When a serious injury upends your life — a collision on Highway 417, a slip on an icy Centretown sidewalk, a brain injury from a workplace fall, or a long-term-disability claim wrongly denied — you need senior personal injury counsel who knows Ottawa's courts, hospitals, and insurance landscape inside out. We are bilingual (EN/FR) Ottawa personal injury lawyers serving Ottawa, Gatineau, and all of Eastern Ontario, and we work strictly on contingency: you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
For more than [25 years — client to confirm], our personal injury lawyers have represented injured Ottawa residents and their families against insurance giants, negligent drivers, careless property owners, dangerous-product manufacturers, and hospitals that fall below the standard of care. We are licensed by the Law Society of Ontario and carry full professional liability insurance through LawPRO. Several members of our team are members of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA), and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), with senior counsel holding Certified Specialist (Civil Litigation) designations.
Personal injury law is all we do. While general practice firms juggle real estate closings, divorces, and corporate work, our Ottawa team focuses exclusively on representing the seriously injured. That focus means we know the local Ontario Superior Court of Justice judges in Ottawa, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) adjudicators who decide accident benefits disputes, the medical specialists at The Ottawa Hospital and Bruyère, and the adjusters and defence counsel at every major Ontario auto insurer. We have recovered [$XX million — client to confirm] for clients across Eastern Ontario, including multiple seven-figure settlements for catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries.
Ottawa is officially bilingual, and so are we. Files can be opened, communications conducted, and proceedings managed in English or French.
Choosing the right personal injury lawyer in Ottawa is one of the most important financial decisions you will make after a serious accident. Here is why injured Ottawa residents and their families trust our firm.
You pay nothing up front. We advance all disbursements — medical reports, expert engineers, accident reconstructionists, court filing fees, and more. If we don't recover compensation for you, you owe us nothing for our legal fees. Our written contingency fee agreement complies in full with the Solicitors Act (Ontario) and Law Society of Ontario rules, and we walk every client through it line by line before signing.
Insurance defence lawyers see plaintiff's firms that dabble in injury work as easy targets. They cannot say that about us. Every lawyer in our firm spends 100% of their professional time representing accident victims, disability claimants, and grieving families — never insurance companies.
At big-box firms, a junior associate or paralegal you have never met may be the one actually negotiating your settlement. At our firm, a senior personal injury lawyer is personally responsible for your file from intake through resolution, and you have their direct phone and email.
Insurance companies track which firms actually take cases to trial — and they offer better settlements to those that do. Our Ottawa lawyers regularly try cases at the Ottawa Superior Court of Justice on Elgin Street, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Licence Appeal Tribunal. We prepare every file as if it is going to trial, which is why most of them settle for full value before they get there.
If you are bedridden at The Ottawa Hospital Civic or General Campus, recovering at home in Kanata, or staying with family in Cornwall, Pembroke, or across the river in Gatineau — we travel to you. Free of charge. There is no fee for an initial consultation, ever.
Personal injury law is complicated. Our job is to make it simple. Expect short, clear updates — not 14-page legal opinions stuffed with Latin. Every letter, every document, every phone call from us is designed to inform you, not impress you.
We work routinely with Ottawa's leading orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, physiatrists, occupational therapists, and chronic pain specialists — the same experts who give evidence in Superior Court. If your treating doctor isn't enough, we know who is.
Our Ottawa personal injury law firm handles the full spectrum of injury, accident, and disability claims. Each practice area has its own deadlines, evidence requirements, and litigation strategy — and we know all of them.
Highway 417 (the Queensway), Highway 416, Highway 174, the Airport Parkway, and downtown one-way streets generate thousands of collisions each year. We handle rear-end and chain-reaction crashes, intersection collisions in Centretown, Westboro, and Orléans, hit-and-run and uninsured/under-insured motorist claims (OPCF 44R), highway-truck cases on Highway 416, and winter black-ice collisions on rural roads. Every Ontario car accident generates two parallel claims — SABS and tort — that must be pursued at the same time.
Settlement range: $25k – $3M+
Ottawa winters are brutal. Between November and April, our city averages over two metres of snowfall, with freeze-thaw cycles that turn parking lots, sidewalks, and condo entrances into skating rinks. Bill 118 requires written notice within 60 days of a fall on private snow/ice. Miss the deadline, and the claim can be dismissed before it starts. We handle icy walkways, unsalted parking lots, defective stairs, wet floors, broken handrails, and falls in retail stores, restaurants, condominiums, and on municipal sidewalks.
Settlement range: $15k – $750k+
If you can't work because of an illness, injury, or mental-health condition, your group LTD policy through work — or a private policy with Manulife, Sun Life, Canada Life, RBC, Desjardins, or Industrial Alliance — should be paying you 60% to 70% of your salary, tax-free. When the insurer terminates your benefits or denies your claim outright, our Ottawa LTD lawyers fight to get them reinstated, often with retroactive lump-sum back-pay and aggravated damages where the denial was made in bad faith.
Lump-sum + reinstatement
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are the most under-diagnosed serious injury in Canadian personal injury law. A negative CT scan does not rule out a concussion, and ER doctors often miss the signs. Many "mild" concussions develop into permanent post-concussion syndrome with cognitive deficits, mood changes, and chronic headaches. We work with leading Ottawa neuropsychologists — including specialists at The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and the Bruyère brain-injury program — to document the full picture for the insurer or jury.
Settlement range: $75k – $2M+
Catastrophic impairment under the SABS opens the door to up to $1 million in medical/rehabilitation benefits and another $1 million in attendant care, plus much higher tort damages. We have represented paraplegic, quadriplegic, and severely brain-injured clients across Eastern Ontario, partnering with the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and life-care planners to build claims that cover lifetime needs.
Settlement range: $1M – $10M+
If a family member has been killed by negligence — in a car crash, a workplace accident, a hospital error, or any other preventable event — spouses, children, parents, siblings, and grandparents may be entitled to damages under the Family Law Act for loss of care, guidance, and companionship, plus loss of dependency and out-of-pocket expenses. We handle these cases with the sensitivity they require.
FLA + dependency claims
Medical negligence cases are the most expensive and complex personal injury cases in Canada. Doctors are defended by the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), which has effectively unlimited resources. We only accept medical malpractice files where there is a strong evidence base of substandard care and serious permanent harm — birth injuries, surgical errors, missed cancer diagnoses, medication errors, ER misdiagnoses, and nursing-home neglect. We work with independent expert physicians who are willing to testify for plaintiffs.
Settlement range: $250k – $10M+
Ottawa is a cycling city. The Ottawa River Pathway, Rideau Canal multi-use paths, the O-Train Trillium Line corridor, and Laurier Avenue's segregated bike lanes carry thousands of cyclists daily — but conflicts with motor vehicles are common. Pedestrians are also vulnerable, particularly at busy crossings near the ByWard Market, Bank Street, and around schools and LRT stations. Cyclists and pedestrians struck by vehicles are entitled to claim from the driver's auto insurance under the same SABS and tort framework as occupants of vehicles.
Settlement range: $50k – $5M+
Motorcycle riders cruising the Ottawa Valley, Gatineau Park, or Highway 7 toward Carleton Place are especially vulnerable in collisions — often suffering road rash, broken bones, brain injuries, and amputations. Insurance companies routinely try to blame the rider. We push back hard with accident-reconstruction evidence, helmet biomechanics experts, and detailed scene investigation.
Settlement range: $100k – $5M+
Under Ontario's Dog Owners' Liability Act (DOLA), dog owners are strictly liable for bite injuries — the "one-bite rule" does not exist in Ontario. We handle dog-bite injury claims involving cosmetic scarring, nerve damage, infection, and PTSD, especially in children. Plastic surgeons, child psychologists, and structured-settlement specialists help us secure compensation that covers a lifetime of follow-up care.
Settlement range: $10k – $250k+
Defective ladders, e-bike batteries that catch fire, faulty medical devices, contaminated food, dangerous children's toys, and unsafe consumer goods sold across Ottawa retail stores can give rise to product-liability claims against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. We work with engineers and product-safety experts to prove defect, causation, and damages — and we hold the largest distributors to account.
