Headquarters:
Kleinburg, ON
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
1,000+
Phone:
(416) 214 9400
Email:
info@probenefits.ca
Website:
probenefits.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/probenefits-consulting-inc-
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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Nick Acocella
President
Tina Parise
Vice President
JD McCauley
Vice President, Operations
Leadership
Nick Acocella helps companies source the best retirement and group benefits solutions available to them based on their current reality and long-term goals. He has an innate ability to blend big-picture thinking with day-to-day realities, and he can help owners navigate their long-term business goals without sacrificing the needs of their employees. Nick began his career in financial services in 1999, focusing on financial planning and investment management. For the last 10 years, Nick has partnered with business owners to truly understand their HR needs and business goals. As a result, the ProBenefits team has become a trusted partner for companies in need of long-term plan sustainability, risk-management, and HR support.
President
Nick Acocella
Celestina (Tina) Parise is a passionate, enthusiastic, and results-oriented HR leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. Tina’s outgoing personality enables her to genuinely connect with employees and executives alike, bridging the gap between the needs of the business and the needs of its people. As VP of ProBenefits Consulting, Tina has an innate understanding of how to manage clients’ needs based on their budget. She specializes in creating and implementing best-in-class practices to administer benefits and pension plans – all while focusing on the company’s growth.
Outside of work, Tina is family-oriented, loves to travel, and is a foodie at heart.
Vice President
Tina Parise
JD McCauley is a people leader focused on building high-performing teams. With 18 years of leadership experience, ranging from local- to national-sized teams, he nurtures a culture of passion and commitment to service excellence by operating with a people-first mentality. Beginning his career as a front-line customer service provider, he quickly developed a passion for taking care of people in his daily work. This approach has extended into his people leadership roles and continues today. He has worked in several industries across Canada, ranging from retail, to financial services, to disability management, and management consulting. He found that when one’s focus is people, operational excellence transcends all markets.
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Cheryl Klippenstein
Controller
Tina Parise
Vice President
Nick Acocella
President
Leadership
Headquarters:
Kleinburg, ON
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
1,000+
Phone:
(416) 214 9400
Email:
info@probenefits.ca
Website:
probenefits.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/probenefits-consulting-inc-
Nick Acocella helps companies source the best retirement and group benefits solutions available to them based on their current reality and long-term goals. He has an innate ability to blend big-picture thinking with day-to-day realities, and he can help owners navigate their long-term business goals without sacrificing the needs of their employees. Nick began his career in financial services in 1999, focusing on financial planning and investment management. For the last 10 years, Nick has partnered with business owners to truly understand their HR needs and business goals. As a result, the ProBenefits team has become a trusted partner for companies in need of long-term plan sustainability, risk-management, and HR support.
President
Nick Acocella
Celestina (Tina) Parise is a passionate, enthusiastic, and results-oriented HR leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. Tina’s outgoing personality enables her to genuinely connect with employees and executives alike, bridging the gap between the needs of the business and the needs of its people. As VP of ProBenefits Consulting, Tina has an innate understanding of how to manage clients’ needs based on their budget. She specializes in creating and implementing best-in-class practices to administer benefits and pension plans – all while focusing on the company’s growth.
Outside of work, Tina is family-oriented, loves to travel, and is a foodie at heart.
Vice President
Tina Parise
Throughout her education and professional career, Cheryl Klippenstein has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in accounting and bookkeeping. Since her graduation from UFV in 2004, Cheryl has had a passion for ensuring her business clients are advantaged by her skill set. Building a foundation of financial stability for TeksMed since 2010, she has become an integral and irreplaceable part of the executive team, managing much more than exclusively finances. Cheryl continues to progress her passion for further knowledge and prides herself on the fine details of getting the job done right.
