Justin Martin

Specialty Risk and Insurance Lawyer

Phone:

416.601.4186

Fax:

416.601.4187

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Executive Summary

Selected Publications

Professional History

Achievements

Memberships

Education

Executive Summary

Justin Martin is a partner at Lerners LLP, having also practised as an associate and articled at the firm. His practice focuses exclusively on litigation and encompasses the broad areas of health law and insurance defence. He has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court, Small Claims Court, and the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. He has also acted on matters before the Ontario Divisional Court, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

Selected Publications

“‘Best Foot Forward’ Principle Strongly Reaffirmed in Recent Summary Judgment Decision”, author of a blog post analyzing a recent failed summary judgment motion (Flis v. Cedar Fair, 2020 ONSC 874) concerning occupier’s liability (March 18, 2020).
“Municipal Liability under Section 44 of the Municipal Act, 2001: Recent Developments”, co-author with Brian Grant who was a presenter at the Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2019 (February 8, 2019).

Professional History

Partner, Lerners LLP (2024)
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2018-2023)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2017-2018)
Clinical Litigation Practice Caseworker, Queen’s Legal Aid (2016-2017)
Summer Student, Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP (2016)

Achievements

Dean’s List, Queen’s University Faculty of Law (2014-2015)
Dean’s Honour List, University of Guelph (2006-2010)

Memberships

Law Society of Ontario
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Toronto Lawyers Association

Education

Called to the Ontario Bar (2018)
Juris Doctor, Queen’s University Faculty of Law (2017)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Criminal Justice & Public Policy, University of Guelph (2010)

Executive Summary