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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (the Canadian Lexpert Directory) profiles leading practitioners across Canada in over 60 practice areas and leading law firms in over 40 practice areas as identified via an extensive, annual peer survey.

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Personal Injury - Lexpert Practice Area Definition

Personal Injury work is a broad practice area encompassing all manner of physical and psychological injuries suffered in a wide range of circumstances, except for medical negligence (a separate Survey). A practice may include some or all of such areas as road traffic and street accidents, occupiers’ liability, uninsured losses; spinal, brain and serious injury cases; fatal and dependency cases; public liability including all levels of government, school boards, etc. with respect to highways, public transportation, recreational facilities etc.; sports injuries; product liability cases; pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation; and catastrophic, multi-party litigation (air disasters, etc.). Please note that several lawyers who practise Insurance law, or other related areas, are included here. We are aiming to capture the main classifications of this and related practices.
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Lexpert - Ranked Lawyers and Law Firms - Personal Injury

Ontario

Toronto Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Most Frequently Recommended
Geoffrey D.E. Adair - Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP
Richard M. Bogoroch - Bogoroch & Associates LLP
J. Patrick Brown - McLeish Orlando LLP
Charles E. Gluckstein - Gluckstein Lawyers
Richard C. Halpern - Thomson, Rogers
Alfred Kwinter - Singer Kwinter
Sloan H. Mandel - Thomson, Rogers
John A. McLeish - McLeish Orlando LLP
Jerome R. Morse - Morse Shannon LLP
Dale V. Orlando - McLeish Orlando LLP
Adam K. Wagman - Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP
Consistently Recommended
Duncan N. Embury - Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Michael J. Henry - Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP
James R. Howie - Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
L. Craig Brown - Thomson, Rogers
Darcy R. Merkur - Thomson, Rogers
Aleks Mladenovic - Thomson, Rogers
Jeffrey Neinstein - Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Alan L. Rachlin - Rachlin & Wolfson LLP
L. Michael Shannon - Morse Shannon LLP
Richard H. Shekter - Shekter, Dychtenberg LLP

Toronto Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Most Frequently Recommended
Chris T.J. Blom - Miller Thomson LLP
Eric K. Grossman - Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP
Philippa G. Samworth - Dutton Brock LLP
Paul Tushinski - Dutton Brock LLP
David Zarek - Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP
Consistently Recommended
Tom Curry - Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Susan E. Gunter - Dutton Brock LLP
Stephen R. Moore - Blaney McMurtry LLP
D. Keith Smockum - Smockum Zarnett LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Rick T. Aucoin - Beard Winter LLP
Brian J.E. Brock - Dutton Brock LLP
Frank S.M. DeVito - Beard Winter LLP
Karen P. Earl - Clyde & Co Canada LLP
Sheldon A. Gilbert - Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP
Ian D. Kirby - Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP
Robert L. Love - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Alan L. Rachlin - Rachlin & Wolfson LLP
Michael Taylor - Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP
Robert W. Traves - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
David A. Zuber - Zuber & Company LLP

Aurora Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Most Frequently Recommended
Timothy P. Boland - BolandRomaine LLP
Consistently Recommended
Darcy Romaine - BolandRomaine LLP

Barrie Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Most Frequently Recommended
James L. Vigmond - Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP
Consistently Recommended
Brian M. Cameron - Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP
Troy H. Lehman - Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP
Adam R. Little - Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP
Steven Rastin - Rastin Law Trial Lawyers
Repeatedly Recommended
Edward J. Chadderton - Carroll Heyd Chown LLP

Barrie Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Roger H. Chown - Carroll Heyd Chown LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Edward J. Chadderton - Carroll Heyd Chown LLP

Burlington Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Stephen B. Abraham - Martin & Hillyer
H. Bruce T. Hillyer - Martin & Hillyer

Chatham Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Jerry F. O'Brien - O'Brien Jacklin Sulman

