Rob has practised Law as a Sole Practitioner in the Province of Ontario since 1993
Since the late-1990’s, Rob’s practice focus turned to Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation matters
Since the early 2000’s, Rob’s practice has been almost exclusively focused on representing injured Workers before the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (W.S.I.B.) and the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Rob also counsels and advises Personal Injury civil litigation counsel on s. 31 Right to Sue matters
Rob is a regular speaker before the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, a group of personal injury lawyers
Rob has represented hundreds of injured workers in appeals before the W.S.I.B. and counsel of record on dozens of reported decisions at the W.S.I.A.T.
1988 – B.A. (Hons.) – Political Science York University
1991 – Bachelor of Laws – LL.B. University of Western Ontario
1993 – Completed Ontario Bar Admission Course, Admitted to Law Society of Upper Canada
Certifications
March 2011 – Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Workplace Safety & Insurance Law (one of just 13 in the Province with this designation)
Memberships
Law Society of Upper Canada
Middlesex Law Association
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
Publications
October 2003 – “Worker’s Comp for Dummies: A Primer for Practice Before the W.S.I.B.”
Presented to the Ontario Trial Lawyers 2003 Fall Conference – co-authored by Mike Pretsell, Pretsell Cavanaugh
October 2004 – “When is a Right of Action Extinguished”
Presented to the Ontario Trial Lawyers 2004 Fall Conference
June 2006 – “The W.S.I.B. Conundrum”
Appearing in the June 2006 edition of the Litigator, a publication of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
2008 – “Worker’s Compensation: A Basic Guide to Injured Workers’ Legal Rights”
An Educational Booklet authored for the benefit of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
May 2010 – “The Personal Injury Lawyer’s Guide to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act”
Presented to the Ontario Trial Lawyer 2010 Spring Conference
January 2011 – “W.S.I.B. Benefits – What You Need to Know When Your LTD Client Has Been Injured”
Presented to the Ontario Trial Lawyers Conference Seminar “Long Term Disability from Intake to Judgment”
