Headquarters:

Toronto, ON

Year founded:

1999

Number of employees:

Phone:

866 685 3311

Email:

info@mollp.com

Website:

mcleishorlando.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/mcleish-orlando-llp

“Being recognized as one of the top personal injury boutiques is a testament to our team’s commitment to excellence, but what truly sets us apart is our unique approach that blends legal expertise with deeply personalized care”

Dale Orlando, MCLEISH ORLANDO

MCLEISH ORLANDO LLP

Dale Orlando

Principal Partner

Patrick Brown

Principal Partner

Salvatore Shaw

Partner

Leadership

Dale Orlando, along with John McLeish, founded McLeish Orlando in 1999. He works exclusively in the area of 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. Orlando’s 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 practiced personal injury in Ontario for over two decades, 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.

Principal Partner

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, Shaw 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.

Partner

Salvatore Shaw

Joseph Cescon

Partner

Joseph Cescon has dedicated his practice exclusively to working for 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. A passionate advocate, He strives to assist his clients in their recovery and in the pursuit of their goals. Cescon 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.

Partner

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 benefits claims. Charles 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.

Partner

Lindsay Charles

For more than two decades, McLeish Orlando LLP has taken on fewer cases than most — and delivered more because of it. Based in Toronto, the firm focuses exclusively on personal injury law, representing individuals and families across Ontario in complex and catastrophic injury claims. That selective approach has earned recognition as one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top Personal Injury Boutiques 2026, and shaped a reputation built on the kind of focus that catastrophic injury claims demand. McLeish Orlando combines legal strategy with close attention to the client experience, supported by long-standing relationships with healthcare and rehabilitation professionals. Those connections form part of a broader structure that integrates legal strategy with recovery planning across each file, ensuring that both immediate and longer-term needs are addressed. The firm’s work includes motor vehicle accidents, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other catastrophic injury cases requiring long-term care and rehabilitation support. The firm is led by partners Dale Orlando, Patrick Brown, Salvatore Shaw, Joseph Cescon, Lindsay Charles, Nick Todorovic, and William Harding. Their leadership has established expectations around legal performance and professional conduct, supported by mentorship and a collaborative environment that reinforces consistency across the team. That structure promotes shared responsibility for outcomes while maintaining individual accountability across files.

“Compassion is evident in how we listen, advocate, and guide our clients through the legal process. Our approach combines technical legal proficiency with genuine care, making it clear that we are invested in the whole person, not just the case”

Patrick Brown, MCLEISH ORLANDO

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 Todorovic obtained from national-level competitive swimming allows him to achieve awards for victims at a much faster pace. He is no stranger to litigating high-profile cases involving boating deaths, municipal liability, ethanol lamp explosions, cycling crashes, and multi-trauma motor vehicle crashes.

Partner

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, he earned his law degree from Queen’s University. Called to the bar in 2018, Harding 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 Queen’s 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.

Partner  

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.

Founding Partner

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.

Partner

Liane Brown

That same rigour carries through to how files are managed. Cases are approached with a focus on detail, coordination, and forward planning, supported by systems that track progress and maintain accuracy across each stage. The firm has invested in advanced case management technology to support complex personal injury litigation, enabling real-time tracking, coordinated care planning, and improved communication across legal and rehabilitation teams.

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Client relationships are central to that work. The firm places emphasis on communication, responsiveness, and continuity from intake through resolution, with a structure designed to ensure clients remain informed and supported throughout the process. That includes maintaining regular contact, explaining each stage of litigation, and providing access to professionals who can support recovery beyond the legal claim. “We don’t just see cases; we see people,” Orlando says. Much of the firm’s work comes from referrals by former clients, lawyers, and healthcare professionals, reflecting its reputation within Ontario’s personal injury and rehabilitation community. That referral flow reflects a practice built on consistency in both outcomes and client experience, reinforced by ongoing community involvement and engagement with peer and referral communities. McLeish Orlando contributes to the development of personal injury law through published work, speaking engagements, and continuing legal education. It also maintains partnerships with rehabilitation centres and supports injury prevention initiatives, reflecting a broader commitment to both the profession and the communities it serves. Two decades of selective practice have produced something difficult to manufacture. A Toronto personal injury law firm known as much for how it treats people as for the results it achieves. That reputation continues to define how McLeish Orlando approaches every file.

· 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

Ben Irantalab

Partner

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.

Partner

Ben Irantalab