Headquarters:
595 Bay Street, Suite 301, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C2
Year founded:
1962
Number of employees:
60
Phone:
416 408 4252
Email:
info@gluckstein.com
Website:
gluckstein.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/gluckstein-personal-injury-lawyers
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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GLUCKSTEIN LAWYERS
Charles E Gluckstein
Managing Partner and Lawyer
Bernard L Gluckstein
Founding Partner
Richard C Halpern
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Leadership
Charles Gluckstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury claims from personal injury, including birth trauma, medical negligence, motor vehicle claims, and occupier liability issues. Charles is the owner and managing partner of Gluckstein Lawyers and has guided the firm to become the leader in personal injury law in Canada. His peers have endorsed him as a leading personal injury lawyer in the Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert directories. He has been successful at trial in both jury and judge alone cases. In 2001, he was recognized as a Specialist in
Civil Litigation.
Managing Partner and Lawyer
Charles E Gluckstein
Bernard Gluckstein founded Gluckstein Lawyers in 1962. He has 60 years of experience in personal injury litigation and is a lifetime member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Currently, Bernard is involved in the most serious cases and takes an advisory position on many others. He provides insight, helping to ensure that each client receives maximum compensation and a settlement that serves their needs. Bernard has been a staunch advocate for the rights of the injured. He is renowned for his philanthropy, as shown by his executive and financial support to many non-profit organizations across Ontario.
Founding Partner
Bernard L Gluckstein
Richard Halpern is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, focusing on infants injured at or around birth. He tackles some of Canada’s most complex and challenging medical malpractice cases and has a detailed understanding of highly technical medical issues, particularly birth injury cases. Richard is a founding member of the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, a national group of birth injury lawyers dedicated to best practices in acting on behalf of injured children. In 2015, Richard received the Award for Distinguished Service to the legal profession, conferred by his peers at the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Richard C Halpern
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GLUCKSTEIN LAWYERS
Steve Rastin
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Bernard L Gluckstein
Founding Partner
Charles E Gluckstein
Managing Partner and Lawyer
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Headquarters:
595 Bay Street, Suite 301, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C2
Year founded:
1962
Number of employees:
60
Phone:
416 408 4252
Email:
info@gluckstein.com
Website:
gluckstein.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/gluckstein-personal-
injury-lawyers
Charles Gluckstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury claims from personal injury, including birth trauma, medical negligence, motor vehicle claims, and occupier liability issues. Charles is the owner and managing partner of Gluckstein Lawyers and has guided the firm to become the leader in personal injury law in Canada. His peers have endorsed him as a leading personal injury lawyer in the Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert directories. He has been successful at trial in both jury and judge alone cases. In 2001, he was recognized as a Specialist in
Civil Litigation.
Managing Partner and Lawyer
Charles E Gluckstein
Bernard Gluckstein founded Gluckstein Lawyers in 1962. He has 60 years of experience in personal injury litigation and is a lifetime member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Currently, Bernard is involved in the most serious cases and takes an advisory position on many others. He provides insight, helping to ensure that each client receives maximum compensation and a settlement that serves their needs. Bernard has been a staunch advocate for the rights of the injured. He is renowned for his philanthropy, as shown by his executive and financial support to many non-profit organizations across Ontario.
Founding Partner
Bernard L Gluckstein
Steve Rastin is senior counsel who represents seriously injured and wronged people focusing on motor vehicle litigation, disability law, medical negligence and birth trauma cases, and class action/mass tort proceedings. Steve 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. Steve is an award-winning lawyer recognized by his peers in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and is listed in Canada’s Best Lawyers. He regularly chairs and speaks at legal education conferences for the Ontario Lawyers Association and the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Steve Rastin
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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GLUCKSTEIN LAWYERS
Simona Jellinek
Counsel
Bernard L Gluckstein
Founding Partner
Charles E Gluckstein
Managing Partner and Lawyer
Leadership
Headquarters:
595 Bay Street, Suite 301, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C2
Year founded:
1962
Number of employees:
60
Phone:
416 408 4252
Email:
info@gluckstein.com
Website:
gluckstein.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/
gluckstein-personal-injury-lawyers
SPECIAL REPORT
Home
Bio
Charles Gluckstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury claims from personal injury, including birth trauma, medical negligence, motor vehicle claims, and occupier liability issues. Charles is the owner and managing partner of Gluckstein Lawyers and has guided the firm to become the leader in personal injury law in Canada. His peers have endorsed him as a leading personal injury lawyer in the Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert directories. He has been successful at trial in both jury and judge alone cases. In 2001, he was recognized as a Specialist in Civil Litigation.
