by Graham Taylor and Kevin Blair. We deal mainly with personal injury law and because most people get injured in car accidents, almost 90% of our law practice is devoted to dealing with ICBC claims. However, people also get injured many other ways (like falling on slippery driveways, floors or sidewalks). We also help people who have suffered these kinds of injuries. Every personal injury case shares similar rules and steps. We have years of experience with all forms of legal dispute resolution (negotiation, mediation and court) that exist in BC to help people resolve their personal injury claims. But every case is different because the facts of each case are always different. This is where your lawyer's experience benefits you. We have decades of experience handling all kinds of injuries ranging from minor whiplash cases to serious brain injury and quadriplegia. We have successfully represented injury victims in cases heard in the BC Provincial Court, BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. When you hire us, we work on your file. The lawyer you meet will be the lawyer who handles your case right to the end. You will work together with your lawyer and paralegal. We take the time to make sure we fully understand the extent of your injuries, the legal issues involved in your case, explain your options, and keep you informed about the progress of your case.
Who we are
We are lawyers with over 40 years of combined experience helping injured people. We have worked almost exclusively as personal injury lawyers and have helped thousands of people. We work for injured people, never for insurance companies. We feel strongly that if you have been injured in an accident you deserve lawyers that will explain your case so that you understand the process and can make informed decisions about your options. We provide excellent legal representation and we do everything we can to create an environment where you feel comfortable dealing with us and our staff because we believe that open lines of communication are what help us to achieve the best possible results for you.  Raised in Vancouver, Kevin received his law degree from Dalhousie Law School in 1984. After articling in Kamloops Kevin moved back to Vancouver and spent four years with the BC Crown Counsel's office where he conducted thousands of trials and first met Graham Taylor. In 1989 Kevin joined a well known local personal injury firm and coincidentally ended up working alongside Graham Taylor. After successfully conducting numerous personal injury trials and settling hundreds of other claims he joined Graham in 1993 in starting Taylor & Blair. Since then Kevin has continued to develop his significant skills as a trial lawyer appearing successfully at all levels of the BC courts and in mediations. Married with two teenage children Kevin has been active in sports all his life, either playing or coaching his kids in numerous sports including soccer and field hockey. He continues to play ice hockey on two local teams.  A life long resident of Vancouver, Graham received his law degree from UBC in 1980 and spent six years working for the BC Crown Counsel's office where he gained valuable experience as a trial lawyer before switching to personal injury law in 1988. After six years working as a trial lawyer for a local personal injury firm he teamed up with Kevin Blair in 1993 and founded Taylor & Blair, Personal Injury Lawyers. Graham has over 20 years of experience as a civil trial lawyer, including representing clients at all levels of the BC Courts before jury trials, by judge alone, and in Rule 18A trials. Focusing almost exclusively on personal injury law has given Graham both a thorough understanding of personal injury law and procedure as well as extensive mediation experience. Married with three children all attending university Graham is an avid sports enthusiast. In addition to coaching his kids at various sports, Graham is a former provincially ranked tennis player and has played rugby locally, provincially and nationally representing Canada against several of the world's top rugby nations.  Born and raised in Vancouver, Brian received his law degree from the University of Victoria in 2004 and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. After articling at a large national law firm in Vancouver, Brian spent three years working as in house counsel at a national real estate firm. Brian has a keen interest in personal injury law and joined Taylor and Blair as an associate lawyer in 2009. He has developed a growing client base dealing with all types of personal injury matters. Before obtaining his law degree, Brian earned his Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University in California and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario. He is a member of the B.C. Trial Lawyers Association. Brian is married and enjoys cycling, rollerblading, and hiking. Our Staff We work with certified, highly trained, experienced paralegals that assist in the day-to-day management of client files. We only hire staff who have excellent people skills and who we think will take the time to listen to our clients and genuinely want to see them get a good result. Our office is fully computerized and we take full advantage of the resources the internet has to offer to stay current on developments in personal injury case law and procedure. |
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