Hamilton Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
David F. Smye - Mackesy Smye LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Robert B. Munroe - Ross & McBride LLP
James A. Scarfone - Scarfone Hawkins LLP
Stanley M. Tick - Stanley M. Tick & Associates
Michael John Winward - Mackesy Smye LLP

Hamilton Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Jack F. Fitch - Lamont Law
Ian P. Newcombe - Agro Zaffiro LLP
Gerald A. Swaye - Swaye & Associates

Kitchener-Waterloo Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Nicholaus A. de Koning - Deutschmann Law
Robert Deutschmann - Deutschmann Law

Kitchener-Waterloo Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Daniel Strigberger - Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP

London Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Maia L. Bent - Lerners LLP
Nigel G. Gilby - Lerners LLP
Judith Hull - McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
Peter W. Kryworuk - Lerners LLP
Barbara L. Legate - Legate & Associates LLP
Andrew C. Murray - Lerners LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Peter N. Downs - Lerners LLP
Kevin L. Ross - Lerners LLP
Stephen R. Schenke - Lerners LLP
David B. Williams - Harrison Pensa LLP
Leading Lawyers to Watch
Christopher R. Dawson - Lerners LLP

London Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Peter W. Kryworuk - Lerners LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Peter N. Downs - Lerners LLP
Kevin L. Ross - Lerners LLP
Stephen R. Schenke - Lerners LLP
Gregory G. Wade - Dyer Brown LLP

Markham Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Paul E. Harte - Harte Law Professional Corporation Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Midland Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Lisa D. Belcourt - Ferguson Deacon Taws LLP
Roderic G. Ferguson - Ferguson Deacon Taws LLP
Michael D. Laplante - Ferguson Deacon Taws LLP

Oakville Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Gary R. Will - Will Davidson LLP

Ottawa Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Joseph Y. Obagi - Connolly Obagi LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Thomas P. Connolly - Connolly Obagi LLP
Peter J. E. Cronyn - Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP

Ottawa Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Peterborough Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Alec M. Gowland - Gowland, Boriss

Point Edward Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Catherine L. Wilde - Fleck Law
Repeatedly Recommended
Pascale Daigneault - Fleck Law
Carl E. Fleck - Fleck Law

Sudbury Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
James C. Simmons - Weaver, Simmons LLP

Sudbury Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Michael P. O'Hara - Miller, Maki

Timmins Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Lorenzo Girones - Girones & Associates

Whitby Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Most Frequently Recommended
Todd J. McCarthy - Flaherty McCarthy LLP

Windsor Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Gregory J. Monforton - Greg Monforton & Partners
Harvey T. Strosberg - Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP

British Columbia

Vancouver Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Guy P. Brown - Harper Grey LLP
Robert D. Gibbens - Laxton Gibbens
Paul T. McGivern - Pacific Medical Law
William T. Morley - Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Joseph E. Murphy - Murphy, Battista
Albert M. Roos - Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP
Michael J. Slater - Slater Vecchio LLP
Anthony A. Vecchio - Slater Vecchio LLP
Mary-Helen Wright - Pacific Law Group

Vancouver Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Alberta

Calgary Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
David Corrigan - HMC Lawyers LLP
James D. Cuming - Cuming & Gillespie Lawyers
Repeatedly Recommended
J. Derek Allchurch - Pipella Law
Brian E. Devlin - O'Brien Devlin Macleod
Richard H. Edwards - Edwards Injury Law
Craig Gillespie - Cuming & Gillespie Lawyers
Walter W. Kubitz - Kubitz & Company
Simon J.E. Muller - McLeod Law LLP
Tara D. Pipella - Pipella Law
Gregory R.S. Rodin - Rodin Law Firm

Calgary Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Alan Rudakoff - Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Bruce Churchill-Smith - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Dan A. Downe - Field Law
Brian G. Kapusianyk - Gowling WLG
Philip W Nykyforuk - Gowling WLG
Domenic Venturo - Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP
Zul Verjee - Verjee & Associates
David J. Wachowich - Rose LLP

Edmonton Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Joseph V. Miller - Weir Bowen LLP
Constance I. Taylor - Miller Thomson LLP
Repeatedly Recommended
Robert L. Duke - Miller Thomson LLP
Michael J. Pucylo - Miller Thomson LLP