Managing Partner and Lawyer
Charles E Gluckstein
Bernard Gluckstein founded Gluckstein Lawyers in 1962. He has 60 years of experience in personal injury litigation and is a lifetime member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Currently, Bernard is involved in the most serious cases and takes an advisory position on many others. He provides insight, helping to ensure that each client receives maximum compensation and a settlement that serves their needs. Bernard has been a staunch advocate for the rights of the injured. He is renowned for his philanthropy, as shown by his executive and financial support to many non-profit organizations across Ontario.
Founding Partner
Bernard L Gluckstein
Steve Rastin is senior counsel who represents seriously injured and wronged people focusing on motor vehicle litigation, disability law, medical negligence and birth trauma cases, and class action/mass tort proceedings. Steve 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. Steve is an award-winning lawyer recognized by his peers in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and is listed in Canada’s Best Lawyers. He regularly chairs and speaks at legal education conferences for the Ontario Lawyers Association and the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Steve Rastin
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Steve Rastin
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Steve Rastin is senior counsel who represents seriously injured and wronged people focusing on motor vehicle litigation, disability law, medical negligence and birth trauma cases, and class action/mass tort proceedings. Steve 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. Steve is an award-winning lawyer recognized by his peers in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and is listed in Canada’s Best Lawyers. He regularly chairs and speaks at legal education conferences for the Ontario Lawyers Association and the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Steve Rastin
Richard C Halpern
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Richard Halpern is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, focusing on infants injured at or around birth. He tackles some of Canada’s most complex and challenging medical malpractice cases and has a detailed understanding of highly technical medical issues, particularly birth injury cases. Richard is a founding member of the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, a national group of birth injury lawyers dedicated to best practices in acting on behalf of injured children. In 2015, Richard received the Award for Distinguished Service to the legal profession, conferred by his peers at the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Richard C Halpern
Richard C Halpern
Senior Counsel and
Lawyer
Richard Halpern is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, focusing on infants injured at or around birth. He tackles some of Canada’s most complex and challenging medical malpractice cases and has a detailed understanding of highly technical medical issues, particularly birth injury cases. Richard is a founding member of the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, a national group of birth injury lawyers dedicated to best practices in acting on behalf of injured children. In 2015, Richard received the Award for Distinguished Service to the legal profession, conferred by his peers at the Ontario Bar Association.
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Richard C Halpern
Simona Jellinek
Counsel
Simona Jellinek was called to the Bar in 1996. With over 25 years of experience representing survivors of sexual abuse, she is one of Canada’s most skilled lawyers in complex sexual abuse and assault litigation. Her expertise in the area enables her to provide effective legal advice with knowledge and compassion. Simona has been instrumental in changing important legislation pieces, including removing the limitation period in sexual abuse cases.
Her peers have recognized her expertise in the area and is listed in Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Simona received the Distinguished
Service Award from Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and a Zenith Lexpert award.
Counsel
Simona Jellinek
Simona Jellinek
Counsel
Simona Jellinek was called to the Bar in 1996. With over 25 years of experience representing survivors of sexual abuse, she is one of Canada’s most skilled lawyers in complex sexual abuse and assault litigation. Her expertise in the area enables her to provide effective legal advice with knowledge and compassion. Simona has been instrumental in changing important legislation pieces, including removing the limitation period in sexual abuse cases.
Her peers have recognized her expertise in the area and is listed in Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Simona received the Distinguished Service Award from Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and a Zenith
Lexpert award.
Counsel
Simona Jellinek
Steve Rastin
Senior Counsel and Lawyer
Simona Jellinek was called to the Bar in 1996. With over 25 years of experience representing survivors of sexual abuse, she is one of Canada’s most skilled lawyers in complex sexual abuse and assault litigation. Her expertise in the area enables her to provide effective legal advice with knowledge and compassion. Simona has been instrumental in changing important legislation pieces, including removing the limitation period in sexual abuse cases.
Her peers have recognized her expertise in the area and is listed in Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Simona received the Distinguished Service Award from Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and a Zenith Lexpert award.
