Maude Gaulin, CIP

Lawyer

Expertise

Insurance Law

Language

English, French

Office

Montréal

 

Maude Gaulin is a lawyer in our Insurance Law group. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, primarily in construction law, as well as contractual and non-contractual civil liability.

In 2024, Maude graduated from the Chartered Insurance Professional program, earning her CIP designation.

Before joining RSS, she represented several general contractors, subcontractors, and an insurer before various judicial bodies. She has notably developed an expertise in hidden defects, construction defects, and manufacturer’s liability.


Representative files and mandates

  • Represented a general contractor following the termination of their contract
  • Represented a buyer in a title transfer action
  • Represented buyers seeking to resolve a sale due to the seller’s failure to deliver


Associations

  • Member of the Insurance Institute of Canada – Institut d’assurance de dommage du Québec (2020–present)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Espoir, a mental health intervention service (2019–2020)
  • Member of the Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec (2015–2018)


Bulletins

Finally Properly Interpreted, the Policy Had a Heart

November 27, 2025

In a recent decision, Morissette v. BMO Société d’assurance vie, the Superior Court reviewed the principles applicable to the interpretation of insurance policies. Facts In June 2003, the Plaintiff took out a health insurance policy (hereinafter “Policy”) with BMO Société d’assurance vie (hereinafter “BMO”). The Policy provides, among other things, that $150,000 will be paid […]

You Should Not Believe Everything you Read on Social Media…

October 20, 2025

In a recent decision, Boucal v. Rancourt-Maltais, the Superior Court reviewed the principles applicable to defamation cases. Facts The Defendant is a member of a private Facebook group called “Féministes Bas-St-Laurent”. In this group, Ms. Khadidiatou Yewwi allegedly posted testimony about the Plaintiff. Stating that she was troubled by the testimony and had herself heard […]

Same Approach, Same Result… Yet Again!

October 1, 2025

Last June, we published a newsletter following the decision rendered in Michel Grenier v. Me Julie Charbonneau, Roger Picard and Conseil de discipline de l’Ordre des psychologues du Québec. This decision followed the filing by the Defendants of Motions to Dismiss, which were granted by the judge of the Superior court. At the time the […]

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Education

Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) program

Insurance Institute of Canada

June 2024

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Université de Sherbrooke

2015


Call to Bar

Quebec

2016