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Cheryl Klippenstein
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ProBenefits Consulting
Scott Frew
Partner
Tina Parise
Vice President
Nick Acocella
President
Leadership
Headquarters:
Kleinburg, ON
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
1,000+
Phone:
(416) 214 9400
Email:
info@probenefits.ca
Website:
probenefits.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/probenefits-consulting-inc-
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Home
Bio
Nick Acocella helps companies source the best retirement and group benefits solutions available to them based on their current reality and long-term goals. He has an innate ability to blend big-picture thinking with day-to-day realities, and he can help owners navigate their long-term business goals without sacrificing the needs of their employees. Nick began his career in financial services in 1999, focusing on financial planning and investment management. For the last 10 years, Nick has partnered with business owners to truly understand their HR needs and business goals. As a result, the ProBenefits team has become a trusted partner for companies in need of long-term plan sustainability, risk-management, and HR support.
President
Nick Acocella
Celestina (Tina) Parise is a passionate, enthusiastic, and results-oriented HR leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. Tina’s outgoing personality enables her to genuinely connect with employees and executives alike, bridging the gap between the needs of the business and the needs of its people. As VP of ProBenefits Consulting, Tina has an innate understanding of how to manage clients’ needs based on their budget. She specializes in creating and implementing best-in-class practices to administer benefits and pension plans – all while focusing on the company’s growth.
Outside of work, Tina is family-oriented, loves to travel, and is a foodie at heart.
Vice President
Tina Parise
Throughout her education and professional career, Cheryl Klippenstein has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in accounting and bookkeeping. Since her graduation from UFV in 2004, Cheryl has had a passion for ensuring her business clients are advantaged by her skill set. Building a foundation of financial stability for TeksMed since 2010, she has become an integral and irreplaceable part of the executive team, managing much more than exclusively finances. Cheryl continues to progress her passion for further knowledge and prides herself on the fine details of getting the job done right.
Controller
Cheryl Klippenstein
Cheryl Klippenstein
Controller
Throughout her education and professional career, Cheryl Klippenstein has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in accounting and bookkeeping. Since her graduation from UFV in 2004, Cheryl has had a passion for ensuring her business clients are advantaged by her skill set. Building a foundation of financial stability for TeksMed since 2010, she has become an integral and irreplaceable part of the executive team, managing much more than exclusively finances. Cheryl continues to progress her passion for further knowledge and prides herself on the fine details of getting the job done right.
Controller
Cheryl Klippenstein
JD McCauley
Vice President, Operations
JD McCauley is a people leader focused on building high-performing teams. With 18 years of leadership experience, ranging from local- to national-sized teams, he nurtures a culture of passion and commitment to service excellence by operating with a people-first mentality. Beginning his career as a front-line customer service provider, he quickly developed a passion for taking care of people in his daily work. This approach has extended into his people leadership roles and continues today. He has worked in several industries across Canada, ranging from retail, to financial services, to disability management, and management consulting. He found that when one’s focus is people, operational excellence transcends all markets.
Vice President, Operations
JD McCauley
JD McCauley
Vice President, Operations
JD McCauley is a people leader focused on building high-performing teams. With 18 years of leadership experience, ranging from local- to national-sized teams, he nurtures a culture of passion and commitment to service excellence by operating with a people-first mentality. Beginning his career as a front-line customer service provider, he quickly developed a passion for taking care of people in his daily work. This approach has extended into his people leadership roles and continues today. He has worked in several industries across Canada, ranging from retail, to financial services, to disability management, and management consulting. He found that when one’s focus is people, operational excellence transcends all markets.
Vice President, Operations
JD McCauley
Scott Frew
Partner
Scott Frew is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and specializes in civil litigation with a focus on representing insurers in personal injury matters. His practice spans a wide range of complex litigation, including extensive knowledge and expertise in motor vehicle, product liability, occupier’s liability, property damage, and subrogation claims. Additionally, Scott has extensive knowledge on the growing torts of internet harassment and defamation as well as cyberbullying claims.
Partner
Scott Frew
Scott Frew
Partner
Scott Frew is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and specializes in civil litigation with a focus on representing insurers in personal injury matters. His practice spans a wide range of complex litigation, including extensive knowledge and expertise in motor vehicle, product liability, occupier’s liability, property damage, and subrogation claims. Additionally, Scott has extensive knowledge on the growing torts of internet harassment and defamation as well as cyberbullying claims.
