Monica Chakravarti is a member of the litigation team and has extensive experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and insurance related claims. Monica has successfully appeared before many levels of Courts and Tribunals and represents her client with zeal and compassion. Since Monica’s call to the Bar she has practiced exclusively in litigation.

Monica is a skillful litigator whose approach focuses on obtaining results that the client needs to pursue a quality of life for themselves and their families.

Monica obtained her law degree from Queen’s University in 2001 and was called to the Bar in 2002. She is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Advocates Society and the South Asian Bar Association. She is bilingual and is fluent in English and Hindi.

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Katherine graduated from Queen's University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in political studies. She then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, graduating in 1999. She was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2001.

Katherine spent much of her career specializing in litigation and insurance law, and practiced with a prominent insurance defence firm in downtown Toronto. Her practice is now focussed on all manner of personal injury cases, including complex motor vehicle and accident benefits claims, occupier's and municipal liability claims, product liability claims, and disability litigation.

Her clients benefit from the wealth of experience she gained while representing insurance companies throughout her career, and this background has provided her with a unique perspective.

Katherine has extensive experience as an advocate, including trial experience. She is a member of the Toronto Lawyers Association; the Advocates' Society; the Canadian Bar Association; and, the Ontario Bar Association.

In her spare time Katherine enjoys skiing, rowing, travelling and most of all, spending time with her family and friends.

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Rosa Firsten is a member of the litigation department specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, disability insurance and motor vehicle accident litigation. She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2003 after a successful career in business. Rosa is also a Certified Mediator, receiving her accreditation from York University, Alternative Dispute Resolution Department. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.

In addition to her legal education and experience she has been involved with human rights, children’s disabilities and childhood cancer organizations such as United Way, Variety Village and POGO. She offers a winning approach to the legal experience, delivering positive results by blending strong advocacy with compassion, understanding and attention to your personal needs.

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Mr. Himelfarb is head of the Litigation practice at the firm. He has extensive experience in civil litigation and has appeared before all levels of Courts and tribunals in the Province, including the Ontario Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He is acknowledged as an effective advocate and negotiator. Many of his cases have been reported and are utilized as precedents in the legal community.

His reputation and proven track record are supported by a long list of multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Himelfarb received his LLB from the University of Windsor in 1987 and was called to the Bar in 1989. He is a member of the Advocates Society, Toronto Lawyer’s Association, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and the Ontario Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

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Reported Cases - Where David Himelfarb was Counsel
Mr. Himelfarb has been involved as counsel in numerous matters and many of his cases have been reported. Some of them are set out below:

Saharkhiz v. Underwriters, Members of Lloyd's London, (2000), 49 O.R. (3d) 255 (Ont. C.A.) and (1999), 46 O.R. (3d) 154 (Ont. S.C.J.), affirmed
The Court of Appeal upheld the motion judge confirming that our client, a taxi driver, who was terribly beaten while arguing over the fare, suffered catastrophic injuries in an "accident" as defined by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.

941807 Ontario Ltd. v. Lennox Drum Ltd., 2003 CanLII 31888 (ON SC) and 180 OAC 95 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
Punitive damages awarded to our client arising out of bad faith in the execution of a commercial transaction. The Divisional Court upheld the trial judge's decision in favour of our client.

Salvador v. Mather, 41 O.R. (3d) 289, 37 C.P.C. (5th) 214 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
The Divisional Court granted our client the authority to set aside an order that she consented to dismissing her action that was obtained while she was represented by another lawyer. Mr. Himelfarb argued successfully that the client could not have legally understood that she had a valid cause of action at the time her previous lawyer agreed to abandon the case. Accordingly, the client was permitted to set aside the dismissal order and proceed with her case for compensation.

Subramanian v. Shetler, 2002, 61 O.R. (3d) 136 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
The Divisional Court refused the appeal of the Defendants who were ordered to enter defences in Ontario and enure to the jurisdiction of the Ontario Courts, when they were American and the accident occurred in America. The court in Ontario was convinced that the balance of convenience favoured our client's jurisdiction.

Whiting v. Menu Foods Operating Limited Partnership, 2007 CanLII 43903 (ON SC)
In this class action case, Mr. Himelfarb's legal team was granted class counsel status, permitting and authorizing them to proceed and eventually settle this well known class action involving tainted pet foods.

