Best Lawyers in Ontario, Canada for Personal Injury Litigation

In 1991, Dale received a B.A. in Economics from McMaster University, he received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1994 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996. Dale Orlando is one of the founding partners in McLeish Orlando LLP and is a lawyer that practices exclusively in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury litigation. McLeish Orlando LLP was recently recognized by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of Canada’s top 5 personal injury law firms and Dale h...

Susan D. Mitchell proudly hails from North Bay, Ontario and continues to provide legal services in Northern Ontario as well as Eastern Ontario. Susan works primarily in our Ottawa office, but also travels to our locations in Cornwall, North Bay, and Kingston as needed to meet with clients on personal injury matters. Susan began practicing in 2002 and has been a Partner at Tierney Stauffer LLP since 2007. She became Managing Partner in 2018. Susan practices civil litigation, focusing on person...

Lindsay Charles joined McLeish Orlando as a law student and following her call to the bar she was hired to the firm as an Associate Lawyer. Lindsay’s practice is devoted exclusively to plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death cases, including motor vehicle collisions, occupiers’ liability, products liability, medical negligence, and disability benefits claims. Lindsay regularly appears at the Superior Court of Justice and the License Appeal Tribunal. Lindsay has been c...

Heidi R. Brown is a partner at Bogoroch & Associates LLP and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993, and practised for seven years as counsel to the Children’s Lawyer, Ministry of the Attorney General for the Province of Ontario where she represented the legal interests of children in various litigation matters.Since joining Bogoroch & Associates LLP in November of 1999, Heidi has exclusively prac...

Rob Durante was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997 after completing his articles with a law firm focused on defending insurance companies in personal injury claims. During that time, Rob developed a strong interest in representing individuals rather than insurers. He joined Oatley Vigmond LLP in 1997 and has since devoted his practice to advocating for people and families affected by serious injuries. Based in Barrie, Ontario, Rob’s work is centered on pursuing fair outcomes for clients ...

David Himelfarb is head of the Litigation practice at the firm . He has extensive experience in civil litigation and has appeared before all levels of Courts and tribunals in the Province, including the Ontario Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He is acknowledged as an effective advocate and negotiator . Many of his cases have been reported and are utilized as precedents in the legal community. His reputation and proven track record are supported by a long list of multi-...

Patricia (Pat) Forte specializes in employment law and insurance defence. She has also completed courses in risk assessment, risk control and risk financing to receive her Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation, and has expertise in risk management in the profit and not-for-profit sectors. In the area of employment, her expertise includes representing clients on employment standards, contracts, policies, privacy, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, managing leaves of absence,...

Joseph is a Partner at McLeish Orlando. He is a graduate of the University of King’s College, Dalhousie University, and Western University. Joseph began his legal career as an articling student at McLeish Orlando in 2008 and has dedicated his practice exclusively to working for injured clients and their families. He has handled a wide variety of personal injury cases, for people of all ages, and has the expertise and dedication required to achieve a successful outcome, no matter how com...

Judith Hull is a senior plaintiffs’ personal injury litigator at McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP. For 24 years, Judith has and continues to represent only plaintiffs and their families who have suffered harms and losses due to the negligence of others, in all areas including motor vehicle collisions, birth trauma and medical negligence, occupiers’ liability, products liability and recreational torts. Judith also practices in the areas of disability benefits including long term disabilit...

Jennifer obtained her BA from the University of Toronto in 1992 and her LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1995. She was called to the Bar in 1997 and joined Zarek, Taylor, Grossman, Hanrahan in 1999. In 2008 she joined the partnership. Jennifer currently practices predominantly in the area of first party accident benefits with an emphasis on catastrophic claims. She also assists insurers with priority disputes, loss transfer claims and cases involving interface with the Workplace Safety a...

Kate Cahill is a partner and personal injury lawyer at Thomson Rogers LLP , whose focus is primarily on medical malpractice litigation. Kate’s practice includes claims arising from obstetrical negligence, surgical negligence, nursing negligence, emergency room negligence, medication errors, missed diagnoses and delayed diagnoses. Kate’s personal injury litigation practice also involves advocating for people who have sustained serious injuries as a result of motor vehicle accidents...

David graduated with Honours from Montreal’s McGill University in 1978. He next received his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. In 1982 he was admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice as an Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law in the courts of California. After receiving his Certificate of Qualification through the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, in 1985 David was admitted by the Law Society of Ontario as a Barrist...

Darcy Romaine is a trial lawyer for the seriously injured. He has won trials where liability is complex and where the injuries involve catastrophic brain injury, complicated orthopaedic injury, and severe burn injury. Professionally, he is best known for his trials involving municipal negligence and his courtroom efforts to have regulations governing municipality maintenance obligations struck for providing unsafe and inadequate levels of care to the motoring public. Darcy has also acted as o...

Matt Lalande is a personal injury lawyer based in Hamilton, Ontario with Lalande Personal Injury & Disability Lawyers. His practice focuses on civil claims, including: complex personal injury claims long-term disability litigation wrongful death claims representing injured children employment terminations Since being called to the bar in 2003, Matt has represented individuals and families across Hamilton and the surrounding Ontario communities who are dealing with serious injuries, disabi...

Charles Gluckstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999 and is a Specialist in Civil Litigation, which encompasses personal injury , medical and professional negligence, motor vehicle claims , occupier’s liability issues , and product liability . An award-winning lawyer himself, Charles is known for his active support within the medical and disability communities and his innovative mindset for providing better and faster resolution to all Gluckstein client cases, without sacrificing ev...

Ruba El-Sayegh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law. Ruba practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Ruba El-Sayegh since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ruba El-Sayegh is held by other lawyers.