Edmonton Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Kenneth F. Bailey - Parlee McLaws LLP
F. Vaughn Cox - Chatwin LLP
Peter N. Duckett - Dean Duckett Carlson
Donald J. McGarvey - McLennan Ross LLP
Michael J. Pucylo - Miller Thomson LLP
Kelly J. Robinson - Chomicki Baril Mah LLP
Brian A. Vail - Field Law

Saskatchewan

Regina Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Gordon J. Kuski - McDougall Gauley LLP
Reginald A. Watson - Miller Thomson LLP

Saskatoon Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Christine J. Glazer - McKercher LLP
Robert G. Kennedy - McDougall Gauley LLP

New Brunswick

Fredericton Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
George McAllister - George A. McAllister, Barrister

Fredericton Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Jade A. Spalding - Cox & Palmer
Repeatedly Recommended
Michael E. Bowlin - Cox & Palmer

Moncton Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Terrence L.S. Teed - Bingham Law

Moncton Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Philippe J. Eddie - Philippe J. Eddie, Barrister & Solicitor
Repeatedly Recommended
Christa A. Bourque - McInnes Cooper
Robert M. Dysart - Stewart McKelvey
Charles A. LeBlond - Stewart McKelvey
Terrence L.S. Teed - Bingham Law

Saint John Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Christopher M. Correia - Correia & Collins
Repeatedly Recommended
Brenda J. Lutz - Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant
David G. O'Brien - Cox & Palmer
Howard A. Spalding - Cox & Palmer

Saint John Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Michael D. Brenton - Brenton Kean
Mark A. Canty - Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant
Brenda J. Lutz - Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant
David G. O'Brien - Cox & Palmer

Nova Scotia

Halifax Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Raymond F. Wagner - Wagners - A Serious Injury Law Firm
Repeatedly Recommended
Michael Dull - Valent Legal
Chuck J. Ford - Valent Legal
Michelle M. Kelly - Cox & Palmer
John A. McKiggan - McKiggan Hebert
Robert M. Purdy - Patterson Law

Halifax Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Michelle C. Awad - McInnes Cooper
Robert G. Belliveau - McInnes Cooper
Joseph F. Burke - Cox & Palmer
Cheryl A. Canning - Burchells LLP
Colin J. Clarke - Cox & Palmer
Melanie S. Comstock - McInnes Cooper
Brian W. Downie - Cox & Palmer
David A. Graves - McInnes Cooper
Wendy J. Johnston - McInnes Cooper
Michelle M. Kelly - Cox & Palmer
John Kulik - McInnes Cooper
David A. Miller - Stewart McKelvey
Nancy I. Murray - C3 Legal Inc.
Murray J. Ritch - Ritch Williams & Richards

New Glasgow Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Jamie F. MacGillivray - MacGillivray Law Office Incorporated

Sydney Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Harvey M. McPhee - Sampson McDougall

Sydney Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Guy LaFosse - LaFosse MacLeod
Gail Rudderham Chernin - The Breton Law Group

Truro Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Consistently Recommended
Clarence A. Beckett - Patterson Law
Repeatedly Recommended
John T. Rafferty - Burchell MacDougall

Wolfville Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Michael R. Brooker - Burchell MacDougall

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's Leading Practitioners - Represents Plaintiffs

Repeatedly Recommended
Chesley F. Crosbie - Patient Injury Law
Glen B. Roebothan - Roebothan McKay & Marshall

St. John's Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Consistently Recommended
Stephen J. May - Cox & Palmer
Repeatedly Recommended
Philip J. Buckingham - Goodland Buckingham
Denis Fleming - Cox & Palmer
Kathleen M. O'Neill - Cox & Palmer
Terry G. Rowe - Martin Whalen Hennebury Stamp

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Leading Practitioners - Represents Defendants

Repeatedly Recommended
Janet M.R. Clark - Stewart McKelvey
M. Lynn Murray - Key Murray Law