Our Team

Kathleen O’Hara

Partner

Clerk: Kristin Cooke
416.679.2781 x 207
kcooke@sbalawyers.ca

Assistant: Keri Pryce
416.679.2781 x 203
kpryce@sbalawyers.ca

Kathleen is SBA’s Northern Ontario delegate. Despite growing up in the great white north, Kathleen is an avid summer athlete. When she isn’t finishing triathlons or trying to hit a ball out of a bunker, Kathleen somehow manages to run our SIU team. The team works closely with insurers and experts to conduct Examinations under Oath, obtain and preserve critical evidence, and defend / initiate the appropriate court actions.

Now calling Toronto her home, Kathleen is also the office cookie baker. Her oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are delicious and the office is currently on the Keto diet as a result.

Primary Practice Areas

Accident Benefits
Fraud and Misrepresentation
Priority and Loss Transfer
Auto Insurance

Notable Matters

Sonnet Insurance Company vs. L.O. 004559/AABS, 2020 CanLII 30399 (ON LAT)
F.A. (18-008453) v. Wawanesa (2020) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2020 CanLII 27443 (ON LAT)
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company v S.P., 2019 CanLII 126183 (ON LAT)
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company v. The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group (2019), (Priority Dispute)
Z.Z. (17-007223) v. Wawanesa, 2019 CanLII 43919 (ON LAT Reconsideration)
R.A. (17-006363) v. The Guarantee (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 132568 (ON LAT)
C.S. (17-008727) v. Wawanesa (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 110944 (ON LAT)
J.B. (17-003860) v. The Guarantee (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 115740 (ON LAT)
W.E. (17-002054) v. Wawanesa (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 39471 (ON LAT)
K.B. (16-002633) v. Wawanesa (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 13182 (ON LAT)
A.R. (17-000149) v. Wawanesa (2018) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2018 CanLII 2308 (ON LAT)
H.N. (17-001083) v. Wawanesa (2017) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2017 CanLII 87545 (ON LAT)
A.N. (16-001539) v. Wawanesa (2017) Licence Appeal Tribunal, 2017 CanLII 82039 (ON LAT)
Rajaste v. Wawanesa (2017), FSCO Arbitration, FSCO 5279
Peel v. Wawanesa (2017), FSCO Arbitration, FSCO 5212
Mostarac v. Doe et al, 2014 ONSC 6622 (CanLII)
LaFayette v. Occhipinti, 2014 ONSC 5503 (CanLII)
Economical v. ACE INA (2014), Private Arbitration (Priority Dispute)
Gaudreau v. Scotiabank (2014), Small Claims Court (Trial, unreported)
Decision No. 1219/13 (2013), Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (co-counsel)
Hawkins v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al. (2013) (Summary Judgment Motion, costs, unreported)
Orsini v. Lombard (2010), Superior Court (Summary Judgment Motion, unreported)
Waxer v. State Farm (2009) Small Claims Court (Trial, unrepored)

Professional Achievements and Leadership

Founding Partner, Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP, 2018
Best Lawyers in Canada, Personal Injury Litigation, 2021-Present

Thought Leadership

Recent Publications

C’mon Join the Joyride – Rankin v. J.J. (SCC) – Blog Article May 2018
Evidentiary Dots fail to Connect – A.R. v. Wawanesa (LAT) – Blog Article February 2018

Recent Presentations

Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) Advocacy, The Advocates Society, panel member, April 2019
Priority / Loss Transfer, presentation to client, January 2019
Occupiers’ Liability Under Residential Policies, presentation to Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, November 2018
Catastrophic Impairment Definition and Tests, presentation to client, November 2018
Investigative Tips and Tools on Fraud Claims, presentation to client, June 2018
Investigating Fraud Claims, presentation to client, June 2018
WSIB & the SABS, presentation to client, May 2018

Professional Memberships

Member, A Call to Action Canada-Diversity in the Legal Profession
The Advocates Society
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Canadian Association of Special Investigation Units (CASIU)

Bar Admissions & Education

Ontario Bar, 2009
JD, Queens University, 2008

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