Settlement range: $50k – $2M+
Most Ontario workplace injuries fall under WSIB — not the courts. But where a third party (a non-employer) caused your workplace injury — a delivery driver hits you at a construction site, or a defective product injures you at work — you may have a tort claim that exists alongside your WSIB benefits. We handle the election of benefits and the third-party tort claim together so that nothing is left on the table.
WSIB + third-party tortPersonal injury law in Ontario operates on contingency. You pay nothing up front, and our fee is a percentage of the settlement or judgment we recover for you. Indicative tiers are below; final fees are agreed in writing under the Solicitors Act before any work begins.
A senior personal injury lawyer reviews your accident, injuries, deadlines, and likely range of recovery — by phone, video, or in person at your hospital bed or home — within 24 hours of your call. Confidential. No obligation. No paperwork unless you decide to retain us.
Book Free Review →Our standard contingency fee on cases that resolve before trial — applied to the net recovery after disbursements. Percentage scales with case complexity and risk; agreed in writing in advance.
Medical-legal reports, accident reconstructionists, court filing fees, expert engineers, neuropsychologists, life-care planners, economists — we advance all of it. You repay only from the settlement, and only if we win. [Indicative — client to confirm]
If your matter requires a full Superior Court trial — pre-trial brief, jury selection, witness preparation, multi-day argument — the contingency steps up to reflect the additional risk and work. Your written retainer states the exact figure before trial preparation begins.
Long-term disability claim denials handled on contingency. Where the insurer is found to have denied in bad faith, aggravated and punitive damages are pursued as additional recovery — at no extra fee.
Compassion-first family pricing. We do not take a fee on funeral and out-of-pocket disbursement reimbursements. Family Law Act damages and dependency claims are aggregated; one fee applies across the family group.
Spinal cord, catastrophic brain injury, multiple-amputation, and severe paediatric files. Where the recovery exceeds $1 million, structured settlements protect lifetime care needs — and our team coordinates with Public Guardian and Trustee approvals where required.
Once funds clear our trust account, we pay out disbursements, deduct the agreed contingency fee, and release the balance to you — typically within 30 days. Minor and incapable-person settlements receive court approval and are protected by the Public Guardian and Trustee.
After a serious accident, the medical terminology starts flying — and so do the insurance company's attempts to minimize what you're going through. Below is a plain-language guide to the injuries we most often see in our Ottawa practice.
Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD I-IV) are the most common car-accident injury in Ottawa. Mild whiplash can resolve in weeks; severe WAD often progresses into chronic pain, fibromyalgia, or myofascial pain syndrome that lasts a lifetime. Insurers push hard to keep these injuries inside the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG), which caps treatment at $3,500. We routinely fight, and win, MIG-removal disputes at the Licence Appeal Tribunal.
Even "mild" concussions can leave clients with permanent cognitive impairment — memory loss, executive dysfunction, irritability, light and sound sensitivity, and depression. Post-concussion syndrome lasting more than three months is no longer considered a minor injury under any reasonable reading of the SABS.
Broken wrists from icy falls, broken legs and pelvises from pedestrian impacts, complex fractures requiring ORIF surgery at The Ottawa Hospital — each comes with its own recovery timeline, hardware-removal surgeries, and potential for post-traumatic arthritis.
Herniated discs, facet-joint injuries, and lumbar radiculopathy can require epidural injections, nerve-block procedures, or surgery. The full lifetime treatment cost — and lost earning capacity — must be claimed at the time of settlement, because Ontario does not allow re-opening once a release is signed.
Ontario law fully recognizes psychological injury arising from accidents — PTSD, major depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, and anxiety. These claims require treating-physician records and a forensic psychiatric or psychological assessment to support them at trial.
Paraplegia and quadriplegia trigger catastrophic-impairment status under the SABS, opening up to $2 million in combined accident benefits, plus tort damages for past and future income loss, pain and suffering, attendant care, home modifications, and assistive devices.
Permanent serious disfigurement is one of the two pathways to meeting the verbal threshold under section 267.5 of the Ontario Insurance Act — meaning amputation and major scarring cases automatically clear that hurdle for pain-and-suffering damages.