Partner
Scott Frew
Cheryl Klippenstein
Controller
Scott Frew is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and specializes in civil litigation with a focus on representing insurers in personal injury matters. His practice spans a wide range of complex litigation, including extensive knowledge and expertise in motor vehicle, product liability, occupier’s liability, property damage, and subrogation claims. Additionally, Scott has extensive knowledge on the growing torts of internet harassment and defamation as well as cyberbullying claims.
Partner
Scott Frew
ProBenefits Consulting is no stranger to the hands-on approach that great group benefits and retirement consulting requires. In fact, that’s simply how its team members do business each and every day — by putting themselves in the shoes of their clients to achieve innovative risk management solutions that are carefully customized to each individual and business.
The Kleinburg-based brokerage, which strives to be a premier benefits and consulting firm within the communities it serves, takes pride in not only the kind of work it does but also in how much it values its clients.
“Everyone at ProBenefits is extremely honoured to have been chosen for the Broker of the Year Award. In fact, we were so humbled just to be nominated in the first place,” says company president Nick Acocella. “We are especially thankful to our clients — they are the reason we’re here today and they allow us to simply do what we love. Being formally recognized as an esteemed brokerage is an added bonus.”
ProBenefits’ brokers view their clients as an extension of their business. Acocella emphasizes that their job as consultants is to make the lives of their clients easier in any way they can. ProBenefit’s white-glove, concierge-like service model proves to the clients that their advisors are devoted, committed, and thoughtful to their business needs and objectives.
“We relish infusing life into the businesses of our clients — some people may not know exactly what the group insurance and retirement planning industry entails, but our job is truly meaningful. We help individuals with their livelihood and businesses with their lifelines — the people that get the job done every day,” says Tina Parise, vice president.
Acocella and Parise highlight that with a cutting-edge approach to their risk management — incorporating tools like proprietary cost containment and risk and data analytics — ProBenefits helps its clients sustain, retain, and attract in the tough job market that Canadian employers are currently facing.
“Getting to know our clients thoroughly and personally, understanding their culture and their overarching objectives is what sets us apart from other brokerages that do their job at a surface level,” says Parise.
Acocella adds: “Our customer service starts with a strong partnership — our clients are our partners, and we’re theirs.”
As a Navacord broker partner, ProBenefits is also backed with the national resources and strength that amplifies the company’s positive influence on its clients and communities, while still maintaining the boutique, local-touch service that so many have come to appreciate and associate as a trademark of the expert consulting firm.
With the belief that “plans don’t change the past; they structure the future,” ProBenefits is determined to help its clients every step of the way.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Gordon Marsden
Partner
Michael Ellis
Partner
Joel Cormier
Partner
Meghan Walker
Partner
As a partner at Will Davidson LLP, Gordon has developed a dynamic practice. With tenacity and compassion, he seeks the best results for his clients by effectively and efficiently bringing their matter to successful resolution through negotiation, mediation or trial. He has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. He has a number of reported decisions on various points of law, including the leading case on prejudice arising from the proposed amendment of pleadings. In other words, he has handled the toughest cases and, occasionally, his unpredictable tactics cause opposing counsel to exclaim, “It’s like he is some kind of electric monkey!”
Partner
Gordon Marsden
Michael Ellis is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario as both trial and appeal counsel. He has also appeared before numerous tribunals in Ontario as counsel, including the License Appeal Tribunal and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He has been lead counsel for numerous trials, and has significant experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation arising from motor vehicle accidents, accident benefits, insurance litigation, occupier’s liability matters and product liability. He has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022 for his work in personal injury litigation.
Partner
Michael Ellis
Joel Cormier, partner at Will Davidson LLP, goes the distance for his clients. He has extensive trial and appellate experience and has built a successful track record representing his clients inside the courtroom. However, he also knows the value of early resolution to his clients, so whenever possible he leverages his courtroom experience to obtain the best possible settlements for clients without the cost of trial.