New Generation Drywall Inc. v. Ontario (Minister of Finance), [2004] O.J. No. 465 (S.C.J.)
Our client was successful at trial in a taxation case that had precedent ramifications for the drywall and acoustic ceiling tile industry in Ontario. The court adopted Mr. Himelfarb's argument that residential drywall workers were not employees for the purpose of deducting and withholding Employers' Health Tax.

Decision No. 410/10, 2010 ONWSIAT 631, (Workplace Safety Insurance Appeals Tribunal)
In this decision, Mr. Himelfarb won his client loss of earning benefits retroactive to 1991, for a sum of approximately $700,000.00.

Peter Proszanski, with over 20 years of practical experience,is head of the Real Estate/Corporate Commercial departments of the firm. Mr. Proszanski has a diverse institutional and entrepreneurial client base. His extensive knowledge and understanding of numerous areas of the law reflect his ability to identify and resolve difficult issues creatively and effectively. Mr. Proszanski’s past experience in real property matters includes representing lenders on all aspects of financing transactions, from perfecting security, advising clients regarding provisions of commitment letters, representing borrowers and lenders on major construction loans, to providing advice to risk departments of Schedule II Chartered Banks on their loan documentation and title insurance policy options. Mr. Proszanski has represented clients on countless purchases and sales of commercial properties, as well as participating in development related transactions. Mr. Proszanski also represents a title insurance company has provided advice to several clients who have been victims of title fraud, including highly sophisticated frauds which have the effect of changing control of property ownership without tampering with title.

Mr. Proszanski served as in-house counsel for Coca-Cola Beverages for over 4 years. While at Coca-Cola Beverages, Mr. Proszanski provided legal services at an operational level and was responsible for franchise licensing, management, leasing matters and company acquisitions, and managing outside counsel. His experience at Coca-Cola Beverages has made Mr. Proszanski cognizant of the fact that in-house counsel must constantly ensure that suppliers of legal services deliver such services on a cost effective basis.

Mr. Proszanski and the firm have encouraged its members to apply the skills learned in law to the benefit of the communities within which we live. Mr. Proszanski is actively involved in community endeavours and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Good Shepherd Ministries, an organization providing shelter and food to the homeless in the City of Toronto. Under Mr. Proszanski’s guidance, the firm has provided pro bono legal advice to many charitable institutions, such as the Myelin Project, the HOBY (a youth leadership organization), the Canadian Muslim Association, Canadian Friends of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Inc., the Church of the Street Connection Inc. and other charitable organizations. Mr. Proszanski has served as a member of the Consent and Capacity Review Tribunal, an administrative tribunal. He is Chairman of the Centurions Cricket Club, the recent Ontario senior cricket champions. Mr. Proszanski has been a member of the Board of Directors of several publicly traded companies.

Mr. Proszanski graduated from the University of Windsor where he concurrently earned his LL.B. and MBA. Mr. Proszanski was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. Mr. Proszanski earned his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Western Ontario.

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Alex is a litigator practicing exclusively in the area of the plaintiff personal injury law since his Call to the Ontario Bar in 2010. His cases include motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, accident benefits, slip and fall accidents, product liability, assaults, sexual assaults, dog bites, pharmaceutical errors, and medical negligence cases.

Some of the cases that Alex worked on has been reported and commented on in the media and legal community. In 2013 he participated as a speaker at the Advanced Litigation Program organized by the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.

Alex regularly represents seriously injured clients in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Financial Services Commission of Ontario. His solid litigation skill set is built on the deep knowledge of the personal injury law, strong ethics and zealous advocacy.

Alex is a graduate of the Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Alex is also fluent in Russian.

Reported Cases:

Simmons v. Jayawaedene, 2015 ONSC 5964 (Master Pope); appeared as counsel at the motion hearing and subsequent appeal; the decision has been published at the OTLA Weekly Newsletter and OTLA Update.

Piljak Estate v. Abraham, 2014 ONSC 2893 CanLII (Master Dash); completed legal research, prepared argument and factum; this decision, concerning human tissue samples, has been commented on in the media and legal community.

Himelfarb Proszanski LLP v. Obradovich, 2009 ONSC 48835 CanLII (Master Hawkins); appeared as counsel.

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Lisa Holland joined Himelfarb Prozanski in July 2016. She has worked exclusively in the area of personal injury litigation at firms representing injured and disabled clients since she was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. She works closely with Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin speaking paralegals in representing injured persons from these communities.

