Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is proud to share that nine of its lawyers are recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™, across insurance law, medical negligence, and personal injury litigation. Partner Jim Davidson has also been named the Best Lawyers® 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation in Toronto.
The Best Lawyers® recognitions are decided entirely by confidential peer review: evaluations by other lawyers practising in the same fields and regions, including the lawyers who sit across the table from us in mediations and courtrooms. There is no fee to be considered and no way to buy a listing, which is what gives the recognition its weight.
A Lawyer of the Year in Toronto
Jim Davidson has been named the Best Lawyers® 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation in Toronto. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is more selective than a standard listing: it goes to a single lawyer in each practice area in each metropolitan region, based on the highest overall peer feedback in that field and city for the year. Jim is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation and head of the firm’s insurance group, and he has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2018.
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027
- David Morin, Insurance Law (Huntsville, ON)
- Jim Davidson, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation (Toronto, ON)
- Paul Cahill, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation (Toronto, ON)
- Chris Morrison, Personal Injury Litigation (Toronto, ON)
- Ron Strike, Personal Injury Litigation (Bowmanville, ON)
- Joel Cormier, Personal Injury Litigation (Toronto, ON)
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2027
Ones to Watch recognizes lawyers earlier in their careers, on the same confidential peer-review basis. It is a distinct award from the main list, and this year it includes a new name for the firm, Kathleen Lefebvre.
- Hudson Chalmers, Personal Injury Litigation (Toronto, ON)
- Kathleen Lefebvre, Insurance Law (Toronto, ON)
- Tiffany Usher, Insurance Law (Toronto, ON)
For clients, peer recognition points to something specific: counsel who are known and respected by the lawyers they work with and against, in civil litigation, insurance, medical negligence, and personal injury matters. The firm tries cases and argues appeals, and it serves clients across Ontario from offices in Toronto, Huntsville, and Bowmanville.
Profiles of Recognized Lawyers
David Morin
- Expertise: Insurance Law, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Municipal Liability, Professional Negligence
- Background: Managing Partner, with decades of civil litigation experience across Ontario.
- Notable: Leadership roles in the Muskoka Law Association and the Ontario Bar Association.
- Location: Huntsville, ON
Jim Davidson
- Expertise: Insurance Law, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury
- Background: Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation. Holds a Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution from the University of Sydney, Australia.
- Notable: Head of the firm’s Insurance Group. Named the Best Lawyers® 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation in Toronto, and recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2018.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Paul Cahill
- Expertise: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation
- Background: Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2005.
- Notable: Secured an $11.5 million judgment in a medical malpractice case involving cerebral palsy. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2021.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Chris Morrison
- Expertise: Appeals, Civil Litigation, Insurance Law
- Background: More than 25 years focused on appeals and civil litigation.
- Notable: Has argued milestone civil appeals, including a case involving the largest wrongful death general damages award in Canadian history. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2023.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Ron Strike
- Expertise: Personal Injury Law
- Background: Graduated from Queen’s University Law School in 1981, with more than 40 years representing seriously injured clients.
- Notable: Extensive experience litigating catastrophic injury cases at the local, national, and international levels. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2024.
- Location: Bowmanville, ON
Joel Cormier
- Expertise: Insurance Defence, Subrogation, Construction, Personal Injury Litigation
- Background: Called to the bar in 2006. LL.B. from Queen’s University in 2005.
- Notable: Extensive trial and appellate experience. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2023.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Hudson Chalmers
- Expertise: Personal Injury, Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice
- Background: Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor. Called to the Bar in 2020.
- Notable: Known for a balanced approach that reads both sides of a dispute. Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for personal injury litigation.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Kathleen Lefebvre
- Expertise: Insurance Law (coverage and defence), Appellate Advocacy
- Background: Called to the Bar of Ontario in 2021. Juris Doctor from Queen’s University.
- Notable: An insurance defence and coverage litigator who appears regularly before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for insurance law.
- Location: Toronto, ON
Tiffany Usher
- Expertise: Subrogation, Coverage, Personal Injury, Occupiers’ Liability, Property Damage, Product Liability
- Background: Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario. Represents individual and insurance clients.
- Notable: Experience at every level of Ontario’s courts and land tribunals. Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for insurance law.
- Location: Toronto, ON
About Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is a civil litigation boutique serving clients across Ontario from offices in Toronto, Huntsville, and Bowmanville. The firm focuses on civil litigation, insurance law, medical malpractice, personal injury, and appellate advocacy. We try cases, we argue appeals, and other lawyers retain us to argue theirs.
