Headquarters:
5777 West St., Halifax, NS B3K 1H9
Year founded:
1994
Number of employees:
115
Phone:
1 888 434 0398
Email:
inquire@macgillivraylaw.com
Website:
macgillivraylaw.com
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/macgillivray-injury-and-insurance-law
“Our practice area serves everyday individuals who have been traumatically injured, and we ensure their stories are told, listened to, and compensated fairly and appropriately”
Richard Bogoroch
Bogoroch & Associates
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Jamie MacGillivray
Founding Partner
Ali Imran Raja
Partner
Nicolle A. Snow
Partner
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Jamie MacGillivray has practiced personal injury and insurance law since 1994, and exclusively since 1999. He is the principal and founder of MacGillivray Law, which is now one of the region’s leading plaintiff personal injury practices and the largest in Atlantic Canada.
MacGillivray has extensive trial experience with 39 entries for decisions in the CanLii case law database. He is Lexpert-ranked for being Repeatedly Recommended, and has been recognized by his peers as a Leading Practitioner in the field of personal injury litigation.
He has an interest in using litigation to help fight industry practices that are environmentally destructive, and to provide a check and balance against the increasing power of multinational corporations and the concentration of wealth and power in an increasingly small number of people. MacGillivray believes that this is what plaintiff personal injury law is really about, and that it can be part of the solution. He has been repeatedly recommended as a leading lawyer by a peer survey conducted by the Canadian Legal Expert Directory since 2011. He lives in Stellarton with his wife and children, and enjoys practicing a healthy lifestyle that includes various forms of exercise in his spare time.
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Ali Imran Raja practiced law for 10 years in Pakistan, where he prosecuted and defended criminal cases, as well as represented clients in constitutional matters. Before being called to the bar in Nova Scotia, he was a research analyst with MacGillivray Law for three years.
Since being called to the bar in Nova Scotia, Raja has represented clients before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Federal Canadian Pension Plan Disability Tribunals. He believes that everybody should have to answer to the law, including the rich and the powerful, and that all people are deserving of equal concern and respect.
He has an affinity for cars and spends much of his spare time watching Formula 1 racing. He also enjoys listening to music and engaging in geopolitical issues, especially those focused on the disparity between regions.
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Ali Imran Raja
Nicolle A. Snow was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2002 and practices exclusively in the area of personal injury and insurance-related claims. She has many years of experience and has represented clients before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
She enjoys a work-life balance that includes time with family and friends, as well as time to read, meditate, and practice yoga. She can often be found trail walking with her furry friend, Lucy.
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Janus Siebrits
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Janus Siebrits has been exclusively engaged in personal injury and insurance litigation with a focus on long-term disability claims and motor vehicle accident litigation. He has appeared regularly before the Federal Canada Pension Plan Disability Tribunals, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
Siebrits believes that the profit motive of insurance companies all too often comes in conflict with the everyday insured person on the street who is simply trying to get what they had been promised: “Insurance companies are businesses. They don’t make money by paying out money to their insureds. They will often look for any reason to refuse or delay a payout.”
Unfortunately, the only realistic recourse that these everyday insured persons have is to seek the help of a firm like MacGillivray Law to obtain what they are entitled to – nothing more, nothing less. When he’s not fighting for his clients, Siebrits can be found spending time with his family.
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M. Steve Rastin
Senior Counsel
Steve Rastin is a senior counsel who represents seriously injured and wronged people with a focus on motor vehicle litigation, disability law, medical negligence and birth trauma cases, and class action/mass tort proceedings. He has close to 30 years of experience and has argued cases for clients in the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
In 2021, he joined Gluckstein Lawyers to lead the Rastin Gluckstein offices in central Ontario and to assist with complex litigation, serious medical negligence, and class action/mass tort litigation. Rastin also acts as trial counsel for Gluckstein in cases across Ontario. He has acted as lead counsel in hundreds of serious injury cases and has obtained multimillion-dollar recoveries.
Rastin is dedicated to helping injured victims recover after suffering an injury and is an advocate for his clients, and takes the time to listen to their concerns.
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M. Steve Rastin
Since founding its first office in 1994, MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law has grown to become the largest injury and disability law firm in Atlantic Canada, with offices in Halifax, New Glasgow, Moncton, and St. John’s.
The firm helps people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, who have been injured in an accident or had their disability benefits denied or terminated.
The MacGillivray team focuses on continually improving client service, striving to provide clients with the best outcome as quickly and efficiently as possible. MacGillivray’s lawyers focus on fighting delay in the legal process using the firm’s unique processes, strategies, and software, which have been developed through decades of successful representation.
Like clients who come from many different backgrounds and life experiences, MacGillivray is composed of a diverse and compassionate team of lawyers and support staff, totaling over 100 employees who offer legal services in 10 languages.
Clients who are battling for their rights against an insurance giant will benefit from the entire firm’s knowledge, experience, and resources. With MacGillivray on their side, they don’t fight the battle alone.
“Our extensive experience in the field allows us to provide these services with skill and ability, no matter how complex the medical, legal, and insurance issues are”
Richard Bogoroch
Bogoroch & Associates
David Lackman
Senior Counsel
Jonathan Burton
Senior Associate
Erin Ellis
Senior Associate
Liane Brown
Partner
David Lackman graduated with honours from Montreal’s McGill University in 1978. Thereafter, he 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 state’s courts. He was admitted by the Law Society of Ontario as a barrister, solicitor and notary public in 1985.
Lackman’s litigation practice now extends over 35 years, encompassing serious and complex personal injury and disability claims, and wrongful death claims. He has achieved outstanding results against some of the country’s largest corporations, including railway operators.
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David Lackman
Jonathan Burton is a senior associate at Gluckstein Lawyers, a prominent personal injury law firm based in Toronto. With over 18 years of experience, he has established himself as a knowledgeable, compassionate, and dedicated personal injury lawyer.
Burton joined the firm in 2005 and has since been instrumental in providing expert legal representation to clients seeking justice for their injuries. His broad expertise and commitment to his clients make him an invaluable member of the Gluckstein Lawyers team.
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Jonathan Burton
Erin Ellis has over a decade of experience and a proven track record of success advocating for survivors of both recent and historical sexual and physical abuse. She represents plaintiffs from across Canada, demanding acknowledgment and compensation for the harms perpetrated or facilitated by individuals and institutions, including abuse by teachers, coaches, relatives, foster parents, doctors, and clergy.
Ellis has a deep understanding of civil abuse litigation. Her extensive experience allows her to work effectively with her clients to determine the best approach for each individual case. She is passionate about representing survivors and uses compassion, dedication, and strong advocacy skills to assist her clients.
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Erin Ellis
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Liane Brown
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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One of its crucial strategies has been consistently driving the litigation process promptly and efficiently. In doing so, clients have come to expect a clear pathway to successfully resolving their cases, substantially reducing the strains and stresses of litigation.
“Our extensive experience in the field allows us to provide these services with skill and ability, no matter how complex the medical, legal, and insurance issues are,” notes Bogoroch.
From celebrating special occasions, hosting guest speakers, conducting town halls, and mentoring young lawyers and co-op students, its culture exemplifies an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
Superior client service has propelled the firm’s growth and recognition within the legal community and with the public. Client testimonials attest powerfully to the mutual respect and trust the firm has built and aims to build with each new client.
Client empowerment is paramount at the firm, along with distinguishing factors such as trial experience, knowledge of the law, and compassion. The firm’s longstanding reputation as trial lawyers is matched only by its commitment to fostering a trusted lawyer-client relationship based on respect, open communication, and understanding.
“Our onboarding process provides constant and continued communication with our clients, ensuring that they are involved and informed throughout the litigation process,” Bogoroch adds. “It is a core principle that clients are entitled to straightforward, direct, effective, and practical legal advice.”
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“We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”
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Through its unwavering focus on employee engagement, Accolade strives to create a welcoming and diverse environment where talent is excited to come to work every day.
· serious injury claims
· medical malpractice claims
· long-term disability denials
· slip-and-fall accidents
· Day-to-day Shout-outs – to award outstanding work, employees can exchange earned points for gift vouchers of up to $150
· Quarterly Stars Award – employees demonstrating core values have the chance to win $500
· Annual Hero’s Celebration – manager-nominated and peer-voted awards where outstanding employees earn a $5,000 bonus
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab
Ben Irantalab
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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