Since articling in 1999 with a national insurer, Kadey has dedicated her career to insurance law, anti-fraud investigations, and complex coverage disputes. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Schultz Law Group LLP, a Toronto-based firm focused on insurance law, fraud investigations, white-collar crime, litigation, and risk management, she works with insurers, self-insured entities, businesses, and other clients to manage risk, investigate and respond to fraud, and resolve complex litigation matters.
Her practice includes accident benefits claims, tort defence, property disputes, coverage disputes, loss transfer, and priority matters. She has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Supreme Court of Canada, FSCO, the Licence Appeal Tribunal, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.
Throughout her career, Kadey has been committed to combining legal excellence with education, mentorship, and service. She has been recognized by her peers and industry organizations through awards including the Lexpert Zenith Mid-Career Excellence Award, Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, Lexpert US/Canada Litigators to Watch, and the Canadian Defence Lawyers’ Exceptional Young Lawyer Award. She has also been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada for Insurance Law since 2019.
Beyond her legal practice, teaching and mentorship have been important parts of Kadey’s professional journey. She served as an adjunct professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, teaching courses including Lawyer as Conflict Resolver, Professional Identity and Legal Skills, and The Business of Law. Earlier in her career, she designed and taught Canada’s first university-level Conflict Management in Policing course at Brock University as part of its Criminal Justice and Policing Bachelor of Arts program.
Kadey has also served as guest faculty with the Education and Development Bureau of the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Police College, and Toronto Police Service. She regularly publishes and lectures on insurance law, insurance fraud, litigation strategy, and dispute resolution for organizations including the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, the Canadian Insurance Adjusters Association, the Insurance Institute, Canadian Defence Lawyers, RIMS Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, and Osgoode Hall Professional Development.