Headquarters:
390 Bay Street, Suite 3100, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 1W2
Year founded:
1935
Number of employees:
100+
Phone:
416 868 3100
Email:
info@thomsonrogers.com
Website:
thomsonrogers.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/thomson-rogers
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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THOMSON ROGERS
Stephen J D’Agostino
Managing Partner
Jeff Wilker
Partner, Municipal and Planning
George Karahotzitis
Partner, Family Law
Leadership
Stephen D’Agostino became managing partner of Thomson Rogers in January 2019. His practice centres on municipal, planning, and expropriation law. He regularly appears before municipal councils, tribunals, and Courts on behalf of municipalities, public agencies and institutions, land developers and ratepayers’ associations. His portfolio includes a wide range of matters including Federal and Provincial environmental assessments, approvals related to landfills, telecommunication structures, Municipal and wide-area fiber optic and wireless networks, permissions for electric generating facilities, real estate development, compensation for land expropriations, conflict of interest, and related litigation.
In addition to his legal training, Stephen acted as an assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1978–80 and as consultant to Premier David R Peterson.
Managing Partner
Stephen J D’Agostino
Jeff Wilker focuses his practice on land use law and routinely develops novel approaches to resolve complex legal problems. The provision of top-shelf legal guidance to his clients is a hallmark of his practice. Jeff acts on cutting-edge matters and prides himself on his ability to “think outside of the box”. Jeff’s practice involves all aspects of municipal and planning law, including land use litigation, expropriation, environmental and constitutional matters. He appears before Municipal Councils, at provincial tribunals such as the Ontario Land Tribunal, and in the Courts, on behalf of municipalities, public agencies, corporations and private individuals. He is the Town/Township solicitor for a number of municipalities.
Partner, Municipal and Planning
Jeff Wilker
George Karahotzitis is a partner with Thomson Rogers and his practice is devoted to litigation with an emphasis on matrimonial litigation and matters involving commercial disputes. He has coauthored a number of articles for use in continuing legal education seminars. He is also a regular contributor speaker at continuing legal education seminars, having spoken at seminars conducted by the Law Society of Ontario, the National Judicial Institute, Osgoode Professional Development and the Advocates’ Society. George is the co-chair of the “Complex Issues” series of conferences held by Osgoode Professional Development related to complex issues in family law. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of
Family Lawyers.
Partner, Family Law
George Karahotzitis
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“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
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“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
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THOMSON ROGERS
L Craig Brown
Partner, Personal Injury
Jeff Wilker
Partner, Municipal
and Planning
Stephen J D’Agostino
Managing Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
390 Bay Street, Suite 3100, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 1W2
Year founded:
1935
Number of employees:
100+
Phone:
416 868 3100
Email:
info@thomsonrogers.com
Website:
thomsonrogers.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/thomson-rogers
Stephen D’Agostino became managing partner of Thomson Rogers in January 2019. His practice centres on municipal, planning, and expropriation law. He regularly appears before municipal councils, tribunals, and Courts on behalf of municipalities, public agencies and institutions, land developers and ratepayers’ associations. His portfolio includes a wide range of matters including Federal and Provincial environmental assessments, approvals related to landfills, telecommunication structures, Municipal and wide-area fiber optic and wireless networks, permissions for electric generating facilities, real estate development, compensation for land expropriations, conflict of interest, and related litigation.
In addition to his legal training, Stephen acted as an assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1978–80 and as consultant to Premier David R Peterson.
Managing Partner
Stephen J D’Agostino
Jeff Wilker focuses his practice on land use law and routinely develops novel approaches to resolve complex legal problems. The provision of top-shelf legal guidance to his clients is a hallmark of his practice. Jeff acts on cutting-edge matters and prides himself on his ability to “think outside of the box”. Jeff’s practice involves all aspects of municipal and planning law, including land use litigation, expropriation, environmental and constitutional matters. He appears before Municipal Councils, at provincial tribunals such as the Ontario Land Tribunal, and in the Courts, on behalf of municipalities, public agencies, corporations and private individuals. He is the Town/Township solicitor for a number of municipalities.
Partner, Municipal and Planning
Jeff Wilker
Craig Brown is an experienced trial lawyer who attributes his success to strategic planning and careful risk management of his clients’ cases. Craig’s practice philosophy is to ensure that his clients have all the information they need to make informed decisions. He has helped hundreds of clients achieve fair compensation for brain, spinal cord and other serious injuries. He is often asked to act as counsel to law firms wishing to use his trial experience to assist their clients in achieving fair compensation. Craig is the author of many articles on legal topics and frequently lectures to his peers in the legal profession.
