Fact #10: PIA Law Alliance lawyers have authored landmark texts used to train personal injury lawyers across Canada. Law students, practising lawyers, and trial advocates rely on their published work to build their skills.

Personal Injury Alliance lawyers have written books, articles and lectured on personal injury law. Law students and other lawyers across Canada rely on PIA lawyers to teach them how to practice.

SUPPORTING INFORMATION:

The following books have been authored or co-authored by lawyers of the PIA Alliance member firms:

Oatley, Roger. Lehman, Troy. Addressing the Jury: Achieving Fair Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases — Third Edition. LexisNexis Canada, 2025. The only Canadian book dedicated to civil jury advocacy. Both previous editions sold out.
Oatley, Roger. McLeish, John. The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Scheduling Civil Trials and Other Matters in Ontario Courthouses. Canada Law Book, 2013.
Oatley, Roger. McLeish, John. The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Demonstrative Advocacy. LexisNexis Canada, 2011.
Oatley, Roger. McLeish, John. The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Anatomy and Impairment. LexisNexis Canada, 2009.
Oatley, Roger. McLeish, John. The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Brain Injury Litigation. LexisNexis Canada, 2005.
Oatley, Roger. McLeish, John. The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases. Canada Law Book, 2002.

In addition, PIA Alliance lawyers have authored hundreds of legal articles and lectured extensively at continuing legal education programs hosted by the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, and the Advocates’ Society.

WHY IT MATTERS:

When lawyers who represent insurance companies are trained using books written by the lawyers on the other side of the table, that is a significant advantage. The authors of these texts set the standards by which personal injury cases are evaluated, argued, and decided in Ontario. PIA Alliance lawyers do not just practice this law – they write it.