About Bob Traves

Bob has been a member of the Ontario Bar since 1985. In his practice, he specializes in mediation and has developed expertise in a variety of dispute resolution methodologies.

For his years in practice, Bob has worked in many areas of Civil and Commercial Litigation including but not limited to major torts, personal injury, property damage, professional negligence, municipal liability, and insurance coverage disputes.

Bob is an Accredited Mediator through the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution having completed their Mediator Skills Training Programme.

Awards & Recognitions

Bob has been featured as a Leading Lawyer in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory® as “Consistently Recommended: Litigation- Commercial Insurance” and “Most Frequently Recommended: Personal Injury.” In addition, Bob has been a Featured Leading Lawyer in the 2021 through 2024 Lexpert® Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.

Bob has been selected by peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition (and since 2010) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, and Personal Injury Litigation.

Bob was recognized by “The Best Lawyers in Canada” as the “Toronto Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year” in 2018.

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Law Society of Ontario

  • Member, Toronto Lawyers Association

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association

  • Member, Toronto Region Board of Trade

Community Involvement

  • Co-founder of the Kyle Brandon Traves Foundation in support of Stomp the Stigma, a suicide prevention initiative

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 1985

  • LLB, University of Ottawa, 1983