Partner, Personal Injury
L Craig Brown
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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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THOMSON ROGERS
Leonard H Kunka
Partner, Personal Injury
Jeff Wilker
Partner, Municipal
and Planning
Stephen J D’Agostino
Managing Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
390 Bay Street, Suite 3100, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 1W2
Year founded:
1935
Number of employees:
100+
Phone:
416 868 3100
Email:
info@thomsonrogers.com
Website:
thomsonrogers.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/thomson-rogers
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Home
Bio
Stephen D’Agostino became managing partner of Thomson Rogers in January 2019. His practice centres on municipal, planning, and expropriation law. He regularly appears before municipal councils, tribunals, and Courts on behalf of municipalities, public agencies and institutions, land developers and ratepayers’ associations. His portfolio includes a wide range of matters including Federal and Provincial environmental assessments, approvals related to landfills, telecommunication structures, Municipal and wide-area fiber optic and wireless networks, permissions for electric generating facilities, real estate development, compensation for land expropriations, conflict of interest, and related litigation.
In addition to his legal training, Stephen acted as an assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1978–80 and as consultant to Premier David R Peterson.
Managing Partner
Stephen J D’Agostino
Jeff Wilker focuses his practice on land use law and routinely develops novel approaches to resolve complex legal problems. The provision of top-shelf legal guidance to his clients is a hallmark of his practice. Jeff acts on cutting-edge matters and prides himself on his ability to “think outside of the box”. Jeff’s practice involves all aspects of municipal and planning law, including land use litigation, expropriation, environmental and constitutional matters. He appears before Municipal Councils, at provincial tribunals such as the Ontario Land Tribunal, and in the Courts, on behalf of municipalities, public agencies, corporations and private individuals. He is the Town/Township solicitor for a number of municipalities.
Partner, Municipal and Planning
Jeff Wilker
Craig Brown is an experienced trial lawyer who attributes his success to strategic planning and careful risk management of his clients’ cases. Craig’s practice philosophy is to ensure that his clients have all the information they need to make informed decisions. He has helped hundreds of clients achieve fair compensation for brain, spinal cord and other serious injuries. He is often asked to act as counsel to law firms wishing to use his trial experience to assist their clients in achieving fair compensation. Craig is the author of many articles on legal topics and frequently lectures to his peers in the
legal profession.
Partner, Personal Injury
L Craig Brown
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.
L Craig Brown
Partner, Personal Injury
Craig Brown is an experienced trial lawyer who attributes his success to strategic planning and careful risk management of his clients’ cases. Craig’s practice philosophy is to ensure that his clients have all the information they need to make informed decisions. He has helped hundreds of clients achieve fair compensation for brain, spinal cord and other serious injuries. He is often asked to act as counsel to law firms wishing to use his trial experience to assist their clients in achieving fair compensation. Craig is the author of many articles on legal topics and frequently lectures to his peers in the legal profession.
Partner, Personal Injury
L Craig Brown
George Karahotzitis
Partner, Family Law
George Karahotzitis is a partner with Thomson Rogers and his practice is devoted to litigation with an emphasis on matrimonial litigation and matters involving commercial disputes. He has coauthored a number of articles for use in continuing legal education seminars. He is also a regular contributor speaker at continuing legal education seminars, having spoken at seminars conducted by the Law Society of Ontario, the National Judicial Institute, Osgoode Professional Development and the Advocates’ Society. George is the co-chair of the “Complex Issues” series of conferences held by Osgoode Professional Development related to complex issues in family law. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Partner, Family Law
George Karahotzitis
George Karahotzitis
Partner, Family Law
George Karahotzitis is a partner with Thomson Rogers and his practice is devoted to litigation with an emphasis on matrimonial litigation and matters involving commercial disputes. He has coauthored a number of articles for use in continuing legal education seminars. He is also a regular contributor speaker at continuing legal education seminars, having spoken at seminars conducted by the Law Society of Ontario, the National Judicial Institute, Osgoode Professional Development and the Advocates’ Society. George is the co-chair of the “Complex Issues” series of conferences held by Osgoode Professional Development related to complex issues in family law. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Partner, Family Law
George Karahotzitis
Leonard H Kunka
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard Kunka has been a partner at Thomson Rogers since 1989. Leonard’s litigation practice is dedicated to helping victims and families who are coping with the effects of a serious injury. He has extensive trial experience, successfully representing seriously injured individuals and their families in all types of injury cases. His litigation department includes an experienced and caring group of law clerks and legal assistants who work with him as a team to achieve the best possible results for his clients.