Counsel
Simona Jellinek
Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers is an award-winning and recognized industry-leading personal injury law firm. The firm provides legal counsel and full-circle client care to people who have suffered catastrophic injuries, from motor vehicle accidents to medical malpractice to birth injuries. Full-circle care is more than a promise. It is at the heart of what the Gluckstein team does as fearless advocates. Offering accident victims full-circle care means being there to provide support at every stage of their recovery, both during and after their case resolves.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Erin Ellis
Associate Lawyer
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Erin Ellis is a civil litigator whose knowledge and experience with sexual abuse cases are matched only by her exceptional client service. Erin has over a decade of experience and a proven track record of success advocating for both recent and historical sexual and physical abuse survivors. 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. Erin is passionate about representing survivors and uses compassion, dedication, and strong advocacy skills to assist
her clients.
Associate Lawyer
Erin Ellis
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Erin Ellis
Associate Lawyer
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Erin Ellis is a civil litigator whose knowledge and experience with sexual abuse cases are matched only by her exceptional client service. Erin has over a decade of experience and a proven track record of success advocating for both recent and historical sexual and physical abuse survivors. 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. Erin is passionate about representing survivors and uses compassion, dedication, and strong advocacy skills to assist her clients.
Associate Lawyer
Erin Ellis
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Erin Ellis
Associate Lawyer
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health,
Safety and Environment
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Erin Ellis is a civil litigator whose knowledge and experience with sexual abuse cases are matched only by her exceptional client service. Erin has over a decade of experience and a proven track record of success advocating for both recent and historical sexual and physical abuse survivors. 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. Erin is passionate about representing survivors and uses compassion, dedication, and strong advocacy skills to assist her clients.
Associate Lawyer
Erin Ellis
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
With over 60 years of experience helping people who have been seriously injured, Gluckstein Lawyers has the expertise to handle complex and challenging insurance claims. The team consists of knowledgeable and compassionate people who are responsive to clients’ ongoing needs and have a solid track record of results. Gluckstein Lawyers has embraced innovative strategies and technology to modernize its practice. Achieving better communication through its client portal allows the firm to efficiently facilitate the progression of files and obtain the best outcomes and resolutions possible. As a growing firm with partners across Ontario, the personal injury lawyers are based in Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara, Barrie, Orillia and Collingwood.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant some dramatic changes to how law is practiced, including at leading personal injury law firm Bogoroch & Associates LLP. But while the mechanisms of the law practice may differ from before the pandemic hit two years ago, what hasn’t changed is the firm’s determination to fight for its clients.
“We were already in good shape before the pandemic in dealing with the adaptations that were needed as a result of COVID,” says founder Richard Bogoroch, pointing to the firm’s long-term use of technology to create a safe, secure, and paperless office. In fact, it was the court system in general that was dragged out of the technological dark ages, and the firm was able to meet the new demands of a virtual court system from the start.
As well, both lawyers and staff at Bogoroch & Associates have been able to adapt to a hybrid work model with a significant work-from-home component, a system the firm doesn’t see changing back to a more traditional format anytime soon.
Says partner Heidi Brown: “With having to pivot to a more hybrid model, we have come to learn that people can work from home and be productive.” She also notes the use of virtual technology for everything from meetings and mediations to pre-trials and trials.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant some dramatic changes to how law is practiced, including at leading personal injury law firm Bogoroch & Associates LLP. But while the mechanisms of the law practice may differ from before the pandemic hit two years ago, what hasn’t changed is the firm’s determination to fight for its clients.
“We were already in good shape before the pandemic in dealing with the adaptations that were needed as a result of COVID,” says founder Richard Bogoroch, pointing to the firm’s long-term use of technology to create a safe, secure, and paperless office. In fact, it was the court system in general that was dragged out of the technological dark ages, and the firm was able to meet the new demands of a virtual court system from
the start.
As well, both lawyers and staff at Bogoroch & Associates have been able to adapt to a hybrid work model with a significant work-from-home component, a system the firm doesn’t see changing back to a more traditional format anytime soon.
Says partner Heidi Brown: “With having to pivot to a more hybrid model, we have come to learn that people can work from home and be productive.” She also notes the use of virtual technology for everything from meetings and mediations to pre-trials
and trials.