Her background in the medical field and extensive work in hospitals provides her with a unique insight into the challenges of injured litigants.

Lisa received a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Allied Health Professions and Respiratory Therapy from Boston’s Northeastern University.

Following graduation, she worked in the critical care units in both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Lisa earned her Law Degree from the New England School of Law in 1987 and after being called to the Massachusetts Bar, she worked in the insurance defense field.

After moving to Canada in 1989, Lisa received her Canadian law degree from the University of Ottawa. She has worked exclusively in the area of personal injury litigation, mediations, arbitrations and disability claims. She has a wide range of experience in insurance related litigation.

Lisa Holland
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1-877-820-1210 ext 342

Mark Lathem, has over 20 years of practical experience in the areas of Real Estate, Estates, and Corporate Commercial Law. Mr. Lathem’s family was well established in the Land Development industry as professionals when he began his legal career with a firm that specialized in municipal, real estate development and technical real estate and zoning issues. His involvement in the family business gave him a practical understanding of land development. He went on to work at a firm whose area of practice was primarily estates and real estate where he gained practical experience in complex estate administration and probate issues. In 1999 Mr. Lathem established his own practice in Richmond Hill focusing on Real Estate, Estates, Estates and Corporate Commercial Law.

Mr. Lathem’s Richmond Hill office became one of the larger Real Estate Offices in Southern York Region in the mid-2000s, owing to his attention to detail, ability to guide clients and deal with complex real estate related problems. During this same period he also gained considerable experience in dealing with more complex probate issues, such as the probate of lost wills. He has accepted several Court appointments as Estate Trustee and Court Appointed Escrow agent for complex estate matters.

Mr. Lathem merged his existing practice with Himelfarb Proszanski, after a decade long relationship. Mr. Lathem’s clientele is made up of a significant number of New Canadians who are investing in Real Estate in Canada. He has always geared his practice towards the unique needs of the investor immigrant community and in particular ensuring that they understand and take best advantage of the taxation rules.

Mr. Lathem has been an active participant in supporting various community and charitable causes all of which are too numerous to mention. The two in which he has been most active are the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill and Saint John Ambulance York Region Branch, both of which he has a member for over 20 and 15 years respectively. He has served as President of the Rotary Club and long time Secretary on both Boards, where his legal counsel has often been sought.

Mr. Lathem graduated from the University of British Columbia where he earned his LLB (later converted to JD) in 1992 and was called to the Bar in 1994.

Mark Lathem
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1-877-820-1210 ext 335

Daniel J. Holland (1987) obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor in 1987. From 1987 through 2000, he practiced with the firm of Fellowes, McNeil, in Toronto.

Daniel’s practice consists of a variety of cases in the civil litigation field, with an emphasis on insurance related claims. Since joining the firm of Benson Percival Brown in October, 2000, Daniel has continued his personal injury and insurance practice.

Daniel is a member of Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, Defence Research Institute and Advocates Society. Daniel also acts as trial counsel for several other firms.

Daniel J Holland
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1-877-820-1210 ext 337

Silene Malhao obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Criminology from the University of Toronto in 2004. She obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011. She was admitted to the Ontario bar in 2012 after completing her articles at a Toronto-based full-service law firm.

Prior to joining Himelfarb Proszanski LLP, Silene practiced at a well-respected litigation firm in Toronto.

Silene works primarily in the area of personal injury and insurance litigation.

She is fluent in Portuguese and a member of the Portuguese-Canadian Lawyers Association and the Canadian Bar Association.

Silene Malhao
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1-877-820-1210 ext 244

Katherine Lee spent much of her career specializing in litigation, and practiced with a real estate and corporate litigation firm in downtown Toronto prior to joining the team at Himelfarb Proszanski. Her practice is now focused on all manner of simple to intricate commercial litigation cases. She is proficient in drafting and reviewing complex court documents and has wide-ranging experience in analyzing applicable statutes. Katherine has also had extensive experience as an advocate, including trial experience.

Katherine’s clients benefit from her excellent client service and her ability to solve complex legal problems that addresses her clients’ specific needs.

Katherine graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences. After graduating from Simon Fraser University, Katherine earned her Bachelor of Law degree from Kent University in England. She then attended Osgoode Hall Law School earning her Masters of Law graduating in 2014. Katherine was called to the Ontario Bar in 2017.

