Patrick Sloan

This past week has seen a tremendous amount of on-line discussion about how the recent changes to no-fault insurance have affected ordinary Ontarians who are involved in car, truck, motorcycle or SUV accidents.  One of the major changes was the introduction of the...

Born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, Sheila Minnie obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto in 1992. Sheila then attended law school at the University of British Columbia and was called to both the Ontario Bar and the British Columbia Bar in...

In our post  Understanding No-Fault Insurance Benefits in Ontario we discussed the general nature of no-fault benefits in Ontario as well as the fact that the new SABs (Statutory Accident Benefits) now apply to all car, truck, motorcycle and SUV accidents occurring...

We are pleased to welcome the Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario to the Ontario Injury Lawyer Blog. Gillian Lynne-Davies, Communications and Marketing Co-ordinator for CPA Ontario has provided the following guest post to share more information about the...

The no-fault insurance benefits available to Ontario motorists changed in September of last year.  What this means is that for any auto policies renewed after September 1, 2010, there are significant changes to the standard policy. Going forward, these new provisions...

While the expression goes, “there’s one in every family”, the divisive nature of a family conflict over a will or estate can result in some members alienating themselves out of hurt or anger. Some may refuse to participate in the process of settling a will or estate,...

Everyone is trying to squeeze the most out of the last few weekends at the cottage, a few more early morning cups of coffee on the dock, a few more sunny afternoons by the lake, and a few more crackling campfires watched through sleepy eyes. For many, it also means a...

On June third and fourth, I attended the sixth annual Solo and Small Firm Expo in Toronto,Ontario along with fellow Ontario Injury Lawyers Michael Laplante and Rachel Leck. Each year, the Solo and Small Firm  Expo gives lawyers from small firms the opportunity to...

Rachel Leck is an Ontario personal injury lawyer. In this post, Rachel shares her passion for the legal profession and how she finds balance between raising a young family and growing her practice. I decided to move back to Midland, where I grew up, to practice law...