Best Lawyers Near You in Hamilton, Ontario
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Jonathan Dye is a partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP. Recognized as one of the leading lawyers in his field, he primarily litigates and advises clients on a range of issues such as wrongful dismissals, workplace human rights, employment standards, recruitment and dismissals, employment contracts and employment issues in corporate transactions. He has appeared as lead counsel in cases before the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Divisional Court, the...
Ed Canning is an employment lawyer and Partner at Ross & McBride LLP. He has been an employment lawyer in Hamilton for over 25 years, representing both employers and employees. For the last 21 years, Ed has written a bi-weekly column in the Hamilton Spectator on employment law. Throughout his career, Ed has appeared before the courts and a variety of tribunals. In 2001 he argued a Human Rights Code appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada and in 2016 before the Ontario Court of Appeal. E...
Bevin Shores is a partner in Gowling WLG's Hamilton office, practising in commercial litigation. Bevin's litigation experience encompasses a diverse range of practice areas, including commercial, construction, municipal, products liability, environmental, insurance coverage, professional negligence, occupiers' liability and general negligence claims. As an advisor and advocate, Bevin works with her clients to learn their needs and objectives, and uses that knowledge to offer practical solutio...
Mark is a Partner at Ross & McBride LLP. He is the head of the Estate and Commercial Litigation Groups. Mark's practice focuses on commercial and estate litigation. He acts for a variety of clients that include public and private companies, institutions and individuals. With over twenty years of trial and advocacy experience, Mark has handled many complex cases and has appeared in all levels of court in Ontario.
Amanda Jackson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Amanda, who practices law in Hamilton, Ontario, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Amanda is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jamie has more than 40 years of experience representing management in labour and employment law, working out of both the Hamilton and Toronto offices. Jamie regularly appears before the courts, arbitration boards, and federal and provincial labour relations tribunals, as well as before adjudicators in human rights, employment standards and health and safety matters. He has extensive experience in collective bargaining and in guiding employers through the process of responding to union organiz...
Derek Wilson is the owner and principal lawyer at Derek Wilson Personal Injury Law , a personal injury litigation firm that restricts its practice to helping injured plaintiffs. Derek started his career in 1995 in Hamilton, ON where he first worked on personal injury cases and later expanded his experience and became a partner at a boutique Toronto defense firm that dealt exclusively in insurance defense litigation. By 2009, he made the decision to return to his roots and work solely in plain...
Sean is a Partner at Ross & McBride LLP, practising in the Labour & Employment Law Group. Sean's practice encompasses a wide variety of employment law matters including drafting and negotiating employment contracts, advising employees on employment and human rights matters, and employment litigation.
John is a Business Lawyer and Associate Counsel at Ross & McBride LLP. His diverse practice includes financing transactions for Banks and other lenders, share/asset purchase and sale transactions, mergers and acquisitions, shareholders agreements and general corporate and commercial and purchases, sales and financings of residential, multi-residential, commercial and industrial properties.
David grew up in Toronto believing it was right to stand outside the fence, if that was the principled place to be. His mother, an early feminist, and his father, a progressive with Mennonite roots, encouraged him to use law as an instrument of social change. While at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, David established Canada’s first legal aid clinic housed within a psychiatric hospital. “Law works, but only for those who can get through the door,” he observe...
Jennifer is a Labour, Employment, and Human Rights lawyer and partner at Ross & McBride LLP. She was called to the bar in July of 2003 and has practiced exclusively in the firm's Labour and Employment Group since that time. She regularly appears before the Courts, the Human Rights Tribunals, Arbitrators, the Labour Board, and other administrative tribunals on employer and employee issues. In addition, she also regularly advises employers on matters dealing with employment relations, emplo...
Jane’s practice focuses exclusively on advice and advocacy to public and private sector employers in all areas of workplace law. Jane represents both union and non-union clients. Jane has extensive experience assisting clients in addressing labour law, employment law, human rights and disability management matters. She regularly advocates for clients during labour relations disputes, collective bargaining, interest arbitration and grievance arbitrations. She also regularly represents cl...
Mark Giavedoni is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Education Law and Real Estate Law. Mark, who practices law in Hamilton, Ontario, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Anandi Naipaul is a Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Ross & McBride LLP. In her practice, Anandi works exclusively on behalf of injured people and their families to ensure they achieve the best possible result after an accident. Her practice is devoted to acting for plaintiffs in a wide spectrum of cases including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, catastrophic impairment, disability insurance, wrongful death, nursing home litigation and medical malpractice. She applies he...