The lawyers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP are expert courtroom advocates for a wide range of civil litigation matters including insurance law, medical malpractice, appeals, personal injury and municipal litigation.
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP
We are pleased to announce that effective January 1st, 2024, Will Davidson LLP will continue its practice under the new name Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP.
Lead by managing partner, David Morin, Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP will continue its focus on a wide range of civil litigation matters including insurance defence, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury claims, appellate advocacy and municipal litigation.
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP represents both individual and institutional clients throughout Ontario and has offices in Toronto, Huntsville and Bowmanville.
David Morin, Managing Partner
David Morin is full of optimism and excitement as managing partner of this newly branded firm: “I am overjoyed to lead this fine group of talented lawyers and legal staff into a new era of exceptional legal services combined with cutting edge technology,” says David.
“It really is the dawn of new way to practice law and we have fully embraced it.”
David’s practice focuses on civil litigation and, in particular, personal injury, product liability, municipal liability, and professional negligence claims. David has been privileged to hold many titles external to his practice at Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP, such as Former President of the Muskoka Law Association, Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Audit Committee, as well as Chair of the Paralegal Regulation Sub-Committee for the Ontario Bar Association.
All the named partners of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP have significant expertise in personal injury and insurance law matters. However, they each have specialized interests in the law that helps to foster diverse legal perspectives within the firm.
Named Partners Jim Davidson, Paul Cahill and Chris Morrison
Jim Davidson has been certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in both personal injury and insurance law.
Jim’s practice is unique in that he is one of the few lawyers in his industry who represents both insurance companies and individual clients. He has significant experience in injury, fatality and disability claims. He is regularly consulted by insurance companies and other lawyers in determining coverage for uninsured and underinsured losses.
Paul Cahill‘s primary practice area is in patient-sided medical malpractice litigation. Paul’s advanced advocacy skills both inside and outside of the courtroom have led to him being recognized by the Law Society of Ontario as a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.
Paul has proven himself a fearless advocate by a number of successful trial outcomes over the years, including an $11.5 million judgment for medical malpractice causing cerebral palsy against a negligent doctor as well as a recent judgment against a negligent emergency room physician who caused the death of a 34 year-old mother of 4 young children.
Chris Morrison has an impressive 25-year career specializing in appeals and civil litigation.
As an appellate lawyer Chris has argued multiple multi-million dollar civil appeals including the largest wrongful death award for general damages in Canadian history. His numerous appeals in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada have become part of the established Canadian jurisprudence in the fields of tort liability and insurance and has over 60 reported decisions.
Chris’ experience in the realm of insurance law extends to general liability, cyber, environmental, builders risk, wrap up liability and professional negligence claims. Chris has an impressive list of national institutional and international clients as well as counsel work for other lawyers.
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is proud to have Ron Strike of Bowmanville as Counsel to their firm.
Ron Strike, Counsel
Ron graduated from Queen’s University in 1978 with an Honours Degree in Psychology and from Queen’s University Law School in 1981. He was a member of the only Queen’s varsity men’s hockey team to win an Ontario championship.
Ron was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983 and was a senior partner with Strike Furlong Ford until February 1, 2016 when he merged his practice with the partners of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP where he is now counsel. Ron practices exclusively in the area of personal injury Law.
Ron has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 32 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues.
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is pleased to have two additional partners who work primarily in the field of insurance defence but also handle a wide variety of Plaintiff-side personal injury matters.
Partners Joel Cormier and Scott Frew
Joel Cormier‘s areas of expertise includes subrogation, insurance defence, construction and personal injury litigation. Joel has considerable experience representing clients at trial and on appeal.
Scott Frew 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 of the emerging area of cyberbullying law and social media claims, as well as expertise in motor vehicle accidents, product liability, occupiers’ liability, property damage, and subrogation claims. Additionally, Scott has experience in providing insurance coverage opinions, and arguing cases before the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. Besides his trial experience, Scott has also successfully argued complex motions in the Superior Court of Justice and appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is fortunate to have a select group of talented associates who have developed significant experience and knowledge in the various practice areas of the firm.
Associates Peter Reinitzer, Tiffany Usher and Hudson Chalmers
Peter Reinitzer works primarily out of the firm’s Huntsville office for clients throughout the province. Peter has built a broad commercial and insurance-based practice with a focus on personal injury and property loss.
A fearless advocate, Peter uses a combination of trial advocacy and creative alternative dispute resolution techniques to help his clients achieve their desired outcomes. Peter frequently attends at the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal where he has successfully litigated numerous trials and appeals. He has also successfully resolved countless disputes by way of mediated settlement.
Tiffany Usher represents both individual and insurance clients. Tiffany’s practice encompasses a broad range of civil litigation, including subrogation, coverage, tort/personal injury, occupiers’ liability, land use planning and development, property damage and product liability claims.
Tiffany’s experience working for parties on both sides of legal disputes has enabled her to develop a multifaceted, tactical perspective that she uses to the advantage of her clients. She is a profound negotiator and problem solver. She is willing to go the distance in the courtroom, but also recognizes the value of early resolution where necessary. Tiffany has appeared and/or drafted materials before every level of Court in Ontario as well as the Committee of Adjustment and Toronto Land Appeal Board.
Hudson Chalmers‘ practice includes personal injury and insurance litigation with a special interest in medical malpractice. He takes pride in understanding both sides of legal disputes and applying that knowledge to the best advantage of his clients.
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When title insurance was first introduced into Canadian residential conveyancing in the mid-1990’s it was considered prohibitively expensive. Purchasers were funding legal fees and disbursements; inspection fees; transfer taxes; mortgage default insurance; and various other “Closing Costs”. Adding title insurance premium seemed unnecessary. The title insurers worked on this problem. The first thing they did was to add “Survey Coverage” alleviating the need to obtain a Land Survey which then cost roughly $1,000. I’ll have more to say on Survey Coverage in another Commentary. Succinctly – great coverage for Lenders, but whether right for Owners depends on many circumstances.
