Our Team

• Accident Benefits
• Cyber Liability and Privacy
• Bodily Injury

• Ong v. The Co-operators General Insurance Company, 23-001886/AABS, (July 16, 2024) (Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2024 CanLII 67345
• Samuel v. The Co-operators, 22-004078/AABS, (May 30, 2024) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) 2024 CanLII 49029
• Ong v. The Co-operators, 20-009917/AABS, (September 23, 2023) (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 87392
• Hashimi v. AIG Insurance, 20-014446/AABS, (May 24, 2023) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2023 CanLII 44315)
• Ali v. The Co-operators General Insurance Company, 20-006796/AABS (February 27, 2023) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2023 CanLII 15047); Reconsideration (2023 CanLII 65779)
• Alissa v. The Co-operators, 20-009394/AABS (November 7, 2022) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2022 CanLII 106447)
• MacGillivary v The Co-operators General Insurance Company, 20-001851/AABS (November 9, 2021) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2021 CanLII 114044) 
• Seddik v. The Co-Operators Insurance Company, 19-013872/AABS (May 4, 2020) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2021 CanLII 37850)
• Harsanyi v. The Co-Operators General Insurance Company, 20-001245/AABS (April 28, 2021) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2021 CanLII 35592)
• C. S. v. Echelon General Insurance Company, 19-012146/AABS (October 9, 2020) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2020 CanLII 87989)
• A. M. v. Guarantee Company of North America, 18-0033505/AABS (August 12, 2019) (Licence Appeal Tribunal) (2019 CanLII 94036)
• El-Cheikh v. Hillman et al (March 2018) (Superior Court of Justice – Small Claims Court)
• Isaac Estate v. Matuszynska (2018 ONCA 177) (Court of Appeal) leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed 2018 CanLII 105395
• Belair Direct Insurance Company v. State Farm Insurance Company (October 21, 2017) (Priority Dispute)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. TD General Insurance Company et al (February 27, 2017) (Priority Dispute)
• Chiocchio v. Ellis (Superior Court of Justice) (2016 ONSC 7570)
• Decision 273/16 (2016) (Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal)
• Montepeque v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (November 2015) (Superior Court of Justice) affirmed (Court of Appeal)
• Decision 1940/15 (2015) (Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal)
• Conrad v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Superior Court of Justice) (2014 ONSC 4)
• Kalabi v. Egal et al (Superior Court of Justice) (2013 ONSC 1128)
• Thach v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (FSCO – Appeal) (P10-00019)

• Best Lawyers Ranking in Personal Injury and Insurance Law, 2019 to date
• Lexpert Leading Lawyer in Personal Injury, 2018, 2020 to date
• Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer to Watch” in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Litigation – Corporate Commercial
• Lexpert “Rising Star” Award honouring Canada’s Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2016)
• Recipient, Richard B. Lindsay QC Exceptional Young Lawyer Award (2015)
• Recipient, 20 Under 40 Award, Business London Magazine (2014)
• J.W. Whiteside Award (2007)
• Sabine and Raymond W. Leduc Strategic Management Award (2003)
• Western Pre-Law Society Mock Trial Team Winner (2003)
• Governor General’s Canadian History Medal for the Millennium (2000)