Leonard’s father suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury many years ago. Living with a family member who was recovering from a traumatic brain injury has given him a unique understanding of the challenges faced by an individual with a head injury. This experience has also created in him compassion and empathy for injured persons and their families.
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard H Kunka
Leonard H Kunka
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard Kunka has been a partner at Thomson Rogers since 1989. Leonard’s litigation practice is dedicated to helping victims and families who are coping with the effects of a serious injury. He has extensive trial experience, successfully representing seriously injured individuals and their families in all types of injury cases. His litigation department includes an experienced and caring group of law clerks and legal assistants who work with him as a team to achieve the best possible results for his clients.
Leonard’s father suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury many years ago. Living with a family member who was recovering from a traumatic brain injury has given him a unique understanding of the challenges faced by an individual with a head injury. This experience has also created in him compassion and empathy for injured persons and their families.
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard H Kunka
L Craig Brown
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard Kunka has been a partner at Thomson Rogers since 1989. Leonard’s litigation practice is dedicated to helping victims and families who are coping with the effects of a serious injury. He has extensive trial experience, successfully representing seriously injured individuals and their families in all types of injury cases. His litigation department includes an experienced and caring group of law clerks and legal assistants who work with him as a team to achieve the best possible results for his clients.
Leonard’s father suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury many years ago. Living with a family member who was recovering from a traumatic brain injury has given him a unique understanding of the challenges faced by an individual with a head injury. This experience has also created in him compassion and empathy for injured persons and their families.
Partner, Personal Injury
Leonard H Kunka
Thomson Rogers is one of the largest civil litigation firms in Toronto. Since 1935, the firm has evolved into one of the largest personal injury law firms in Ontario and has been recognized and awarded as a leading law firm by numerous publications. Thomson Rogers’ personal injury, family law, class action, and land use litigation teams are regularly sought out for their experience and advocacy skills. Their lawyers represent clients before the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada and, often, before administrative boards and tribunals across
the province.
“With over 85 years of helping plaintiffs, our teams of litigators have one simple goal: to secure the best result for our clients. We are keenly aware that our people – lawyers, clerks, assistants alike – are our most important asset. Our people are passionate, strategic, and focused on our client needs today and what they will need in the future,” says managing partner Stephen D’Agostino.
The personal injury lawyers at Thomson Rogers navigate complex issues that often require prompt action due to strict time limits. They have a reputation for taking on the most complex and challenging personal injury cases and delivering results.
“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
David F MacDonald
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Partner, Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
Personal Injury
David MacDonald is a senior partner at Thomson Rogers. He takes pride in working with his clients and engaging excellent rehabilitation professionals, devoting his full efforts to help his clients recover, work towards restoring meaningful and productive lives, and receive maximum compensation for their losses. David MacDonald is a trial lawyer who conducted Toronto’s first personal injury paperless iPad trial. He has been going to trial and settling catastrophic plaintiff personal injury cases and helping car, pedestrian, ATV, motorcycle and boating accident victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries for more than 25 years.
David has led as a board member of Peel Halton, Toronto and Hamilton Brain Injury Associations. In 2003, the Ontario government selected him from among all personal injury lawyers in the province and appointed him to the Superintendent’s Executive Committee to implement Ontario’s Auto Reforms. David publishes and lectures to lawyers, adjusters and health care professionals on catastrophic injury determination across the province.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
David F MacDonald
Sloan Mandel is a senior partner at the law firm Thomson Rogers. His practice focuses exclusively on personal injury and medical malpractice litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. Sloan has been published extensively in both medical and legal texts and journals. He is a past member of the Ontario Bar Association Health Law Executive and regularly lectures doctors, lawyers, and health care professionals at a variety of educational seminars. Sloan has a wealth of court and litigation experience, achieving some of Ontario’s largest personal injury and medical malpractice settlements and judgements.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Michael Bennett was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2000. Since that time, he has worked exclusively in the field of personal injury law. In his first two years of practice, Michael represented several insurance companies and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Michael has now restricted his practice to the representation of injured persons and their families. Michael has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Licencing Appeals Tribunal and other regulatory bodies on subjects concerning insurance coverage, benefit entitlements, the rights and responsibilities of insurers, and catastrophic impairment issues.
