"With the assistance of our loyal and supportive staff, we intend to continue this tradition for the next 70 years and beyond, with one simple goal: to secure the best interests of our clients, honourably and vigorously," said Alan Farrer — managing partner.PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial and Employment Litigation: (Contact: Alan A. Farrer, Managing Partner) A key strength of Thomson, Rogers is its expertise in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. Breach of contract claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, construction liens, lease and mortgage disputes, defamation, product liability, and wrongful dismissal are just some of the issues faced by companies and individuals today. Sometimes these matters can only be resolved through the courts, or the potential of a court judgment. Their enforcement through litigation is backed by over 60 years of commercial law experience.
Family/Matrimonial Litigation: (Contact: Patrick Schmidt) It's essential to know your rights and obligations in marriage, cohabitation, separation and divorce and how to proceed to enforce those rights, meet the obligations and protect your future.
Family law probably impacts more Canadians than all other areas of law combined. As an example, divorce affects nearly half of Canadian marriages, and can be a devastating experience for spouses and their children.
If not handled effectively and on a timely basis, separations can become emotionally and financially destructive for all concerned.
Personal Injury Litigation: (Contact: Desmond H. Dixon, L. Craig Brown, Richard C. Halpern, Sloan H. Mandel, Kenneth E. Howie, QC, and Lawrence H. Mandel, QC) Personal injury issues are complex and often require prompt action due to strict time limits. Thomson, Rogers has the well deserved reputation for taking on the most complex and challenging personal injury cases and delivering results.
The personal injury lawyers have litigation expertise in:
- Car and motorcycle accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Slip and fall
- Diving accidents
- Sporting accidents
- Airplane crashes
- Boating and jet ski accidents
- ATV or dirt bike accidents
- Snow mobile accidents
- Skiing accidents
- Faulty products and Products Liability
- No-fault car insurance claims
- Animal attacks
- Assaults, including sexual assaults
Or any occurrence resulting in:
- Serious personal injury
- Death
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Amputation
- Chronic pain
Planning and Municipal Law: (Contact: Roger T. Beaman) Their mission is to provide the highest level of service as efficiently as possible, based on our breadth of expertise, innovative solutions and results-oriented approach.
For over three decades, the municipal law group at Thomson, Rogers has represented municipalities, developers, school boards, public agencies and ratepayers at the conference table, in mediations and arbitrations, before the Ontario Municipal Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, and in the Courts.
Practice areas include but are not limited to:
- By-laws and Municipal Agreements
- Judicial review applications
- Municipal Jurisdiction
- Providing expropriation advice to both landowners and expropriating authorities, representing clients before the Board of Negotiations, the Ontario Municipal Board and the Ontario Courts
- Advising on permitted uses of lands
- Representing clients before Courts and tribunals such as the Ontario Municipal Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Niagara Escarpment Commission, and the Lands and Mining Commission
