Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
1999
Number of employees:
7 partners, 4 associates, 41 employees
Phone:
866 685 3311
Email:
info@mollp.com
Website:
mcleishorlando.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/mcleish-orlando-llp
“We take the time to understand each client’s story, not just their case, and tailor our approach accordingly”
DALE ORLANDO,
McLeish Orlando
MCLEISH ORLANDO LLP
Dale Orlando
Principal Partner
Patrick Brown
Principal Partner
Salvatore Shaw
Partner
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Dale Orlando, along with John McLeish, founded McLeish Orlando in 1999. Dale works exclusively in personal injury/wrongful death litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. He is a past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyer''s Association and has been chosen by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
His practice is dedicated exclusively to personal injury and wrongful death cases, acting on behalf of injured people and their family members. He finds that it is the most fulfilling and rewarding type of work that one can do as a lawyer.
Principal Partner
Dale Orlando
Patrick Brown has been practicing law for over 25 years and has dedicated his career to helping those who suffer serious and catastrophic personal injuries as well as families who have lost a loved one due to the fault of another. He has cases throughout Ontario and is a leader in the area of personal injury law. Having practised personal injury in Ontario for over 25 years, his cases have involved children, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, biking/cycling injury, boating, daycare and camp negligence, drowning, road disrepair and motor vehicle collisions.
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Patrick Brown
For the last two decades, Salvatore Shaw has dedicated his practice exclusively to motor vehicle personal injury, product liability and wrongful death cases, acting only on behalf of injured people and their family members. Since 2016, he has been consistently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada publication for personal injury litigation. His practice has focused on motor vehicle, product liability, and wrongful death cases, acting exclusively on behalf of injured people and their family members.
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Salvatore Shaw
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Joseph Cescon
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Joseph Cescon has dedicated his practice exclusively to working or injured clients and their families. He has handled a wide variety of personal injury cases, and has the experience and dedication required to achieve a successful outcome, no matter how complex the case is. A passionate advocate, he strives to assist his clients in their recovery and in the pursuit of their goals. Joseph is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. He has lectured at conferences held by The Law Society of Ontario, The Ontario Bar Association and The Medicolegal Society of Toronto, among others.
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Joseph Cescon
Lindsay Charles
Partner
Lindsay Charles joined McLeish Orlando as a law student, and following her call to the bar, she was hired to the firm as an associate lawyer. Her practice is devoted exclusively to plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death cases, including motor vehicle collisions, occupiers’ liability, product liability, medical negligence, and disability benefit claims.
Lindsay regularly appears at the Superior Court of Justice and the License Appeal Tribunal. She has been co-counsel on a precedent-setting arbitration to restore denied benefits and on a precedent-setting motion to have a fraudulent conveyance action proceed concurrently with a personal injury action.
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Lindsay Charles
McLeish Orlando LLP has established itself as one of Canada’s most respected personal injury law firms through a rare blend of legal excellence, strategic precision, and a client-first philosophy rooted in compassion and integrity. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has focused exclusively on representing individuals and families affected by catastrophic injuries and wrongful death, recognizing that behind every case is a story deserving of time, care, and justice.
Every aspect of McLeish Orlando’s operations reflects this client-centered philosophy. The firm intentionally limits the number of cases it accepts to ensure each client receives dedicated attention, time, and resources. Strategies are tailored to each client’s unique needs, delivering more than legal outcome, helping people rebuild their lives.
“We take the time to understand each client’s story, not just their case, and tailor our approach accordingly,” says principal partner Dale Orlando.
This commitment extends beyond the courtroom. The firm coordinates care with medical specialists, rehabilitation experts, financial planners, and accident benefit consultants, offering comprehensive support throughout recovery. Lawyers meet clients at home, in hospitals, or at the firm’s offices, removing barriers to access. Its contingency fee model – no fees unless successful – reflects McLeish Orlando’s belief in true access to justice.
As principal partner Patrick Brown explains, “At the heart of our work is a genuine desire to help people rebuild their lives. That’s what drives us, and that’s what sets us apart.”
McLeish Orlando focuses exclusively on serious personal injury cases, bringing deep expertise to complex claims. The firm represents victims of motor vehicle accidents involving cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, and commercial vehicles. It has developed a distinguished reputation in catastrophic injury cases, including traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord injuries (SCI), amputations, and severe orthopedic injuries. The firm also represents families in wrongful death claims, ensuring survivors are properly compensated.
Beyond accident litigation, McLeish Orlando has cultivated strong practices in product liability, representing clients injured by unsafe consumer goods, automotive defects, and medical devices. It also pursues claims under Ontario’s Occupiers’ Liability Act and represents victims of medical malpractice, including surgical errors, misdiagnoses, and systemic failures.
“At the heart of our work is a genuine desire to help people rebuild their lives. That’s what drives us, and that’s what sets us apart”
PATRICK BROWN,
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Nick Todorovic
Partner
William Harding
Partner
John McLeish
Founding Partner
Liane Brown
Partner
Nick Todorovic’s unique approach to personal injury law partly comes from completing a PhD in organic chemistry and spending years in a laboratory researching pharmaceutical drug candidates for various cancers and antibiotic resistances. His analytical skills enable him to think outside the box when advocating for victims and maximizing their awards. The discipline he obtained from national-level competitive swimming allows him to achieve awards for victims at a much faster pace. Nick is no stranger to litigating high-profile cases involving boating deaths, municipal liability, ethanol lamp explosions, cycling crashes, and multi-trauma motor vehicle crashes.
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Nick Todorovic
Following the wrongful death of a family member, William Harding chose a career as a personal injury lawyer so that he could represent the interests of others going through similar experiences as his. After receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Guelph, majoring in Criminal Justice and Public Policy, William earned his law degree from Queen’s University. Called to the bar in 2018, William joined McLeish Orlando as an Associate. While studying at Queen’s, he served as a volunteer caseworker at Queen’s Legal Aid, helping members of the local community with their legal problems. For his legal work, he was awarded the McDougal-Watson Memorial Award for “excellence in file management, hard work and commitment to the achievement and development of the goals of Queens Legal Aid”.
Harding’s work with vulnerable members of the community through Legal Aid further supported his interest in personal injury law. He is passionate about helping people when they need it most, such as after suffering an injury or the death of a loved one.
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William Harding
John McLeish’s practice has been dedicated exclusively to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries, as well as representing family members in wrongful death cases. His areas of expertise include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, serious orthopedic injuries, and fatal accidents arising from motor vehicle collisions, drunk driving, the excessive serving of alcohol by bars and restaurants, unsafe roads and highways, pedestrian accidents, cycling accidents, boating accidents, and school negligence cases.
John is the co-author of five published books on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance law, one of which deals exclusively with traumatic brain injuries. He has extensively written on how to properly develop and build a winning case, together with successful settlement techniques, successful mediation techniques, and successful trial techniques.
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John McLeish
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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Liane Brown
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
The firm’s record of results is one of the strongest in Canada. Notable achievements include one of the largest awards of over 18 million to a young lady with a traumatic brain injury. The result-driven firm also has one of the largest biking awards in Ontario, a $12-million settlement for a young car crash victim and a $10-million settlement for a client rendered quadriplegic. Other victories include a $9.8-million award in a motorcycle accident, and numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries for pedestrians, cyclists, and victims of severe brain and orthopedic injuries. These results illustrate the firm’s ability to maximize outcomes through strategic settlements or courtroom advocacy.
Strong internal leadership further drives McLeish Orlando’s excellence. Led by partners Dale Orlando, Patrick Brown, John McLeish, Salvatore Shaw, Joseph Cescon, Lindsay Charles, Nick Todorovic, and William Harding, the firm prioritizes mentorship, training, and best practices to ensure consistent, superior results.
The firm’s reputation is widely recognized by legitimate peer review rankings: McLeish Orlando is ranked among Canadian Lawyer’s Top 10 Personal Injury Boutiques for 2025 and is a Lexpert® Ranked Firm, Most Frequently Recommended. Several of its lawyers are recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and have earned AV Preeminent® Ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. Its partners are Certified Specialists in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario. Brown, Orlando, and McLeish are all past presidents of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
While based in Toronto, McLeish Orlando serves clients across the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Niagara, Southwestern and Central Ontario, Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, and Northern Ontario, and consults nationally on major cases. Regardless of geography, clients experience the firm’s signature combination of compassionate service and meticulous legal strategy.
Beyond the courtroom, McLeish Orlando is committed to broader societal impact. Its partners write articles, teach at legal conferences, mentor future lawyers, and advocate for policy change through professional associations. The firm also supports community safety campaigns, injury prevention initiatives, and rehabilitation programs, reflecting its belief in a justice system that serves individuals and the greater public.
At McLeish Orlando, clients are never just files – they are people whose futures are at stake. Every case is approached with superior legal skills, strategic advocacy, and deep compassion, all in pursuit of helping clients move forward with dignity, security, and hope.
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· 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 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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Liane Brown
Dale Orlando, along with John McLeish, founded McLeish Orlando in 1999. Dale works exclusively in personal injury/wrongful death litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. He is a past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and has been chosen by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
His practice is dedicated exclusively to personal injury and wrongful death cases, acting on behalf of injured people and their family members. He finds that it is the most fulfilling and rewarding type of work that one can do as a lawyer.