• Bencher, Law Society of Ontario (2023 to present)
• Proceedings Authorization Committee, Law Society of Ontario (2024 to present)
• Committee Member, Audit and Finance, Law Society of Ontario (2023 to present)
• Chair, Compensation Fund Subcommittee, Law Society of Ontario (2023 to present)
• Adjunct Professor, Western Law, Western University (2018 to present)
• Steering Committee Member, International Association of Defense Counsel, Miami, February 2024
• Steering Committee Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 2024
• Board of Directors, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2020 to 2023)
• Co-Chair, SLDO Relationship Committee, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2022 to 2023)
• Membership Committee, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2019 to 2023)
• Public Policy Secretariat, Canadian Defence Lawyers (2020 to date)
• Board of Directors, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto (2021 to 2023)
• Continuing Education Committee, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto (2021 to 2023); Co-Chair (2022 to 2023)
• Board of Directors, Canadian Defence Lawyers (2012 to 2020); President (2018 to 2019)
• Continuing Legal Education Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers (2012 to 2020); Chair (2017-2018)
• Past Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Canadian Defence Lawyers (2012-2015)
• Past Philanthropic Activities Committee Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2018 to 2022)
• Past Canadian Counsel Representative, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (October 2017 to October 2020)
• Past North American Membership Chair, DRI International (2014 to 2020)
• Past Steering Committee Member, Women in the Law, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2019 to 2020)
• Past Steering Committee Member, Young Lawyers Division, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2015 to 2019)
• Past Canadian Marketing Liaison, DRI Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 2019
• Past Canadian Marketing Liaison, DRI Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 2018
• Past Canadian Marketing Liaison, DRI Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2017
• Past Canadian Marketing Liaison, DRI Annual Meeting, Boston, October 2016
• Past Canadian Marketing Liaison, DRI Annual Meeting, Washington, October 2015
• Past Steering Committee Member, DRI Commercial Litigation Conference – Beyond Borders, Toronto, June 2015
• Southwest Young Lawyers Division Executive, Ontario Bar Association (2011-2018); President (August 2016-2017)
• Past Member, Student Division Executive, Ontario Bar Association (2007-2008)

• Volunteer, PAWS United Dog Rescue (2021 to date)
• Steering Committee, Waterloo Chapter, Shelter Movers (2020 to 2022)
• Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwestern Ontario (2018 to 2022)
• Steering Committee, Clays for Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwestern Ontario (2021 to 2022)
• Steering Committee, Curling Committee, Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwestern Ontario (2020) 
• Chair, Business Integrity Awards, Better Business Bureau of Western Ontario, November 7, 2018
• Red Shoe Society (2012 to 2017); President (2016)
• Board of Directors, Better Business Bureau of Western Ontario (2016 to 2018)
• Engage London Program Graduate, London Community Foundation (2015)
• Board of Directors, Childreach (2008-2014)

Publications

• “The Annotated Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule”, 2016-2017 Edition; 2017-2018 Edition; 2018-2019 Edition; 2020-2021 Edition; 2021-2022 Edition (LexisNexis Canada; Co-Author); 2023 Edition (LexisNexis Canada; Co-Author); 2024 Edition (Pending)
• Quoted, “The Pros and Cons of Juries in Civil Trials”, Canadian Underwriter, August 24, 2020
• “Attack of the Drone…Regulation”, Without Prejudice, OIAA, September 2019
• “Not-So Blurred Line”, The Key, CICMA, July 2019 Edition
• “Network-work-work-work-work”, Raising the Bar, DRI, Volume 15, Issue 6
• “The New Frontier: Battery by Tweet”, Raising the Bar, DRI, Volume 14, Issue 8
• Quoted, “Could New Technology Keep Drones from Spying on You”, National Post, January 17, 2018
• “I’m a Lawyer, Now What?”, For the Defense, October 2017
• “Traditional homeowners’ insurance on a collision course with the sharing economy”, Claims Canada, February/March 2017 (Co-Author)
• “Privacy in the Sky, Potential Liability for Drone Operators”, Claims Canada, August/September 2016 (Co-Author)
• “Accident Benefits Changes”, Bar Talk, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch, October 2016 (Co-Author)
• “The legal status of drones in Canada: A Q&A”, an interview with Peter Nowak for the blog, Alphabeatic, The Pulse of Tech and Culture, July 25, 2016
• “T.K.L v. T.M.P – A Narrowing of the Newest Tort of the Public Disclosure of Private Facts”, Hearsay, Canadian Defence Lawyers, June 2016 (Co-Author)
• “The Continuing Evolution of Canadian Law and Privacy: The Impact of Social Media Posts”, Claims Canada, April/May 2016 (Co-Author)
• “Sietzema v. Economical”, Hearsay, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Spring 2014

