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www.canadianlawyermag.com 27 ONTARIO Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers (Ottawa) Phone: 613 233 4529 Email: info@ahinjurylaw.com Website: ahinjurylaw.com Bergeron Clifford LLP (Kingston, Ottawa, Carleton Place, Perth, Pembroke) Phone: 613 384 5886 Email: injurylaw@bergeronclifford.com Website: bergeronclifford.com Bogoroch & Associates LLP (Toronto) Phone: 416 599 1700 Email: info@bogoroch.com Website: bogoroch.com Boland Romaine LLP (Aurora) Phone: 905 841 5717 Email: info@bolandromaine.com Website: bolandromaine.com Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP (Toronto) Phone: 1 833 862 8143 Email: pnc@hshlawyers.com Website: hshlawyers.com McLeish Orlando LLP (Toronto, Barrie, Hamilton, Kitchener, Sault Ste. Marie, and St. Catharines) Phone: 866 685 3311 Email: info@mollp.com Website: mcleishorlando.com Neinstein LP (Toronto) Phone: 416 920 4242 Email: info@neinstein.com Website: neinstein.com Oatley Vigmond LLP (Barrie, Toronto, Hamilton, North Bay, North York, Sudbury) Phone: 705 726 9021 Email: info@oatleyvigmond.com Website: oatleyvigmond.com Thomson Rogers LLP (Toronto) Phone: 416 868 3100 Email: info@trlaw.com Website: trlaw.com Gluckstein Lawyers (Toronto) Phone: 416 408 4252 Email: info@gluckstein.com Website: gluckstein.com Building the case The firm invested heavily in expert evidence to address both diagnosis and long- term impact. "We invested tens of thousands of dollars in expert opinions to ensure that our client's injuries were properly diagnosed, and a life care plan was realistic and substantiated," Birman says. Locating the right liability expert required a broad search. The firm canvassed specialists across North America to find expertise in a highly specialized area. The experience and authority of that expert proved decisive, supporting both liability and the overall structure of the claim. Negotiation and resolution The matter proceeded over an extended period, with negotiations unfolding over months. Resolution came at mediation, with a trial date approaching. "The strength of the expert evidence we compiled and our persistence in pushing the matter to the doorstep of trial were likely the defining factors in the result," Birman says. Preparation and sustained for ward movement shaped the outcome, with the case positioned to proceed if necessary. Where cases are won by the best personal injury law firms • Intake now carries the weight. Case selection and early framing set direc- tion. Files that are not built with that discipline from the outset are difficult to recover. • Delay is part of the system. It shapes leverage, cost, and timing. Firms that set pace hold the advantage. Those that follow it lose ground. • Proof is more exacting. Liability and loss are established through a combina- tion of clinical credibility, real-world evidence, and a record built to withstand sustained scrutiny. TOP PERSONAL INJURY BOUTIQUES 2026 WEST James H. Brown & Associates (Edmonton, AB) Phone: 780 428 0088 Email: info@jameshbrown.com Website: jameshbrown.com Cuming & Gillespie LLP (Calgary, AB) Phone: 403 571 0555 Email: info@cglaw.ca Website: cuminggillespie.com Pacific Medical Law (Vancouver, BC) Phone: 604 685 2361 Email: info@pacificmedicallaw.ca Website: pacificmedicallaw.ca Weir Bowen LLP (Edmonton, AB) Phone: 780 424 2030 Website: weirbowen.com Slater Vecchio LLP (Vancouver, BC; Montreal, QC) EAST McKiggan Hebert (Halifax, NS) Phone: 902 423 2050 Email: thowell@mckigganhebert.com Website: mckigganhebert.com MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law (NS, NB, NL, PEI) Phone: 1 888 434 0398 Email: inquire@macgillivraylaw.com Website: macgillivraylaw.com Budden Law (St. John's, NL) Correia & Collins (Saint John, NB) Wagners Law Firm (Halifax, NS)

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