Katherine Lee
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1-877-820-1210 ext. 293

Natasha Razack is the head of the family law division at Himelfarb Proszanski. Ms. Razack owned and operated her own practice in East York prior to joining Himelfarb Proszanski. She grew a successful practice being accessible to her clients and listening to their needs. Ms. Razack’s personalized, high-quality legal services are attributes she brings to the firm’s family law division.

Ms. Razack ensures her clients are involved in managing their family law matters by educating them about the process and how the law applies to their unique circumstances. In this way, clients feel confident and comfortable in making decisions and choices that best suit their families’ needs.

Ms. Razack is a proponent of negotiating reasonable out of court settlements to minimize conflict between parties and reduce legal costs. Ms. Razack prioritizes the needs of children in her practice by encouraging her clients, sometimes with the assistance of highly qualified mediators and parent coordinators, to build cooperative and functional parenting relationships where possible. In cases where complex financial disputes arise, Ms. Razack takes steps to work towards settlements that reduce tax liabilities and allows the parties access to funds needed to meet their obligations.

Although out of court resolution of family law cases work for several families, Ms. Razack recognizes that in some situations, proceeding through court remains the only viable option to effectively achieve optimal results for her clients. Confident and skilled in the courtroom, Ms. Razack has appeared throughout Ontario at all levels of court, including the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal. Her litigation experience includes speaking to motions (including ex parte motions, motions to change, summary judgment motions), conducting inter-jurisdictional child support hearings and complex trials.

Ms. Razack has experience in all areas of family law including (but not limited to): negotiation and drafting of marriage, co-habitation and separation agreements, divorce, child support, spousal support, complex property claims including constructive trust claims or resulting trust claims, Family Law Act claims in personal injury cases and dependent claims in family law and estate matters.

Ms. Razack’s family law practice overlaps with our firm’s wills and estates and personal injury teams. She is often consulted or brought on as co-counsel on files in these other divisions given her expertise and litigation experience.

Ms. Razack obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. In addition to her JD degree, Ms. Razack holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and an Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) from the University of Toronto.

Natasha Razack
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1-877-820-1210 ext 248

Edilmer G. H. Solijon is an associate at Himelfarb Proszanski and a member of the residential real estate, wills, and corporate commercial law teams at the firm. Prior to joining Himelfarb Proszanski, Mr. Solijon had owned and operated his own practice in Vaughan for 7 years focusing on Real Estate, Wills, and Powers of Attorney. He is well acquainted with all the varied aspects of residential real estate, including new and resale purchases, sales, transfers of title, and mortgage refinancing. Maintaining and fostering strong client relationships, Mr. Solijon has always been dedicated to providing the highest quality of service.

Edilmer Solijon obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Studies from Burman University (formerly Canadian University College) in 2005, then subsequently earned his Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011. After completing his articles at a Toronto-based full-service law firm, Mr. Solijon was called to the Ontario Bar in 2012.

Edilmer G. H. Solijon
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1-877-820-1210 ext 237

Mr. Himelfarb is head of the Litigation practice at the firm. He has extensive experience in civil litigation and has appeared before all levels of Courts and tribunals in the Province, including the Ontario Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He is acknowledged as an effective advocate and negotiator. Many of his cases have been reported and are utilized as precedents in the legal community.

His reputation and proven track record are supported by a long list of multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Himelfarb received his LLB from the University of Windsor in 1987 and was called to the Bar in 1989. He is a member of the Advocates Society, Toronto Lawyer’s Association, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and the Ontario Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

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Reported Cases - Where David Himelfarb was Counsel
Mr. Himelfarb has been involved as counsel in numerous matters and many of his cases have been reported. Some of them are set out below:

Saharkhiz v. Underwriters, Members of Lloyd's London, (2000), 49 O.R. (3d) 255 (Ont. C.A.) and (1999), 46 O.R. (3d) 154 (Ont. S.C.J.), affirmed
The Court of Appeal upheld the motion judge confirming that our client, a taxi driver, who was terribly beaten while arguing over the fare, suffered catastrophic injuries in an "accident" as defined by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.

941807 Ontario Ltd. v. Lennox Drum Ltd., 2003 CanLII 31888 (ON SC) and 180 OAC 95 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
Punitive damages awarded to our client arising out of bad faith in the execution of a commercial transaction. The Divisional Court upheld the trial judge's decision in favour of our client.

