Three Leading Firms. One Standard of Excellence in Personal Injury Law.

When choosing a personal injury lawyer, experience, reputation and professional recognition matter—particularly when a case involves a serious or catastrophic injury. Independent peer-reviewed rankings and professional credentials can provide valuable insight into a lawyer’s experience, reputation and standing among members of the legal profession.

PIA Law brings together three of Ontario’s leading personal injury law firms McLeish Orlando, Oatley Vigmond and Thomson Rogers LLP. Across the three firms, PIA lawyers have earned significant recognition from respected legal organizations and peer-review publications for their work in personal injury and civil litigation.

Most personal injury lawyers in Ontario hold one or two of these designations. Holding all four simultaneously requires sustained peer recognition across four independent organizations over many years. The Personal Injury Alliance has lawyers who currently hold all four designations.Four credentials in particular provide important independent measures of professional recognition in Ontario for personal injury law:

• LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation – a specialist designation recognized by the Law Society of Ontario to lawyers who meet established standards of experience and professional development in civil litigation.
• Lexpert Ranked Lawyer – recognition in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, which identifies leading lawyers through an annual peer-survey process.
• Best Lawyers in Canada™ – recognition from one of the legal profession’s longstanding peer-review publications, with lawyers selected through a peer-review methodology.
• Canadian Lawyer Top Law Firms™ – recognition through Canadian Lawyer magazine’s ranking of leading Canadian law firms by practice area.

Lawyer	Firm	The Certified Specialist Program recognizes members of the Law Society who have maintained exemplary standards of professional practice.	The annual Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada.	Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.	Canadian Lawyer Magazine conducts an online survey, and then interviews lawyers who regularly deal with the law firms on the shortlist.
Stephen M. Birman	Thomson Rogers LLP
Patrick Brown	McLeish Orlando
Brian M. Cameron	Oatley Vigmond
Deanna S. Gilbert	Thomson Rogers LLP
Troy H. Lehman	Oatley Vigmond
Adam R. Little	Oatley Vigmond
Sloan H. Mandel	Thomson Rogers LLP
Darcy R. Merkur	Thomson Rogers LLP
Dale Orlando	McLeish Orlando