Best Law Firms in Canada for Medical Negligence

For over 60 years, Gluckstein Lawyers has remained steadfast in our mission to prioritize our clients' needs. We understand that our personal injury clients often face life's most challenging moments, marked by fear, anger, and overwhelm. In these difficult times, our team of experienced and compassionate lawyers is dedicated to guiding and empowering them to rediscover their best selves after experiencing a catastrophic injury. We pride ourselves on being more than just legal representatives; we walk alongside our clients as their advocates throughout their legal journeys and beyond, truly exemplifying our commitment to Full-Circle Care.

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten Personal Injury Firms, our award-winning team is known for handling complex cases with trusted expertise and a trauma-informed approach. Through strategic partnerships with experienced personal injury lawyers across Ontario, our firm has grown, enabling us to bring extensive experience to a wide variety of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, birth injuries, sexual abuse, class actions, medical malpractice, and long-term disability claims. Our dedication to excellence and advocacy extends well beyond the courtroom; we understand that personal injury cases are about more than just financial compensation—they are about fostering accountability and driving positive change in our communities.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve you is to be in tune with your world, aligned with your opportunity and ambitious for your success. With more than 1,500 legal professionals around the world, we provide our clients with in-depth knowledge in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

Brief History

With roots tracing back to 1887, Gowling WLG grew to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Canada, with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery.

Building on its early strength in intellectual property, Gowling WLG diversified to offer a full suite of business law, litigation and intellectual property services in all of Canada’s key industries, including energy, mining, financial services, government, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and technology.

At Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP, our work is guided by integrity, compassion, and a strong sense of responsibility to the people and communities we serve. We recognize that a serious injury can affect every aspect of your life. Our lawyers take the time to listen, explain your options clearly, and provide steady support throughout the legal process. Our goal is to help you make informed decisions while seeking fair financial compensation under the law.

We represent clients in matters involving medical malpractice, serious personal injury, institutional negligence, and product liability litigation. Our work has been acknowledged by peers in the legal community, and several of our lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers. We focus on providing careful, individualized representation, which has led to meaningful outcomes and long-standing relationships with our clients.

When your recovery and future are at stake, we approach each matter with focus and resolve. Our lawyers have significant trial experience and are prepared to take cases to court when it becomes necessary. Insurers and opposing parties understand that we are willing to advance a claim through litigation when a reasonable resolution cannot be achieved.

Addressing complex personal injury matters with diligence and compassion is central to our practice. As active members of Toronto’s legal community, we are committed to professional responsibility and responsive, client-centered service. Whether you are facing the impact of medical negligence or another serious injury, we aim to support you during a challenging time and contribute positively to the community we serve.

Morris + Stoltz LLP is a dynamic boutique retained on challenging medical negligence, health care, public health and patient advocacy matters. We advise patients and their families, health care providers and other health system participants on their rights and responsibilities and on health policy issues across the system. Our clients benefit from the responsive service, creative solutions and exceptional advocacy and opinion work that we pride ourselves on providing.

• Medical negligence
• Patient safety and accountability in health care
• Access to health care
• Privacy in the health system
• Consent and capacity
• Public health matters, including HIV
• Health policy, regulation & governance of health care and research

Neinstein LLP is a results-driven boutique law firm in Toronto. Our mission is to transform the lives of catastrophically injured people across Canada.

We are expert litigators with significant trial and appellate advocacy experience. Our expertise spans mass tort, medical malpractice and personal injury law. We are focused on delivering life-changing results, building strong relationships, and supporting our clients on their road to recovery. We are proud to be a solutions-focused firm.

Neinstein was founded by Gary Neinstein, K.C., an accomplished trial lawyer with more than 50 years of civil litigation experience including over 300 trials. Today, many members of our experienced legal team are Lexpert-ranked, distinguished amongst the Best Lawyers, AV-rated through Martindale-Hubbell, and hold specialist designations in Civil Litigation.

Our team delivers superior advocacy for our clients through expertise and empathy. With a steadfast commitment to fighting for what’s right, we have created impactful outcomes and widespread social change. 

Neinstein has been consistently recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Boutique Firms.

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Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers is a leading Ontario personal injury law firm with deep roots in the province and a strong presence serving clients in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Scarborough, North York, Markham, Vaughan, the Hamilton area, Durham Region, and communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Headquartered in Barrie, with consultation offices in Toronto, Hamilton, North York, Sudbury, and North Bay, Oatley Vigmond makes the highest level of personal injury advocacy accessible to individuals and families across Ontario. Our lawyers are also available to travel to meet clients wherever is most convenient for them.

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Representing Seriously Injured Individuals Across the GTA and Ontario

Our lawyers represent individuals and families in serious personal injury claims, including car accidents and motor vehicle crashes, catastrophic injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, serious orthopaedic injuries, wrongful death claims, medical malpractice, long-term disability disputes, and accident benefits matters. Whether you are in Toronto, Mississauga, Scarborough, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Oakville, Burlington, the Hamilton area, Durham Region, Simcoe County, North Bay, Ottawa, or anywhere across Ontario, we are committed to helping you navigate the legal, practical, and personal challenges that follow a serious injury.