Salvador v. Mather, 41 O.R. (3d) 289, 37 C.P.C. (5th) 214 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
The Divisional Court granted our client the authority to set aside an order that she consented to dismissing her action that was obtained while she was represented by another lawyer. Mr. Himelfarb argued successfully that the client could not have legally understood that she had a valid cause of action at the time her previous lawyer agreed to abandon the case. Accordingly, the client was permitted to set aside the dismissal order and proceed with her case for compensation.

Subramanian v. Shetler, 2002, 61 O.R. (3d) 136 (Ont. Div. Ct.)
The Divisional Court refused the appeal of the Defendants who were ordered to enter defences in Ontario and enure to the jurisdiction of the Ontario Courts, when they were American and the accident occurred in America. The court in Ontario was convinced that the balance of convenience favoured our client's jurisdiction.

Whiting v. Menu Foods Operating Limited Partnership, 2007 CanLII 43903 (ON SC)
In this class action case, Mr. Himelfarb's legal team was granted class counsel status, permitting and authorizing them to proceed and eventually settle this well known class action involving tainted pet foods.

New Generation Drywall Inc. v. Ontario (Minister of Finance), [2004] O.J. No. 465 (S.C.J.)
Our client was successful at trial in a taxation case that had precedent ramifications for the drywall and acoustic ceiling tile industry in Ontario. The court adopted Mr. Himelfarb's argument that residential drywall workers were not employees for the purpose of deducting and withholding Employers' Health Tax.

Decision No. 410/10, 2010 ONWSIAT 631, (Workplace Safety Insurance Appeals Tribunal)
In this decision, Mr. Himelfarb won his client loss of earning benefits retroactive to 1991, for a sum of approximately $700,000.00.

Peter Proszanski, with over 20 years of practical experience,is head of the Real Estate/Corporate Commercial departments of the firm. Mr. Proszanski has a diverse institutional and entrepreneurial client base. His extensive knowledge and understanding of numerous areas of the law reflect his ability to identify and resolve difficult issues creatively and effectively. Mr. Proszanski’s past experience in real property matters includes representing lenders on all aspects of financing transactions, from perfecting security, advising clients regarding provisions of commitment letters, representing borrowers and lenders on major construction loans, to providing advice to risk departments of Schedule II Chartered Banks on their loan documentation and title insurance policy options. Mr. Proszanski has represented clients on countless purchases and sales of commercial properties, as well as participating in development related transactions. Mr. Proszanski also represents a title insurance company has provided advice to several clients who have been victims of title fraud, including highly sophisticated frauds which have the effect of changing control of property ownership without tampering with title.

Mr. Proszanski served as in-house counsel for Coca-Cola Beverages for over 4 years. While at Coca-Cola Beverages, Mr. Proszanski provided legal services at an operational level and was responsible for franchise licensing, management, leasing matters and company acquisitions, and managing outside counsel. His experience at Coca-Cola Beverages has made Mr. Proszanski cognizant of the fact that in-house counsel must constantly ensure that suppliers of legal services deliver such services on a cost effective basis.

Mr. Proszanski and the firm have encouraged its members to apply the skills learned in law to the benefit of the communities within which we live. Mr. Proszanski is actively involved in community endeavours and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Good Shepherd Ministries, an organization providing shelter and food to the homeless in the City of Toronto. Under Mr. Proszanski’s guidance, the firm has provided pro bono legal advice to many charitable institutions, such as the Myelin Project, the HOBY (a youth leadership organization), the Canadian Muslim Association, Canadian Friends of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Inc., the Church of the Street Connection Inc. and other charitable organizations. Mr. Proszanski has served as a member of the Consent and Capacity Review Tribunal, an administrative tribunal. He is Chairman of the Centurions Cricket Club, the recent Ontario senior cricket champions. Mr. Proszanski has been a member of the Board of Directors of several publicly traded companies.

Mr. Proszanski graduated from the University of Windsor where he concurrently earned his LL.B. and MBA. Mr. Proszanski was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. Mr. Proszanski earned his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Western Ontario.

Peter Proszanski
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Alex is a litigator practicing exclusively in the area of the plaintiff personal injury law since his Call to the Ontario Bar in 2010. His cases include motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, accident benefits, slip and fall accidents, product liability, assaults, sexual assaults, dog bites, pharmaceutical errors, and medical negligence cases.