Presentations

• Speaker, “Lessons on Leadership: The Ted Lasso Method”, North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, Bismarck, October 3, 2024
• Speaker, “Attorney Wellness: The Good, The Bad, and What We Can Do”, International Association of Defense Counsel, Online, September 23, 2024
• Speaker, “Lasso’s Lessons in Leadership”, Women Who Lead Conference, London, September 11, 2024
• Speaker, “Wellness – Rethink the Way You Think About Practicing Law”, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Duluth, August 17, 2024
• Speaker, “Generational Lessons on Lessons on Leadership from Ted Lasso”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Toronto, May 28, 2024
• Speaker, “Bullseye: Understanding the Legal Issues Related to Future Trends”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, May 14, 2024
• Speaker, “Everything I know about Compliance and Ethics I learned from Ted Lasso”, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Online: March 19, 2024
• Speaker, “OK Boomer: Generational Challenges for Building Your Pipeline”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Chicago, March 14, 2024
• Speaker, “Generational Lessons on Leadership: Lessons from Ted Lasso”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Phoenix, January 18, 2024
• Speaker, “Everything I know about Compliance and Ethics I learned from Ted Lasso”, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Chicago, October 4, 2023
• Speaker, “Catastrophic Impairments: Where Are We Now?”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, May 11, 2023
• Speaker, “Leading Into the Future: Lessons from Ted Lasso”, International Association of Defense Counsel, Austin, February 22, 2023
• Speaker, “Taming The Turbulence: A Workshop for Today, Tomorrow, And Beyond”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Philadelphia, October 29, 2022
• Speaker, “Defining Your Organization’s Value Proposition”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Philadelphia, October 28, 2022
• Speaker, “Simply The Best, Better Than All the Rest: Top Accident Benefits Cases in the Last Year”, Ontario Bar Association, October 24, 2022
• Speaker, “Current Legal Considerations for Life Care Planners”, Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), September 21, 2022
• Speaker: “Social Media Ethics: You Are What You Tweet”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, June 15, 2022
• Speaker, “Squad Goals: The Importance of Female Networks”, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, May 5, 2022
• Speaker, “Show Me the Money: Offers to Settle in Litigation”, London Claims Association, April 28, 2022
• Moderator, “Changes to SABS: Part I”, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, April 14, 2022
• Speaker, “Accidents Happen…Or Do They?”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, March 31, 2022
• Speaker, “Catastrophic Cases: 2021 Update”, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, February 16, 2022
• Speaker, “Ethics in Accident Benefits”, Accident Benefits 2022: What’s New? What’s Different, OsgoodePD, February 15, 2022
• Speaker, “Band of Sisters: Better Together”, Defense Research Institute, Austin, January 27, 2022
• Speaker, “Underinsured, Underinsured, Unidentified Claims and the OPCF 44R”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, November 18, 2021
• Speaker, “SABS Super Panel”, Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit, Law Society of Ontario, September 13, 2021
• Speaker, “The CAT’s Out of the Bag…Kinda!”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, April 15, 2021
• Speaker, “Two Strategic Minefields: Stare Decisis at the LAT and Navigating Between Reconsiderations, Appeals, and JRs”, OsgoodePD, February 23, 2021
• Speaker, “Sizzlin’ SABS: Hot Topics in AB Litigation”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, October 21, 2020
• Chair, “How to Build a Dominant Web Presence”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, October 16, 2020 
• Co-Chair, Annual Accident Benefits Seminar, Ontario Bar Association, August 15, 2020
• Speaker, “Major Depressive Disorder and Differential Diagnosis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, July 8, 2020
• Speaker, “Social Engineering Fraud”, Cyber Tech and Risk, February 27, 2020
