Our Team

Kathleen O’Hara

Partner

416.679.2781 x 209
kohara@sbalawyers.ca

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

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

Best Lawyers

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
  • Fraud and Misrepresentation
  • Auto Insurance
  • Priority and Loss Transfer
Professional Achievements and Leadership
  • Best Lawyers Ranking in Personal Injury Litigation (2022 to date)
Notable Matters
  • Gore Mutual Insurance Company v. Kulanthaivadivel, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2024 CanLII 871
  • Da Silva v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 122904
  • Sockalingam v. Coseco Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 101122
  • Hamad v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 101025
  • Luu v. Coseco Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 98414
  • Aiyenimelo v. Coseco Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 67913
  • Abdulkarim v. Cooperators General Insurance Co., (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 55984
  • Omoniyi v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 47528
  • Cheng v. Li v Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 40132
  • Sampson-Samuel v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 26924
  • Omoniyi v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2023 CanLII 2703
  • Waterloo Insurance v. Switzer, (Superior Court of Justice – Divisional Court), 2023 ONSC 604
  • Hibbert v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2022 CanLII 55014
  • Pham v. Coseco Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2022 CanLII 98042
  • Pham v. Coseco Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2022 CanLII 35794
  • Switzer v. Waterloo Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2022 CanLII 27505
  • Alsaghir v. The Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2022 CanLII 16924
  • R.H. v. Wawanesa Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2016 CanLII 155842
  • Gaamour v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2021 CanLII 111195
  • Mohammed v. The Co-operators Gen. Ins. Co., (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2021 CanLII 90549
  • Ali v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2021 CanLII 60471
  • Switzer v. Waterloo Insurance, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2021 CanLII 111146
  • Reem Omar v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2020 CanLII 72502
  • Sonnet Insurance Company v. L.O.(Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2020 CanLII 30399
  • F.A. (18-008453) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2020 CanLII 27443
  • Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company v. S.P., (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2019 CanLII 126183
  • The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company v. The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, (Private Arbitration – Priority Dispute), 2019
  • Z.Z. (17-007223) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal Reconsideration), 2019 CanLII 43919 
  • R.A. (17-006363) v. The Guarantee, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 132568
  • C.S. (17-008727) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 110944
  • J.B. (17-003860) v. The Guarantee, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 115740
  • W.E. (17-002054) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 39471
  • K.B. (16-002633) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 13182
  • A.R. (17-000149) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2018 CanLII 2308
  • H.N. (17-001083) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2017 CanLII 87545
  • A.N. (16-001539) v. Wawanesa, (Licence Appeal Tribunal), 2017 CanLII 82039
  • Rajaste v. Wawanesa, (Financial Services Commission of Ontario), 2017 ONFSCDRS 181
  • Peel v. Wawanesa, (Financial Services Commission of Ontario), 2017 ONFSCDRS 108
  • Mostarac v. Doe et al., (Superior Court of Justice), 2014 ONSC 6622
  • LaFayette v. Occhipinti, (Superior Court of Justice), 2014 ONSC 5503
  • Economical v. ACE INA, (Private Arbitration – Priority Dispute), 2014
  • Gaudreau v. Scotiabank, (Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Court Trial), 2014, (Unreported)
  • Decision No. 1219/13, (Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal), 2013 ONWSIAT 1503
  • Hawkins v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al., (Superior Court of Justice), 2013 (Unreported)
  • Orsini v. Lombard, (Superior Court of Justice), 2010, (Unreported) 
  • Waxer v. State Farm, (Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Court Trial), 2009, (Unreported)
Thought Leadership
  • Speaker, “Opening Ceremony: Five Things to Consider When You Receive an OCF-1”, July 2024
  • Speaker, “PIPEDA, Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing”, April 2023
  • Speaker, “So You Have Been Assigned a Potentially Fraudulent Claim… Now What?”, April 2023
  • Speaker, “The Price is Right (or is it?): Two Important Cases To Know Regarding IRB Calculations”, March 2023
  • Speaker, “Fraud & Misrepresentation – Investigative Tips & Tools”, November 2022
  • Speaker, “Surveillance- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know… But Were Afraid to Ask”, September 2022
  • Speaker, “The Duty of Good Faith in Insurance Contracts”, May 2022
  • Speaker, “Assessing AB Exposure”, October 26, 2021
  • Speaker, “Watch Your Words: Section 53 Wilful Misrepresentation under the SABS”, July 2021
  • Speaker, “I Want Options!!! Optional Benefits Available Under the SABS”, November 2019
  • Panelist, “Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) Advocacy”, The Advocates’ Society, April 2019
  • Speaker, “Priority/Loss Transfer”, January 2019
  • Speaker, “Occupiers’ Liability Under Residential Policies”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, November 2018
  • Speaker, “Catastrophic Impairment Definition and Tests”, November 2018
  • Speaker, “Investigative Tips and Tools on Fraud Claims”, June 2018
  • Speaker, “Investigating Fraud Claims”, June 2018
  • Speaker, “WSIB and the SABS”, May 2018
Professional Memberships
  • A Call to Action Canada-Diversity in the Legal Profession
  • Canadian Defence Lawyers
  • Canadian Association of Special Investigation Units
Bar Admissions & Education
  • Ontario Bar, 2009
  • JD, Queens University, 2008