Michael is willing to go the extra mile to see clients receive the treatment they require and deserve with a special interest in complicated orthopaedic injuries, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. He has worked at Thomson Rogers since 2002 and has been a partner since 2008.
Partner, Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Darcy Merkur is a partner at Thomson Rogers. As a trauma lawyer and a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, Darcy handles a multitude of complex, serious personal injury cases on behalf of accident victims and their families. He has been successful in this field and has built a reputation as an innovator, having designed a revolutionary computer program called “The Ontario Personal Injury Damages Calculator,” which is used in quantifying personal injury claims. Darcy is proud to hold numerous prestigious credentials and is the only lawyer in Canada Certified as a Brain Injury Specialist by the Brain Injury Association of America.
Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
David F MacDonald
Senior Partner,
Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Partner,
Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
David MacDonald is a senior partner at Thomson Rogers. He takes pride in working with his clients and engaging excellent rehabilitation professionals, devoting his full efforts to help his clients recover, work towards restoring meaningful and productive lives, and receive maximum compensation for their losses. David MacDonald is a trial lawyer who conducted Toronto’s first personal injury paperless iPad trial. He has been going to trial and settling catastrophic plaintiff personal injury cases and helping car, pedestrian, ATV, motorcycle and boating accident victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries for more than 25 years.
David has led as a board member of Peel Halton, Toronto and Hamilton Brain Injury Associations. In 2003, the Ontario government selected him from among all personal injury lawyers in the province and appointed him to the Superintendent’s Executive Committee to implement Ontario’s Auto Reforms. David publishes and lectures to lawyers, adjusters and health care professionals on catastrophic injury determination across the province.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
David F MacDonald
Sloan Mandel is a senior partner at the law firm Thomson Rogers. His practice focuses exclusively on personal injury and medical malpractice litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. Sloan has been published extensively in both medical and legal texts and journals. He is a past member of the Ontario Bar Association Health Law Executive and regularly lectures doctors, lawyers, and health care professionals at a variety of educational seminars. Sloan has a wealth of court and litigation experience, achieving some of Ontario’s largest personal injury and medical malpractice settlements and judgements.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Michael Bennett was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2000. Since that time, he has worked exclusively in the field of personal injury law. In his first two years of practice, Michael represented several insurance companies and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Michael has now restricted his practice to the representation of injured persons and their families. Michael has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Licencing Appeals Tribunal and other regulatory bodies on subjects concerning insurance coverage, benefit entitlements, the rights and responsibilities of insurers, and catastrophic impairment issues.
Michael is willing to go the extra mile to see clients receive the treatment they require and deserve with a special interest in complicated orthopaedic injuries, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. He has worked at Thomson Rogers since 2002 and has been a partner since 2008.
Partner, Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Darcy Merkur is a partner at Thomson Rogers. As a trauma lawyer and a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, Darcy handles a multitude of complex, serious personal injury cases on behalf of accident victims and their families. He has been successful in this field and has built a reputation as an innovator, having designed a revolutionary computer program called “The Ontario Personal Injury Damages Calculator,” which is used in quantifying personal injury claims. Darcy is proud to hold numerous prestigious credentials and is the only lawyer in Canada Certified as a Brain Injury Specialist by the Brain Injury Association of America.
Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
David F MacDonald
Senior Partner,
Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Partner,
Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Senior Partner,
Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
Personal Injury
David MacDonald is a senior partner at Thomson Rogers. He takes pride in working with his clients and engaging excellent rehabilitation professionals, devoting his full efforts to help his clients recover, work towards restoring meaningful and productive lives, and receive maximum compensation for their losses. David MacDonald is a trial lawyer who conducted Toronto’s first personal injury paperless iPad trial. He has been going to trial and settling catastrophic plaintiff personal injury cases and helping car, pedestrian, ATV, motorcycle and boating accident victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries for more than 25 years.