• Speaker, “LATeral Thinking: What’s New in SABS litigation?” Tricks of the Trade, The Advocates Society, January 31, 2020
• Speaker, Litigation and Trial Panel, Burn and Learn Seminar, Insurance Institute, October 2, 2019
• Speaker, Young Lawyers Conference, Defense Research Institute, Nashville, June, 2019
• Moderator, “Regulator Panel: Marijuana Insurance Regulation in a Post-Legalization World” Cannabis Cover Masterclass, November 28, 2018
• Speaker, Litigating Life & Disability Claims, Canadian Defence Lawyers, November 22, 2018
• Speaker, Trial Tactics Seminar, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, August, 2018
• Speaker, “It’s a bird … it’s a plane …. It’s a Drone! : Commercial Uses and Liability Exposures Associated with Drones”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, June 6, 2018
• Speaker, Drones and Insurance, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, March 27, 2018
• Speaker, “Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, March 26, 2018
• Speaker, “Trials, Pre-trials & What You Should Know”, Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association (CICMA) General Meeting, March 7, 2018
• Speaker, “Catastrophic Impairments Update” Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, November 28, 2017
• Speaker, Civil Procedure, Western University, November 17, 2017
• Speaker, “Litigating Civil Sexual Assault Claims”, Canadian Bar Association, October 24, 2017
• Speaker, “Accident Benefits Update: SABS Coverage and Licence Appeal Tribunal Procedure”, 13th Annual Update Personal Injury Law & Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School, September 2017
• Speaker, “Boot Camp: Basic Training for New Defence Lawyers”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, September7,2017
• Speaker, “Expert Advice on Launching Your Legal Career: I Have My Law Degree, Now What”, Ontario Bar Association, September 7,2017
• Speaker, “Navigating the LAT after One Year”, Canadian Defence Lawyers Symposium, April 13, 2017
• Speaker, “Privacy Law Update – Practical Tips for your Business & Insights from Recent Cases”, FEI Canada SWO, March 8, 2017
• Speaker, “The Licence Appeal Tribunal – The First 6 Months”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, November 10, 2016
• Speaker, Fanshawe College Insurance Program, November 8, 2016
• Speaker, “Boot Camp: Basic Training for New Defence Lawyers”, Canadian Defence Lawyers, September 1, 2016
• Co-Chair, “I Have My Law Degree, Now What”, Ontario Bar Association, August 30, 2016
• Speaker, Drone Operation Compliance Course, Fanshawe College, May 4, 2016
• Planning Committee, “Beer Tasting and Mentor Round Table Discussion”, Ontario Bar Association, April 14, 2016
• Co-chair, “Loss Transfer & Priority Disputes” Conference, Canadian Defence Lawyers, February 25, 2016
• Speaker, “The Times They Are a Changin’: The Impact of Societal and Technological Advancements on Insurance Law”, Ontario Bar Association, February 2, 2016
• Speaker, Fanshawe College Insurance Program, June 11, 2015
• Speaker, Fanshawe College Law Clerk’s Program, December 3, 2014
• Speaker, “Life and Law Series: Women Lawyers Sharing Success Strategies”, Ontario Bar Association, November 11, 2014
• Co-chair, Canadian Defence Lawyers Boot Camp, September 4, 2014
• Co-chair, Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Meeting and Conference, June 5, 2014
• Co-chair, Annual Accident Benefits Joint Defence and Plaintiff Program, Canadian Defence Lawyers, April 25, 2013
• Panelist, Ontario Bar Association Life After Law School Program, Western University, March 5, 2013
• Speaker, London Claims Association, October 18, 2012
• Panelist, “Conquering the Generational Divide What Makes the Generations Tick and What Ticks Them Off!”, Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Meeting, Young Lawyers Session, June 7, 2012

• Canadian Defence Lawyers
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Defence Counsel
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

• Canadian Risk Manager (CRM), Western University (2015)
• Admitted to Nunavut Bar (2015)
• Admitted to Ontario Bar (2008)
• Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor (2007)
• Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies, University of Western Ontario (2004)
• Canadian Securities Institute (2002)