Ruptured spleens, lacerated livers, bowel injuries, and pulmonary contusions are catastrophic in their own right and require specialized expert evidence to value the long-term impact, including increased risk of future complications.
Not all Ottawa personal injury lawyers operate the same way. The difference between a careful, trial-ready firm and a high-volume settlement mill shows up in your final cheque.
Most accident victims have never spoken to a lawyer in their lives. Here is exactly what happens when you call our Ottawa firm — from the first phone call to the day your settlement cheque is deposited.
Call, text, or fill out the contact form. A senior personal injury lawyer will speak with you within 24 hours — often the same day. The call is free, confidential, and carries zero obligation. We will listen, ask questions, and tell you honestly whether we believe you have a claim, how strong it is, and what the next steps look like.
If you decide to retain us, we send a written contingency fee agreement that complies with the Solicitors Act and Law Society of Ontario rules. The agreement is plain English. There is nothing to pay up front and nothing to pay if we lose.
Within the first 48 hours we calendar every limitation period and notice deadline that applies to your case — the 7-day SABS application window (OCF-1, OCF-2, OCF-3 forms), the 60-day notice for slip and fall on snow/ice, the 10-day notice for municipal claims, and the 2-year limitation for tort actions under the Limitations Act, 2002.
We immediately request police accident reports from the Ottawa Police Service or OPP, ambulance records from the Ottawa Paramedic Service, surveillance footage from nearby businesses (often deleted within 14–30 days), photographs of the scene, and witness statements. For serious cases, we hire accident reconstructionists, biomechanical engineers, and weather experts as needed.
If your claim involves a motor vehicle, we file all SABS forms with your auto insurer to start your accident benefits flowing — income replacement (up to $400/week standard or higher with optional coverage), medical and rehabilitation benefits, attendant care, housekeeping, and caregiver benefits. We push back hard on Minor Injury Guideline determinations and Independent Medical Examination (IME) ambushes.
For at-fault-driver claims, slip-and-fall claims, and all other negligence cases, we issue a Statement of Claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Ottawa) and serve the at-fault parties. Discovery follows — documentary discovery, examinations for discovery, and undertakings.
We coordinate medical-legal reports from your treating Ottawa specialists and, where required, retain independent experts — orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, vocational rehabilitation experts, life-care planners, and economists — to fully quantify your damages.
Most Ontario personal injury cases resolve through private mediation — typically before retired Superior Court judges or experienced mediators in Ottawa or Toronto. We arrive at mediation with a fully documented damages brief, a settlement bracket informed by recent comparable awards, and a credible willingness to go to trial. That is what moves the insurer.
If the insurer refuses to pay fair value, we go to trial at the Ottawa Superior Court of Justice on Elgin Street. Many of our cases settle on the courthouse steps; some go to verdict. Either way, we are ready — and the insurers know it.
Once settlement funds are in our trust account, we pay the disbursements we advanced on your behalf, deduct the agreed contingency fee, and release the balance to you — typically within 30 days of receiving the insurer's cheque. For minors and incapable persons, settlements are court-approved and protected by the Public Guardian and Trustee or a structured-settlement annuity.
Our Ottawa personal injury lawyers serve clients across the National Capital Region and surrounding Eastern Ontario communities. We regularly travel to clients in hospital, at home, or at rehabilitation facilities.
Where our office sits and where most of our work happens — minutes from the Ottawa Superior Court of Justice on Elgin Street, The Ottawa Hospital, and the Rideau Canal corridor.
Downtown / Centretown, ByWard Market, Lowertown, Sandy Hill, Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East, Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Wellington West, Westboro, Civic Hospital, Dow's Lake.
Kanata North (the high-tech park), Kanata Lakes, Kanata South, Beaverbrook, Bridlewood, Glen Cairn, Katimavik-Hazeldean, Morgan's Grant, Stittsville, Jackson Trails, Crossing Bridge Estates, Bells Corners, and surrounding rural areas.
Barrhaven Centre, Half Moon Bay, Stonebridge, Longfields, Chapman Mills, Riverside South, Findlay Creek, Hunt Club, South Keys, Greenboro, Heron Gate, Mooney's Bay. Highway 416 collisions north of the 417 interchange are a major source of cases.
