Gary was born in Vernon, B.C. in 1965. He grew up in Williams Lake and Parksville.

He received his B.A. (Honours) in English from the University of Victoria in 1988 and his LL.B. from the University of British Columbia in 1998. Gary was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1999.

For five years prior to attending law school, Gary was a claims adjuster with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

Gary has served on the Insurance Law sub-section of the Canadian Bar Association and is a past president of that sub-section. He remains a member of that sub-section, as well as the Pension & Benefits and Civil Litigation sub-sections. His practice includes motor vehicle defence and plaintiff work, insurance defence, subrogation and recovery and a variety of other insurance and civil litigation matters.

Gary is an avid hockey player. He divides his recreational time between hockey, his family and inflicting minor physical harm on himself in the name of home improvements.

ICBC & Personal Injury Claims
Insurance Defence Litigation
General Litigation

Telephone : 604.683.1211
Facsimile : 604.681.5084
Toll-Free : 1.800.669.8599
E-mail : ghagel@paine-edmonds.com