Practice Area:
Plaintiff Class Actions
Plaintiff Class Actions
Meet
Nigel G. Gilby
Plaintiff Class Actions Lawyer
I only ever have one view - what's best for my clients. Sometimes that means teaming up with others in a class action. When that's the most effective and efficient way to get access to the expertise my clients need and the justice they deserve, they trust me to make that choice.
Phone:
Fax:
519.932.3328



PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1985 to 2024)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1980-1985)
Achievements and Awards
Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in Canada (2024)
Recipient, Law Society of Ontario Lincoln Alexander Award (2014)
Recognized by Lexpert as a leading Practitioner in Civil Litigation
Selected by peers to be included in "The Best Lawyers in Canada" for Personal Injury Litigation & Product Liability Law, published by Woodward/White in the United States, since inception in 2006
Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario
Identified by Lexpert as a leading practitioner in personal injury
Founding board member and President of Dale Brain Injury Services of London
President, HABIT (Helping Acquired Brain Injury Treatment)
Organizer, London Brain Injury Golf Classic
Has achieved hundreds of million-dollar personal injury damages settlements, including in cases involving fatalities, and brain and spinal cord injuries.
Successful at bringing cases to trial, as well as bringing settlements before trial, including alternative dispute resolutions.
Selected Presentations/Publications
"Brain Power: Empowering Healthcare Specialists", Guest speaker, Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, The International Brain Injury Association, Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010
"New Changes to Automobile Legislation", Presented to treatment providers, occupational therapists, doctors, case managers, physiotherapists and social workers, March & April, 2010
"Brain Power: Empowering Healthcare Specialists" Guest speaker, Provincial Acquired Brain Injury Conference, October, 2009
"Proving or Disproving Invisible Pain: Managing and Litigating Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Claims", Guest speaker, The Canadian Institute, October, 2009
"The FSCO Five Year Review: A Legal and Auto Insurance Perspective", Guest speaker, Rehab First Inc., June 2009
"Being an Expert Witness", Guest speaker, DMA Rehability and Pursuit Health Management, May, 2009
"Loss of Earning Capacity", Guest speaker, University of Western Ontario 2009 Medicolegal Update, April, 2009
"Negotiating the Insurance Maze", Guest speaker, Sarnia Brain Injury Conference, April, 2009
Memberships
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association
Middlesex Bar Association
Ontario Brain Injury Association
Education
Admitted to the Bar (1980)
Bachelor of Laws, The University of Western Ontario (1978)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Ontario (1975)
Personal Interests
Boating, spending time at his cottage, golfing
Proud supporter, with his wife, of LHSC Children's Hospital Foundation
Professional History
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1985 to 2024)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1980-1985)
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (1985 to 2024)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1980-1985)
Achievements and Awards
Achievements and Awards
Achievements and Awards
Selected Presentations/Publications
Selected Presentations/Publications
Selected Presentations/Publications
Memberships
Memberships
Memberships
Education
Education
Education
Personal Interests
Personal Interests
Personal Interests

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