Orléans, Convent Glen, Chapîteau, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Cumberland, Avalon, Fallingbrook, Blackburn Hamlet, Beacon Hill, Vanier, Cyrville, Overbrook. With Orléans' strong Francophone community, our bilingual lawyers handle many files exclusively in French.
Nepean, Centrepointe, City View, Crestview, Carlington, Carleton Heights, Lincoln Heights, Britannia, Bayshore, Whitehaven, Queensway Terrace, Pinecrest, Crystal Bay.
Rockcliffe Park, Manor Park, New Edinburgh, Lindenlea, Lower Town, Vanier North.
Manotick, Greely, Osgoode, Metcalfe, Vernon, Carp, Dunrobin, Constance Bay, Fitzroy Harbour, Munster, Richmond, North Gower, Kars, Kemptville, Carleton Place, Almonte, Arnprior, Renfrew, Pakenham, Smiths Falls, Perth, Rockland, Embrun, Russell, Casselman, Hawkesbury, Cornwall.
Many Ottawa residents are injured in accidents that occur on the Quebec side. We have referral relationships with leading Gatineau, Aylmer, and Hull plaintiff firms to ensure our clients' rights are protected on both sides of the river, and we co-counsel where Quebec's no-fault SAAQ regime intersects with Ontario law.
Personal injury law in Ottawa is governed by Ontario provincial statutes — not federal law. The same rules apply across the province, but the practical realities of pursuing a claim in Ottawa, with our specific courts, hospitals, weather, and demographics, create a uniquely local landscape.
Under the Limitations Act, 2002, you generally have two (2) years from the date of the accident — or from the date you reasonably discovered the claim — to start a lawsuit. After two years pass, your claim is statute-barred and a court will dismiss it no matter how serious your injuries are. Different and shorter deadlines apply for accident benefits, slip-and-fall snow claims, and municipal claims, which is why early legal advice is critical.
Ontario operates a hybrid "no-fault" auto insurance system. Regardless of who caused your collision, your own insurer pays your accident benefits under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). At the same time, you retain the right to sue the at-fault driver in tort for additional damages — but only if your injuries cross the "verbal threshold".
To recover pain-and-suffering damages from the at-fault driver, you must prove permanent serious impairment of an important physical, mental, or psychological function; OR permanent serious disfigurement; OR death. The threshold is decided by a judge — even after a jury trial — based on detailed medical evidence.
Even when the threshold is met, Ontario applies a "vanishing" statutory deductible to pain-and-suffering awards in motor vehicle cases. As of January 2026:
| Claim Type | Deductible / Vanishing Threshold |
|---|---|
| Personal injury (pain & suffering) | $47,913.01 / vanishes above $159,708.71 |
| Family Law Act (loss of care, guidance, companionship) | $23,956.52 / vanishes above $79,853.70 |
If you are partially at fault for your own accident — say, 25% — your damages are reduced by that percentage rather than barred entirely. This is the principle of "comparative" or "contributory" negligence under the Negligence Act. We routinely defeat aggressive contributory-negligence allegations from insurers with witness, video, and reconstruction evidence.
Ottawa receives, on average, more snowfall than any other G7 capital city. Combined with our vicious freeze-thaw cycles, that creates ideal conditions for slip-and-fall injuries from November through April. Property owners — including the City of Ottawa, retailers, condominium corporations, and homeowners — owe a duty of care under the Occupiers' Liability Act. Bill 118 added the brutal 60-day notice requirement for snow-and-ice cases on private property.
Most Ottawa personal injury lawsuits are heard at the Ottawa courthouse at 161 Elgin Street, where the Superior Court of Justice sits. Cases involving SABS disputes are heard at the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), with hearings now conducted predominantly by video. We appear at both venues weekly.
Under section 126 of the Courts of Justice Act, parties have the right to a bilingual proceeding in Ottawa-area courts. Our firm handles French-language proceedings start to finish for clients in Orléans, Vanier, Cumberland, Hawkesbury, Embrun, Casselman, and the Pontiac — all without translation delays.