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A Firm Built on Integrity Since 1974

Founded in 1974 by Roger Oatley, Oatley Vigmond was built on two guiding principles: to create a workplace that is engaging and fulfilling, and to maintain a high standard of legal practice grounded in care, preparation, and integrity. Those principles continue to guide the firm today.

Under the leadership of Co-Managing Partners Adam Little and Troy Lehman, Oatley Vigmond continues to be recognized as a leader in Ontario personal injury law. The firm’s partners, Brian Cameron, Robert Durante, Kevin Henderson, Karen Vigmond, Ben Irantalab, Lara Fitzgerald Husek, Liane Brown, and Charles Jung, bring deep experience, strong judgment, and a genuine commitment to the people they represent.

From the first meeting through the resolution of a case, we work closely with clients, their families, treatment providers, and support teams to advance claims with care and accountability. Our clients pay no legal fees until a settlement is reached. After resolution, we continue to assist clients as they plan for their long term financial and personal needs.

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Recognized Leaders in Ontario Personal Injury Law

Oatley Vigmond’s reputation has been shaped by decades of leadership, advocacy, and meaningful contribution to the personal injury bar. Roger Oatley is a past president of The Advocates’ Society, and Jim Vigmond is a past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Both are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation extended to experienced trial lawyers whose careers reflect ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality.

As Co-Managing Partner, Adam Little brings significant trial and appellate experience to the firm’s continued leadership in Ontario personal injury law. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including jury trials in the Superior Court of Justice, appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal, and matters before the Divisional Court. In Vokes v. Palmer, Adam established a new high water mark for claims advanced on behalf of children who have lost a parent, and the case remains a leading decision in Ontario law.

Troy Lehman, also Co-Managing Partner, continues this legacy as a respected trial lawyer, educator, and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has represented many clients at trial and acted as lead counsel in appeals before the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal. Troy teaches the Personal Injury Advocacy course at Queen’s University and is the co author, with Roger Oatley, of the third edition of Addressing the Jury: Achieving Fair Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases, the first and only Canadian book dedicated to practice before civil juries. Written by two leading litigators, the book provides practical guidance on courtroom communication, persuasion, and achieving fair results for injured clients.

Across the firm, Oatley Vigmond lawyers regularly speak at personal injury conferences, publish articles, and share insights with other lawyers, health care professionals, and community partners. Their ongoing contributions reflect the firm’s long standing commitment to excellence, education, and leadership in Ontario personal injury law.

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What Makes Us Different

For clients in Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Barrie, Hamilton, Simcoe County, Durham Region, North Bay, Ottawa, and across Ontario, we approach every matter with care, dedication, and compassion. We understand that a serious injury affects more than the legal claim. It can upend a person's health, independence, finances, family life, and long-term plans.

Our lawyers continually develop more effective ways to advance claims, present evidence, and communicate clearly at mediation, pre-trial, and before a jury. We invest in technology and processes that support thorough document management and legal analysis, all in service of clients who deserve preparation, compassion, and accountability at every stage.

Rogers Partners LLP is a unique litigation practice that has the personal touch of a smaller firm along with the resources, expertise, and experience of a larger firm.

Our firm’s size enables us to apply highly specialized legal resources to major cases, while giving us the efficiency and flexibility to meet our clients’ varied needs at a reasonable cost.

Our professional values are traditional but our approach is very modern. This allows us to be nimble and highly efficient but also responsive and reliable.

Our approach and promise is simple: to provide highly skilled service and practical, personalized solutions at a reasonable cost to our clients while at the same time not compromising quality and integrity.

Our commitment and dedication have developed longstanding relationships with our clients and continually put us on top of the list of some of the largest institutional clients and insurance companies in Canada, as well in the U.S. and U.K.

We act as counsel at all levels of our civil justice system. We are defence counsel for insurers and self-insured companies, managing litigation arising from all types of losses including product liability, occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, motor vehicle liability, property losses, municipal liability, medical negligence, and sexual abuse. We will vigorously represent our clients’ interests through trial when a reasonable negotiated resolution is not available or is impractical. 

About the Firm

Singer Kwinter is a practice built on results. Since 1974, Singer Kwinter has relentlessly pursued justice for those who have sustained serious personal injuries and major insurance losses. The firm’s tenacity, thoroughness and thoughtful strategies have built a strong reputation with the courts, amongst insurers and within the profession as a leader in personal injury and insurance law.

Singer Kwinter is the only firm in Canada to have obtained a punitive damage award against an insurer on 4 separate occasions. The firm has consistently been named by Canadian Lawyer magazine as a top personal injury boutique law firm in Canada, earning ranking in the 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 national surveys.