David has led as a board member of Peel Halton, Toronto and Hamilton Brain Injury Associations. In 2003, the Ontario government selected him from among all personal injury lawyers in the province and appointed him to the Superintendent’s Executive Committee to implement Ontario’s Auto Reforms. David publishes and lectures to lawyers, adjusters and health care professionals on catastrophic injury determination across the province.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
David F MacDonald
Sloan Mandel is a senior partner at the law firm Thomson Rogers. His practice focuses exclusively on personal injury and medical malpractice litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. Sloan has been published extensively in both medical and legal texts and journals. He is a past member of the Ontario Bar Association Health Law Executive and regularly lectures doctors, lawyers, and health care professionals at a variety of educational seminars. Sloan has a wealth of court and litigation experience, achieving some of Ontario’s largest personal injury and medical malpractice settlements
and judgements.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Sloan H Mandel
Michael Bennett was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2000. Since that time, he has worked exclusively in the field of personal injury law. In his first two years of practice, Michael represented several insurance companies and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Michael has now restricted his practice to the representation of injured persons and their families. Michael has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Licencing Appeals Tribunal and other regulatory bodies on subjects concerning insurance coverage, benefit entitlements, the rights and responsibilities of insurers, and catastrophic impairment issues.
Michael is willing to go the extra mile to see clients receive the treatment they require and deserve with a special interest in complicated orthopaedic injuries, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. He has worked at Thomson Rogers since 2002 and has been a partner since 2008.
Partner, Personal Injury
Michael L Bennett
Darcy Merkur is a partner at Thomson Rogers. As a trauma lawyer and a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, Darcy handles a multitude of complex, serious personal injury cases on behalf of accident victims and their families. He has been successful in this field and has built a reputation as an innovator, having designed a revolutionary computer program called “The Ontario Personal Injury Damages Calculator,” which is used in quantifying personal injury claims. Darcy is proud to hold numerous prestigious credentials and is the only lawyer in Canada Certified as a Brain Injury Specialist by the Brain Injury Association
of America.
Personal Injury
Darcy R Merkur
Aleks Mladenovic
Partner, Personal Injury
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Aleks Mladenovic is a partner in the Personal Injury Group at Thomson Rogers with a particular focus on health law, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He has represented personal injury plaintiffs at the trial and appellate court levels. Aleks has authored numerous articles on litigation and the importance of the litigation process in ensuring safety in medical care. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, The Advocates’ Society and the Medical-Legal Society. Prior to joining Thomson Rogers, he worked in the United States and Canada on behalf of physicians in medical negligence matters. His experience has given him a keen understanding of both sides in personal injury matters and medical cases in particular.
Partner, Personal Injury
Aleks Mladenovic
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for
his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Jordan Kofman takes deep satisfaction out of advocating for persons who have been affected by serious personal injuries. His practice focuses on motor vehicle accidents, occupiers’ liability, product liability, municipal liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, accident benefits, and long-term disability claims.
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation.
His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain, spinal cord, and severe orthopedic injuries. For Ben, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are most gratifying.
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Associate
Aleks Mladenovic
Partner, Personal Injury
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Jordan Kofman takes deep satisfaction out of advocating for persons who have been affected by serious personal injuries. His practice focuses on motor vehicle accidents, occupiers’ liability, product liability, municipal liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, accident benefits, and long-term disability claims.
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain, spinal cord, and severe orthopedic injuries. For Ben, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are most gratifying.
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Aleks Mladenovic is a partner in the Personal Injury Group at Thomson Rogers with a particular focus on health law, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He has represented personal injury plaintiffs at the trial and appellate court levels. Aleks has authored numerous articles on litigation and the importance of the litigation process in ensuring safety in medical care. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, The Advocates’ Society and the Medical-Legal Society. Prior to joining Thomson Rogers, he worked in the United States and Canada on behalf of physicians in medical negligence matters. His experience has given him a keen understanding of both sides in personal injury matters and medical cases in particular.
Partner, Personal Injury
Aleks Mladenovic
Aleks Mladenovic
Partner,
Personal Injury
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Jordan Kofman takes deep satisfaction out of advocating for persons who have been affected by serious personal injuries. His practice focuses on motor vehicle accidents, occupiers’ liability, product liability, municipal liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, accident benefits, and long-term disability claims.
Associate
Jordan Kofman
Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain, spinal cord, and severe orthopedic injuries. For Ben, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are most gratifying.
Associate
Ben Irantalab
Aleks Mladenovic is a partner in the Personal Injury Group at Thomson Rogers with a particular focus on health law, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He has represented personal injury plaintiffs at the trial and appellate court levels. Aleks has authored numerous articles on litigation and the importance of the litigation process in ensuring safety in medical care. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, The Advocates’ Society and the Medical-Legal Society. Prior to joining Thomson Rogers, he worked in the United States and Canada on behalf of physicians in medical negligence matters. His experience has given him a keen understanding of both sides in personal injury matters and medical cases in particular.
Partner, Personal Injury
Aleks Mladenovic
