Anastasia has been a member of the litigation team at Blaney McMurtry for over a decade, and brings more than 30 years of experience as a law clerk to the team. Currently, Anastasia manages the quarterly reporting and audits for one of the firm’s key insurance clients. She also assists in all aspects of insurance defence files including, but not limited to, drafting pleadings, review and preparation of synopses of productions, managing undertakings, drafting motions, and trial preparation. Prior to joining Blaneys, Anastasia worked at a large insurance firm focused on tort and accident benefits claims, where some of her duties included attending Mediations and Pre-Arbitration Hearings on behalf of insurance clients at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).
Anastasia assisted in the creation of an Experts Database for the firm, and is often called upon by other members of the firm to provide Expert recommendations. A natural communicator and organized leader, Anastasia is also involved in the Mentorship Program at the firm. She has mentored many co-op students enrolled in the Law Clerk Program at the local Community and Private Business Colleges, many of whom have joined the firm upon completion of their internships. Anastasia has also been invited to sit on Planning Committees to develop strategies and efficiencies firm wide and within her practice group. In past years, she has also been invited to speak to the firm’s Articling and Summer Law Students at their annual orientation seminars.