Patrick Brown has been practicing law for over 25 years and has dedicated his career to helping those who suffer serious and catastrophic personal injuries as well as families who have lost a loved one due to the fault of another. He has cases throughout Ontario and is a leader in the area of personal injury law. Having practised personal injury in Ontario for over 25 years, his cases have involved children, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, biking/cycling injury, boating, daycare and camp negligence, drowning, road disrepair and motor vehicle collisions.
For the last two decades, Salvatore Shaw has dedicated his practice exclusively to motor vehicle personal injury, product liability and wrongful death cases, acting only on behalf of injured people and their family members. Since 2016, he has been consistently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada publication for personal injury litigation. His practice has focused on motor vehicle, product liability, and wrongful death cases, acting exclusively on behalf of injured people and their family members.
Joseph Cescon has dedicated his practice exclusively to working or injured clients and their families. He has handled a wide variety of personal injury cases, and has the experience and dedication required to achieve a successful outcome, no matter how complex the case is. A passionate advocate, he strives to assist his clients in their recovery and in the pursuit of their goals. Joseph is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. He has lectured at conferences held by The Law Society of Ontario, The Ontario Bar Association and The Medicolegal Society of Toronto, among others.
Lindsay Charles joined McLeish Orlando as a law student, and following her call to the bar, she was hired to the firm as an associate lawyer. Her practice is devoted exclusively to plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death cases, including motor vehicle collisions, occupiers’ liability, product liability, medical negligence, and disability benefit claims.
Lindsay regularly appears at the Superior Court of Justice and the License Appeal Tribunal. She has been co-counsel on a precedent-setting arbitration to restore denied benefits and on a precedent-setting motion to have a fraudulent conveyance action proceed concurrently with a personal injury action.
Nick Todorovic’s unique approach to personal injury law partly comes from completing a PhD in organic chemistry and spending years in a laboratory researching pharmaceutical drug candidates for various cancers and antibiotic resistances. His analytical skills enable him to think outside the box when advocating for victims and maximizing their awards. The discipline he obtained from national-level competitive swimming allows him to achieve awards for victims at a much faster pace. Nick is no stranger to litigating high-profile cases involving boating deaths, municipal liability, ethanol lamp explosions, cycling crashes, and multi-trauma motor vehicle crashes.
Dale Orlando, along with John McLeish, founded McLeish Orlando in 1999. Dale works exclusively in personal injury/wrongful death litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. He is a past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyer[CEROS OBJECT]s Association and has been chosen by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
His practice is dedicated exclusively to personal injury and wrongful death cases, acting on behalf of injured people and their family members. He finds that it is the most fulfilling and rewarding type of work that one can do as a lawyer.
Patrick Brown has been practicing law for over 25 years and has dedicated his career to helping those who suffer serious and catastrophic personal injuries as well as families who have lost a loved one due to the fault of another. He has cases throughout Ontario and is a leader in the area of personal injury law. Having practised personal injury in Ontario for over 25 years, his cases have involved children, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, biking/cycling injury, boating, daycare and camp negligence, drowning, road disrepair and motor vehicle collisions.
For the last two decades, Salvatore Shaw has dedicated his practice exclusively to motor vehicle personal injury, product liability and wrongful death cases, acting only on behalf of injured people and their family members. Since 2016, he has been consistently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada publication for personal injury litigation. His practice has focused on motor vehicle, product liability, and wrongful death cases, acting exclusively on behalf of injured people and their family members.
Joseph Cescon has dedicated his practice exclusively to working or injured clients and their families. He has handled a wide variety of personal injury cases, and has the experience and dedication required to achieve a successful outcome, no matter how complex the case is. A passionate advocate, he strives to assist his clients in their recovery and in the pursuit of their goals. Joseph is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. He has lectured at conferences held by The Law Society of Ontario, The Ontario Bar Association and The Medicolegal Society of Toronto, among others.
Lindsay Charles joined McLeish Orlando as a law student, and following her call to the bar, she was hired to the firm as an associate lawyer. Her practice is devoted exclusively to plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death cases, including motor vehicle collisions, occupiers’ liability, product liability, medical negligence, and disability benefit claims.
Lindsay regularly appears at the Superior Court of Justice and the License Appeal Tribunal. She has been co-counsel on a precedent-setting arbitration to restore denied benefits and on a precedent-setting motion to have a fraudulent conveyance action proceed concurrently with a personal injury action.
Nick Todorovic’s unique approach to personal injury law partly comes from completing a PhD in organic chemistry and spending years in a laboratory researching pharmaceutical drug candidates for various cancers and antibiotic resistances. His analytical skills enable him to think outside the box when advocating for victims and maximizing their awards. The discipline he obtained from national-level competitive swimming allows him to achieve awards for victims at a much faster pace. Nick is no stranger to litigating high-profile cases involving boating deaths, municipal liability, ethanol lamp explosions, cycling crashes, and multi-trauma motor vehicle crashes.