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With mixed emotions, we announce the departure of our founding partner and colleague, Jillian Evans, from the firm after nearly 8 years. Jill has been an integral part of our firm. We will miss her enormously and wish her all the best in her future career with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. Thank you, Jill, for being such an amazing part of our team.
Lori Stoltz was an invited panellist addressing “Hot Topics in Medical Malpractice Litigation” as part of the Advocates’ Society’s inaugural Health Law Litigation program on September 23, 2016
In May 2016, Jillian Evans was invited to speak at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s Spring Conference on the topic of “Calling more than Three Experts at Trial”
In the spring of 2016, Jillian Evans became the chair of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Group
Lori Stoltz’s article, “Wrongful Life Post-Bovingdon & Paxton: A Way Forward Through Wrongful Birth”, was published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2015, edited by The Honorable Mr. Justice Todd L. Archibald and The Honorable Mr. Justice Randall Scott Echlin
Ken Morris co-chaired the 2016 OTLA Medical Malpractice Conference “It’s All About the Medicine” on February 19, 2016 in Toronto
Jillian Evans was a member of the Faculty for Osgoode Hall Law School’s 2016 Certificate in Health Law, lecturing on the topics of assessing damages in medical malpractice cases, and the role of experts in medical malpractice litigation
Ken Morris delivered the presentation “Attempted Suicide Cases: Is There Hope?” on suicide and attempted suicide cases arising from medical negligence at the 2016 OTLA Medical Malpractice Conference
In February 2016, Jillian Evans spoke at the OTLA Medical Malpractice Conference, presenting on “Evolving Spinal Cord Injuries in the Emergency Department.”
Jillian Evans spoke at the Ontario Bar Association’s Health Law Institute 2016, “Class Actions in Privacy Health Law.”
The December 15, 2015 issue of the Lawyers’ Weekly featured Jillian Evans’ latest article, “New Emphasis on Loss of Competitive Advantage.”
Ken Morris co-chaired the 2014 OTLA Medical Malpractice Conference “Building Your Case Through to a Jury Trial” and, at the conference, presented on orthopedic cases, was a panelist on the topic of professional quandaries facing the medical malpractice lawyer and took part in a medical malpractice examination for discovery demonstration
Public Health Law and Practice in Ontario: The Health Protection and Promotion Act: Lori Stoltz co-authored this 2008 text with Jane Speakman and Rod Blake. It is described as a “ground-breaking treatise” of public health law in Ontario by Dr. Sheela Basrur, former Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario