Eric Blain joined Thomas Gold Pettingill in 2021 after articling at a large regional firm in London, Ontario, where he gained experience in civil and commercial litigation. Eric’s diverse practice at the firm includes defending complex insurance matters involving privacy and cybersecurity, failure to educate, occupiers’ liability, product liability, construction liability, carrier negligence, sports liability, professional negligence, and motor vehicle insurance claims. Eric also regularly represents insurers and policy holders in insurance coverage disputes.

Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), with distinction, from McMaster University. He obtained his J.D. from The University of Western Ontario in 2020. During law school, Eric was an Associate Student Coordinator of the Dispute Resolution Centre, represented Western Law at the Gale Cup, and was a member of the Law school’s hockey team.