Practice Area:

Plaintiff Class Actions

Practice Area:

Plaintiff Class Actions

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Alfonso E. Campos Reales

Plaintiff Class Actions Lawyer

Fax:

519.932.3362

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience

Alfonso Campos Reales has practised exclusively in the area of civil litigation and dispute resolution since being called to the bar in 2010, with specific focus on plaintiff personal injury and insurance law, including the prosecution of insurance claims on behalf of insureds. Mr. Campos Reales’ practice is exclusively devoted to acting for plaintiffs in a wide spectrum of areas, including auto insurance, disability insurance, statutory benefits (first party insurance) claims and commercial premises liability.

Mr. Campos Reales has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as administrative tribunals, on behalf of plaintiffs. Most recently, he acted as plaintiff counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada’s latest tort law pronouncement on the duty of care in Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., 2018 SCC 19, which provides guidance to commercial business owners and insurers.

Professional History

  • Partner, Lerners LLP (2016 to present)

  • Author, The Law of Costs in Personal Injury Actions, LexisNexis (2019)

  • Faculty Member, Elder Law Program, Osgoode Hall Law School (2017 to present)

  • Director, Board of Directors, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (2018 to present)

  • Director, Board of Directors, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation (2018 to present)

  • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2010-2015)

  • Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2009-2010)

  • Summer Student, Lerners LLP (2008)

  • Teaching and Research Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor (2007-2009)

Selected Publications/Presentations

  • Author, The Law of Costs in Personal Injury Actions, LexisNexis (2019)

  • “Costs and Offers to Settle: What You Need to Know” (Speaker, Tricks of the Trade 2020, The Advocates’ Society)

  • “Costs: The Tension Between Access to Justice and Proportionality” (Speaker, 2020 Spring Conference, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association)

  • “Unprotected Defendants: Claims Against Road Authorities, Repair Shops, and Vehicle Manufacturers” (Chapter 11G, Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases, Thomson Reueters, 2019 / Speaker, 2nd Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit, Law Society of Ontario, 2019)

  • “Long-Term Care Home Negligence” (Faculty Member, The Osgoode Certificate in Elder Law, 2017 to present, Osgoode Hall Law School)

  • “Collateral Benefits Productions: Who gets what? What is producible and when can you say “No”? (Speaker, 2018 Fall Conference, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association)

  • “Changes to the Catastrophic Impairment Definition: An Update” (Speaker, 2015 Annual Conference, Brain Injury Association of London and Region)

  • “Seguro de Automóvil en Ontario (Automobile Insurance in Ontario)” (Seminar presented in Spanish, Goodwill Industries/Canadian Latin American Association, 2013)

Achievements

  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Personal Injury Litigation

  • Selected to be on the OTLA Executive Committee as a Member at Large (2022)

  • Recognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the area of personal injury (2022)

  • Lexpert’s “Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40” (2021)

  • 20 Under 40 Award, London Inc. Magazine (2017)

  • Certificate of Appreciation, Canadian Latin American Association (2017)

  • Latin American Leadership Award (2012)

Memberships

  • Canadian Hispanic Bar Association

  • Canadian Latin American Association (CALA)

  • Ontario Trial Lawyers Association

  • The Advocates’ Society

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Middlesex Bar Association

Education

  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2010)

  • Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor (2009)

  • Master of Arts, Canadian Politics and Political Theory, Western University (2005)

  • Bachelor of Arts (With Distinction), Political Science, Western University (2004)

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience

Alfonso Campos Reales has practised exclusively in the area of civil litigation and dispute resolution since being called to the bar in 2010, with specific focus on plaintiff personal injury and insurance law, including the prosecution of insurance claims on behalf of insureds. Mr. Campos Reales’ practice is exclusively devoted to acting for plaintiffs in a wide spectrum of areas, including auto insurance, disability insurance, statutory benefits (first party insurance) claims and commercial premises liability.

Mr. Campos Reales has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as administrative tribunals, on behalf of plaintiffs. Most recently, he acted as plaintiff counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada’s latest tort law pronouncement on the duty of care in Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., 2018 SCC 19, which provides guidance to commercial business owners and insurers.

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience

Alfonso Campos Reales has practised exclusively in the area of civil litigation and dispute resolution since being called to the bar in 2010, with specific focus on plaintiff personal injury and insurance law, including the prosecution of insurance claims on behalf of insureds. Mr. Campos Reales’ practice is exclusively devoted to acting for plaintiffs in a wide spectrum of areas, including auto insurance, disability insurance, statutory benefits (first party insurance) claims and commercial premises liability.

Mr. Campos Reales has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as administrative tribunals, on behalf of plaintiffs. Most recently, he acted as plaintiff counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada’s latest tort law pronouncement on the duty of care in Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., 2018 SCC 19, which provides guidance to commercial business owners and insurers.

Professional History

Professional History

Professional History

Selected Publications/Presentations

Selected Publications/Presentations

Selected Publications/Presentations

Achievements

Achievements

Achievements

Memberships

Memberships

Memberships

Education

Education

Education

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