Offices in Toronto, Huntsville and Bowmanville
"The most essential trait of a good litigator is not a readiness to fight, but a willingness to listen."
Calls to eliminate civil juries have quieted down recently. In-person jury trials have resumed. However, we have likely not seen the last of efforts to
Joel Cormier earned his LL.B. from Queen’s University in 2005 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2006. Joel’s areas of expertise include subrogation, insurance defence, construction and personal injury litigation. Joel has considerable experience representing clients at trial and on appeal.
Joel has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in personal injury litigation since 2023.
Mohebbi v. Yassobi et al., 2021 ONSC 2395
Rill Products v. 711371 Ontario Corp., 2020 ONSC 2135
Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 1100 v. A. & G. Shanks Plumbing & Heating Limited, 2020 ONCA 67
Ning Li v. Park Avenue, 2019 ONSC 2264
Ning Li v. Park Avenue, 2019 ONSC 1147
McKnight v. Ontario (Transportation), 2019 CarswellOnt 542, 2019 ONCA 28, 300 A.C.W.S. (3d) 528
Chiocchio v. Hamilton (City), 2018 CarswellOnt 15278, 2018 ONCA 762, 296 A.C.W.S. (3d) 861, 31 M.V.R. (7th) 177, 80 M.P.L.R. (5th) 60
Kingridge (Bronte) Inc. v. 1140114 Ontario Inc., 2018 CarswellOnt 20448, 2018 ONCA 957, 299 A.C.W.S. (3d) 292
Maio v. Mer Mechanical Inc., 2018 CarswellOnt 11785, 2018 ONSC 4426, [2019] I.L.R. I-6084, 295 A.C.W.S. (3d) 383
O’Brien v. O’Brien, 2018 CarswellOnt 12526, 2018 ONSC 4665, 295 A.C.W.S. (3d) 381
Marsh Canada Limited v. Centennial Plumbing and Heating Limited, 2018 CarswellOnt 304, 2018 ONSC 348, 287 A.C.W.S. (3d) 441
O’Brien v. O’Brien, 2017 CarswellOnt 9692, 2017 ONSC 3502, 281 A.C.W.S. (3d) 94
Marsh Canada Limited v. Centennial Plumbing and Heating Limited, 2017 CarswellOnt 18209, 2017 ONSC 6853, 285 A.C.W.S. (3d) 514
Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 1100 v. A.&G. Shanks Plumbing & Heating Limited, 2017 ONSC 7237
Conundrum Capital Corp. v. Century Plumbing and Heating, 2016 CarswellOnt 125, 2016 ONCA 20, 262 A.C.W.S. (3d) 341
Carone v. Peel Condominium Corp. No. 766, 2016 CarswellOnt 14215, 2016 ONSC 5483, 270 A.C.W.S. (3d) 857
Carone v. Peel Condominium Corp. No. 766, 2016 CarswellOnt 20024, 2016 ONSC 7821, 275 A.C.W.S. (3d) 237
Buurman v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co., 2015 CarswellOnt 15902, 2015 ONSC 6444, [2015] I.L.R. I-5814, 259 A.C.W.S. (3d) 751, 55 C.C.L.I. (5th) 185
Henry v. Harvey, 2015 CarswellOnt 4797, 2015 ONSC 2135, [2015] O.J. No. 1670, 252 A.C.W.S. (3d) 391, 47 C.C.L.I. (5th) 291
Marsh Canada Ltd. v. Centennial Plumbing and Heating Ltd., 2014 CarswellOnt 1995, 2014 ONSC 1154, 238 A.C.W.S. (3d) 851
MacKay v. Starbucks Corp., 2010 CarswellOnt 4168, 2010 ONSC 3172, 190 A.C.W.S. (3d) 73
Dickson v. Broan-Nuton Canada Inc., 2007 CarswellOnt 9931, [2007] O.J. No. 5114
Nestlé Canada Inc. v. Alltech Inc., 2007 CarswellOnt 1782, 156 A.C.W.S. (3d) 458, 30 B.L.R. (4th) 267
Blast off to Professional Success presented by Will Davidson LLP, September 15 and 22, 2022
Ready, Set, Litigate: Are you Prepared for the Post-COVID World presented by Will Davidson LLP, September 15, 2021
Litigating in Challenging Times: How to Prepare Yourself for the Post-COVID Litigation Landscape presented by Will Davidson LLP, September 23, 2020
Experts at Trial: How to Maximize (or minimize) their Effectiveness presented by Will Davidson LLP, September 25, 2019
Anatomy of a Personal Injury Trial: from Jury Selection to Jury Verdict presented by Will Davidson LLP, September 27, 2018
March 2018, featured on Advocate Daily “Suing municipalities – exceptions to the 10-day notice period”. Joel Cormier discusses suing municipalities and the exceptions to the 10-day notice period.
February 2018, featured on Advocate Daily “Trial-ready Cormier tells it like it is to clients”. Joel Cormier discusses the long-term approach he takes for his relationships with the individuals and businesses who hire him.