Partner
Joel Cormier
Meghan Walker is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and articled with the firm between July 2011 and June 2012, where she gained extensive hands-on experience in plaintiff-side litigation, advocating for individuals in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Small Claims Court. Meghan’s area of practice includes motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and property loss. Meghan is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and Halton County Law Association. She has been recognized by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022.
Partner
Meghan Walker
Gordon Marsden
Partner
Meghan Walker
Partner
Joel Cormier
Partner
Michael Ellis
Partner
As a partner at Will Davidson LLP, Gordon has developed a dynamic practice. With tenacity and compassion, he seeks the best results for his clients by effectively and efficiently bringing their matter to successful resolution through negotiation, mediation or trial. He has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. He has a number of reported decisions on various points of law, including the leading case on prejudice arising from the proposed amendment of pleadings. In other words, he has handled the toughest cases and, occasionally, his unpredictable tactics cause opposing counsel to exclaim, “It’s like he is some kind of electric monkey!”
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
Gordon Marsden
Michael Ellis is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario as both trial and appeal counsel. He has also appeared before numerous tribunals in Ontario as counsel, including the License Appeal Tribunal and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He has been lead counsel for numerous trials, and has significant experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation arising from motor vehicle accidents, accident benefits, insurance litigation, occupier’s liability matters and product liability. He has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022 for his work in personal injury litigation.
Partner
Michael Ellis
Joel Cormier, partner at Will Davidson LLP, goes the distance for his clients. He has extensive trial and appellate experience and has built a successful track record representing his clients inside the courtroom. However, he also knows the value of early resolution to his clients, so whenever possible he leverages his courtroom experience to obtain the best possible settlements for clients without the cost of trial.
Partner
Joel Cormier
Meghan Walker is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and articled with the firm between July 2011 and June 2012, where she gained extensive hands-on experience in plaintiff-side litigation, advocating for individuals in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Small Claims Court. Meghan’s area of practice includes motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and property loss. Meghan is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and Halton County Law Association. She has been recognized by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022.
Partner
Meghan Walker
Gordon Marsden
Partner
Joel Cormier
Partner
Michael Ellis
Partner
Meghan Walker
Partner
As a partner at Will Davidson LLP, Gordon has developed a dynamic practice. With tenacity and compassion, he seeks the best results for his clients by effectively and efficiently bringing their matter to successful resolution through negotiation, mediation or trial. He has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. He has a number of reported decisions on various points of law, including the leading case on prejudice arising from the proposed amendment of pleadings. In other words, he has handled the toughest cases and, occasionally, his unpredictable tactics cause opposing counsel to exclaim, “It’s like he is some kind of electric monkey!”
Partner
Gordon Marsden
Michael Ellis is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario as both trial and appeal counsel. He has also appeared before numerous tribunals in Ontario as counsel, including the License Appeal Tribunal and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He has been lead counsel for numerous trials, and has significant experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation arising from motor vehicle accidents, accident benefits, insurance litigation, occupier’s liability matters and product liability. He has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022 for his work in personal
injury litigation.
Partner
Michael Ellis
Joel Cormier, partner at Will Davidson LLP, goes the distance for his clients. He has extensive trial and appellate experience and has built a successful track record representing his clients inside the courtroom. However, he also knows the value of early resolution to his clients, so whenever possible he leverages his courtroom experience to obtain the best possible settlements for clients without the cost of trial.
Partner
Joel Cormier
Meghan Walker is a partner at Will Davidson LLP and articled with the firm between July 2011 and June 2012, where she gained extensive hands-on experience in plaintiff-side litigation, advocating for individuals in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Small Claims Court. Meghan’s area of practice includes motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and property loss. Meghan is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and Halton County Law Association. She has been recognized by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers since 2022.
Partner
Meghan Walker
Ron Strike
Counsel
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified
Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for
his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Ron Strike
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
Ron Strike
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