We coordinate regularly with the medical teams at The Ottawa Hospital (Civic, General, and Riverside Campuses), CHEO (the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario), the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Bruyère Continuing Care, the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Montfort Hospital, and the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Nepean. We know which physicians are willing to provide medical-legal reports.
Google's E-E-A-T framework is shorthand for the standards a reputable Ottawa law firm should meet — and the questions you should be asking before retaining anyone with your case.
Decades of front-line trial and mediation work in Ottawa Superior Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Licence Appeal Tribunal — on collision, slip-and-fall, LTD, brain injury, and catastrophic-impairment files. Hundreds of resolved files; multiple seven-figure recoveries.
Senior counsel hold Certified Specialist (Civil Litigation) designations from the Law Society of Ontario. We focus 100% on plaintiff-side personal injury — never insurance defence — which means our entire intellectual capital is invested in winning for the injured.
Active members of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA), and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). We publish, present at CLE programs, and contribute to plaintiff-bar advocacy on SABS reform and statutory deductible policy.
Fully licensed and insured through LawPRO. Written contingency fee agreements compliant with the Solicitors Act. Plain-English communications, direct senior-lawyer access, and verifiable results across Google, Lawyer Ratingz, the Lawzana directory, and the Better Business Bureau.
Words from injured Ottawa residents and their families — from Kanata to Orléans, Centretown to Manotick. [Sample testimonials below — client to replace with verified, written-consent reviews from real clients before publishing.]
"After my car accident on Highway 417, I was overwhelmed dealing with the insurance company on top of recovering from my injuries. The team handled everything — the SABS forms, the medical reports, the lawsuit — and got me a settlement that paid for the surgery I needed and replaced my lost income. They explained every step in plain English. I will recommend them to anyone in Ottawa."Sarah M.Kanata · Car accident
"Service exceptionnel et entièrement bilingue. Après ma chute sur la glace devant un commerce à Orléans, j'ai reçu un avis de 60 jours à temps grâce à leur intervention rapide. Réglement équitable obtenu sans avoir à aller à procès. Je les recommande à tous mes amis francophones."Michel L.Orléans · Slip and fall · Service en français
"I was hit by a distracted driver at Greenbank and Strandherd. My long-term disability insurer denied my claim three months later. This firm got my LTD reinstated with retroactive payments AND won my tort case. Six-figure result on what I thought was hopeless."Daniel T.Barrhaven · Car accident + LTD denial
"I was a pedestrian struck on Bank Street near the canal. The driver's insurer fought every step of the way — even tried to blame me. My lawyer brought in an accident reconstructionist whose evidence destroyed their position. Settled at mediation for far more than I expected."Priya K.Centretown · Pedestrian accident
"Concussion from a slip on ice at a Stittsville plaza. The insurer tried to keep me in the Minor Injury Guideline. The team won the LAT motion to remove me from the MIG and unlocked the proper medical care I needed for post-concussion syndrome. Life-changing."Alex W.Stittsville · Concussion / MIG removal
"My husband was killed in a head-on crash on a rural road outside Manotick. Beyond the legal work — which was outstanding — they were genuinely kind to our family during the worst year of our lives. The Family Law Act settlement they secured will support our kids through university."Janet R.Manotick · Wrongful death / FLA
"Dog bite to my 8-year-old daughter at a local park. We thought the case would be small. The lawyer brought in a plastic surgeon and a child psychologist, documented the PTSD, and got us a six-figure structured settlement to fund her future medical care. Cannot thank them enough."Marc B.Vanier · Dog bite (paediatric)
"Workplace injury where a third-party contractor hit me with equipment. WSIB only covers so much. They handled the WSIB election and tort case in parallel and got me far more than WSIB alone would have paid. I cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone injured in Ottawa."Karen O.Nepean · Workplace + third-party tort
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Below are the questions our Ottawa personal injury lawyers hear most often. The answers are short, direct, and accurate as of 2026 — but every case is different. Call us for a free, confidential review of your specific situation.
Nothing up front. Our Ottawa firm works on a contingency fee basis — we are paid only if we recover compensation for you. The fee percentage is agreed in writing before any work begins, and disbursements are typically advanced by us as well. If we lose, you owe us nothing for our legal fees.
In most cases, two years from the date of the accident under the Limitations Act, 2002. However, much shorter deadlines apply: 7 days to apply for SABS, 60 days for slip-and-fall on snow/ice notice (Bill 118), and 10 days for municipal sidewalk claims. Call a lawyer immediately — not weeks or months later.
Almost always, yes. Early offers from insurance adjusters are typically a fraction of what the case is actually worth, especially for injuries that may worsen over time. Once you sign a release, the case is closed forever. Have any settlement offer reviewed by a personal injury lawyer before signing — we offer this review free.
It is a legal test for car-accident pain-and-suffering claims. To recover non-pecuniary damages from an at-fault driver, you must prove a permanent serious impairment of an important physical, mental, or psychological function, OR permanent serious disfigurement, OR death. The threshold is decided by a judge based on detailed medical evidence.
$47,913.01 for personal pain-and-suffering claims and $23,956.52 for Family Law Act claims. The deductible "vanishes" when the award exceeds $159,708.71 (or $79,853.70 for FLA claims), so case valuation strategy matters enormously. The deductible does not apply to slip-and-fall, dog-bite, medical malpractice, or other non-MVA cases.
Yes. Ontario follows contributory negligence rules under the Negligence Act — your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault rather than barred entirely. Even at 50% fault, you can still recover half. Insurers often inflate fault percentages, which is exactly why an experienced personal injury lawyer pushes back hard.
Smaller cases often settle in 6–18 months once treatment plateaus. Mid-sized cases typically resolve at mediation 18–36 months in. Catastrophic and complex medical-malpractice cases can take 3–5 years, sometimes longer if they go to trial. Cases are not rushed at the cost of fair value.
SABS is the no-fault insurance regime that pays your medical, rehabilitation, attendant care, income replacement, and other accident benefits regardless of who caused the collision. Standard policies provide $65,000 in medical/rehab and $400/week in income replacement; catastrophic impairment unlocks up to $1 million in each category. Major SABS reforms take effect on July 1, 2026.
Probably not. Roughly 95% of Ontario personal injury cases settle without a trial — most through private mediation. We prepare every file as if it were going to trial, which is what gives us leverage to negotiate strong settlements. If trial is the right path, we are experienced trial lawyers and we are ready.
Past and future income loss, loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering (general damages), past and future medical and rehabilitation costs, attendant care, housekeeping, home modifications, out-of-pocket expenses, and — for family members — Family Law Act damages for loss of care, guidance, and companionship. In wrongful death cases, dependency claims and funeral expenses also apply.
You can claim against your own insurance under the OPCF 44R uninsured/under-insured motorist endorsement and through the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund — the same SABS benefits and tort damages still apply. Time limits are tighter for these claims, so call quickly.
Oui, absolument. We provide complete bilingual personal injury legal services in English and French throughout Ottawa, Orléans, Vanier, Gatineau, and Eastern Ontario. Documents, communications, mediation, and court proceedings can all be handled in your preferred official language.
LTD denials are appealable — and frequently overturned. Our Ottawa LTD lawyers handle internal appeals, mediation, and litigation against every major Canadian disability insurer. We have recovered retroactive lump sums plus reinstated benefits for hundreds of Ottawa residents whose insurers wrongly cut them off.
Yes. If you are at The Ottawa Hospital, the Rehabilitation Centre, recovering at home in Kanata, Orléans, Barrhaven, Gatineau, or anywhere across Eastern Ontario, we come to you. There is no charge for an in-person meeting.
Call our office or fill out the online contact form. A senior personal injury lawyer will review your case for free within 24 hours and tell you honestly whether you have a claim, what it might be worth, and what to do next. There is no obligation. The sooner you call, the more options we have.
You only get one chance to get this right. Insurance companies have entire teams of adjusters, defence lawyers, and surveillance investigators on their side from the day after the accident. You deserve the same level of advocacy on yours — with no risk and no out-of-pocket cost.
Whether your accident happened on the Queensway, on a snow-covered sidewalk in Centretown, in a Barrhaven parking lot, on a Stittsville back road, or at a job site in Kanata — we are ready to help. The call is free. The consultation is free. And you only pay if we win.