Singer Kwinter acts for clients throughout Ontario. The firm is also a resource for lawyers across Canada — dedicated to providing professional legal advice and services to out-of-area lawyers who require specialized, experienced, and local representation for their clients. Referral fees are respected. Singer Kwinter practice areas include: motor vehicle accidents, acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic amputations, long-term disability, orthopaedic injuries, psychological injuries, injuries to children, recreational vehicle accidents, wrongful dismissal, medical malpractice, slip and falls, wrongful death, chronic pain, occupiers’ liability, bar and tavern liability, products liability, nursing home negligence, fire losses and other major insurance claims.

Multilingual

When you’re involved in a legal matter it’s comforting to be able to discuss the situation in a language you are most comfortable with. Singer Kwinter frequently works with interpreters and provides assistance to clients no matter what their first language. Many of our staff members are multilingual. As a result, Singer Kwinter provides legal services in not only English but also in the following other languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Yiddish and additional languages upon request.

Locations & Accessibility

Based in Toronto, Singer Kwinter strives to make meeting as convenient as possible. We are pleased to serve all of Ontario. Singer Kwinter understands that it can be difficult to travel after a life changing injury or trauma. Our team is happy to meet in a setting that is comfortable and easily accessible for the client and their family – the home, rehab facility or other preferred location across the province.

Free Phone Consultation

To schedule a free phone consultation with a member of the legal team at Singer Kwinter, please call toll free 1 866 285 6927. We can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

www.singerkwinter.com

info@singerkwinter.com

When lawyers with complementary areas of dedicated practice are strategically bundled together they create a team of legal expertise that extends far beyond the sum of their individual capabilities.

Effective multi-level teams are how Taylor McCaffrey LLP has come to be known as one of Manitoba’s most focused and formidable law firms.

Over the last several decades Taylor McCaffrey LLP – the firm – has achieved a reputation for excellence in law in our five Core Areas of Practice and the practice grouping of our individual lawyers.

We invite you to read more about our five Core Areas of Practice below.

Our Civil Litigation Practice Area chooses to focus on litigation on behalf of our corporate, commercial, business and individual clients. We do not practice in the area of criminal litigation. Our litigators regularly appear at all levels of court in Manitoba including provincial and federal courts and before a wide range of administrative tribunals and arbitration panels. We take pride in our many successes in matters that have proceeded to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Corporate & Commercial Area of Practice provides focused business law services to our corporate, commercial, and business clients. The interests we serve range from proprietors of small businesses to partnerships, corporate entities, pension funds, governments, related agencies and national and multi-national corporations, professional groups, chartered banks, and insurance and trust companies.

Taylor McCaffrey LLP offers advice and specialized litigation for the simplest uncontested family proceedings to the most complex financial cases involving trusts, forensic auditing and accounting and business valuations.

The lawyers in our Family Law Practice Area have the breadth of experience necessary to assist with comprehensive resolutions of all family law issues.

Our Labour & Employment Practice Area focuses on all employer-side aspects of labour and human resources and our entire team can be mobilized quickly if a major project demands that concentration of activity, in situations such as strike management, applications for certification, or a workplace accident.

Our Taxation Practice Area offers lawyers experienced in the areas of planning, compliance, litigation and the development of complex financial instruments related to personal, corporate, not-for profit and municipal tax issues.

• Construction Law
• Entertainment Law
• Financial Services & Restructuring
• First Nations
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property & Information Technology
• Municipal Law
• Pension Law
• Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
• Property Development & Real Estate
• Securities
• Wills, Estates & Trusts

Torkin Manes LLP is a full-service law firm based in downtown Toronto. Founded in 1974, we have built our firm by focusing on the core principles that we believe make a great law firm: a deep and personal understanding of clients’ business needs; a results-oriented approach to practice that provides practical, smart, and cost-effective advice; and, above all, responsiveness to our clients. 

Our professionals provide legal counsel to individuals, public and private companies, and buyers and sellers of independent businesses. Our clients range from owner-operators and founders to investment funds and high net worth individuals, who value and trust our deep knowledge, experience and expertise in the Canadian mid-market. We advise our clients on day-to-day legal matters, as well as during the most transformative transactions and critical disputes of their businesses and lives. 

When clients require legal services in other jurisdictions, we leverage our affiliation with Meritas, an international network of select law firms of which Torkin Manes is a member, to facilitate the procurement of excellent legal service and counsel worldwide.  

Our client-driven approach has brought professional accolades. Torkin Manes has been named the 2024 Regional Law Firm of the Year (Central Canada) at the Canadian Law Awards, in addition to our long-standing recognition as Top Regional Law Firm (Ontario) by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. This firm is also consistently shortlisted as one of Canada's Regional Law Firms of the Year by Chambers and Partners. Our Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Family Law and Real Estate Groups are all recognized on the Globe & Mail’s Best Law Firms in Canada list.

Many of our lawyers are well known throughout the profession and community at large as highly respected leaders in their practice areas, as well as teachers, authors and advocates for the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association.

At Valent Legal we’re with you for every step on your road to recovery. We provide experienced representation, personal attention, and deliver the results you deserve. We help make wrongs, right.