Some of the cases that Alex worked on has been reported and commented on in the media and legal community. In 2013 he participated as a speaker at the Advanced Litigation Program organized by the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.

Alex regularly represents seriously injured clients in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Financial Services Commission of Ontario. His solid litigation skill set is built on the deep knowledge of the personal injury law, strong ethics and zealous advocacy.

Alex is a graduate of the Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Alex is also fluent in Russian.

Reported Cases:

Simmons v. Jayawaedene, 2015 ONSC 5964 (Master Pope); appeared as counsel at the motion hearing and subsequent appeal; the decision has been published at the OTLA Weekly Newsletter and OTLA Update.

Piljak Estate v. Abraham, 2014 ONSC 2893 CanLII (Master Dash); completed legal research, prepared argument and factum; this decision, concerning human tissue samples, has been commented on in the media and legal community.

Himelfarb Proszanski LLP v. Obradovich, 2009 ONSC 48835 CanLII (Master Hawkins); appeared as counsel.

Alex Kluchuk
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1-877-820-1210 ext 231

Lisa Holland joined Himelfarb Prozanski in July 2016. She has worked exclusively in the area of personal injury litigation at firms representing injured and disabled clients since she was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. She works closely with Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin speaking paralegals in representing injured persons from these communities.

Her background in the medical field and extensive work in hospitals provides her with a unique insight into the challenges of injured litigants.

Lisa received a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Allied Health Professions and Respiratory Therapy from Boston’s Northeastern University.

Following graduation, she worked in the critical care units in both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Lisa earned her Law Degree from the New England School of Law in 1987 and after being called to the Massachusetts Bar, she worked in the insurance defense field.

After moving to Canada in 1989, Lisa received her Canadian law degree from the University of Ottawa. She has worked exclusively in the area of personal injury litigation, mediations, arbitrations and disability claims. She has a wide range of experience in insurance related litigation.

Lisa Holland
lholland@himprolaw.com
1-877-820-1210 ext 342

Mark Lathem, has over 20 years of practical experience in the areas of Real Estate, Estates, and Corporate Commercial Law. Mr. Lathem’s family was well established in the Land Development industry as professionals when he began his legal career with a firm that specialized in municipal, real estate development and technical real estate and zoning issues. His involvement in the family business gave him a practical understanding of land development. He went on to work at a firm whose area of practice was primarily estates and real estate where he gained practical experience in complex estate administration and probate issues. In 1999 Mr. Lathem established his own practice in Richmond Hill focusing on Real Estate, Estates, Estates and Corporate Commercial Law.

Mr. Lathem’s Richmond Hill office became one of the larger Real Estate Offices in Southern York Region in the mid-2000s, owing to his attention to detail, ability to guide clients and deal with complex real estate related problems. During this same period he also gained considerable experience in dealing with more complex probate issues, such as the probate of lost wills. He has accepted several Court appointments as Estate Trustee and Court Appointed Escrow agent for complex estate matters.

Mr. Lathem merged his existing practice with Himelfarb Proszanski, after a decade long relationship. Mr. Lathem’s clientele is made up of a significant number of New Canadians who are investing in Real Estate in Canada. He has always geared his practice towards the unique needs of the investor immigrant community and in particular ensuring that they understand and take best advantage of the taxation rules.

Mr. Lathem has been an active participant in supporting various community and charitable causes all of which are too numerous to mention. The two in which he has been most active are the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill and Saint John Ambulance York Region Branch, both of which he has a member for over 20 and 15 years respectively. He has served as President of the Rotary Club and long time Secretary on both Boards, where his legal counsel has often been sought.

Mr. Lathem graduated from the University of British Columbia where he earned his LLB (later converted to JD) in 1992 and was called to the Bar in 1994.

Mark Lathem
mlathem@himprolaw.com
1-877-820-1210 ext 335

Daniel J. Holland (1987) obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor in 1987. From 1987 through 2000, he practiced with the firm of Fellowes, McNeil, in Toronto.

Daniel’s practice consists of a variety of cases in the civil litigation field, with an emphasis on insurance related claims. Since joining the firm of Benson Percival Brown in October, 2000, Daniel has continued his personal injury and insurance practice.

Daniel is a member of Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, Defence Research Institute and Advocates Society. Daniel also acts as trial counsel for several other firms.

Daniel J Holland
dholland@himprolaw.com
1-877-820-1210 ext 337