With many residents still struggling to deal with insurance companies, lawyers like Hamish Mills-McEwan have tried to get them answers. "[They] feel like if their insurance company tells them something, they just have to accept that, which isn't really the case." Hamish Mills-McEwan is a lawyer at Nelligan Law who's been offering advice at city-run sessions following the July 1 storm. (Francis Ferland/CBC)Don't be afraid to push back, lawyer saysOne of Mills-McEwan's biggest concerns is insurance companies not telling people in writing that they've been denied coverage. "You should not take an insurance adjuster's word and then stop pursuing an insurance claim," he said.