Lawyers
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Sheldon A. Gilbert, Q.C.
– Partner (Retired)
Sheldon Gilbert, Q.C. (Retired) is a partner and founder of Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1969 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1981.
Sheldon is an able and experienced trial and appellate advocate who has represented clients in various courts and forums in a variety of personal injury and insurance litigation matters. He has conducted well over 125 civil jury trials in personal injury actions and has over 80 reported non-jury cases….
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Ian D. Kirby, LL.B., C.S.
– Partner
Ian practices exclusively as a civil litigator, primarily in the areas of insurance, personal injury, product liability and commercial litigation, appearing as counsel in over 250 trials, arbitrations and appeals. He has lectured and written for the legal profession, law students, the insurance industry, business and community groups on a variety of topics including trial advocacy, insurance, mediation and government relations.
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R. Shawn Stringer, B.Sc., LL.B.
– Partner
Shawn is the managing partner of the firm. He was called to the Bar in 1990 after completing his B.Sc. in Biology at University of Toronto and law school at University of Ottawa. He is also a trained firefighter having attended Texas A & M University industrial fire fighting school.
His practice is concentrated in area of personal injury and property damage tort claims from the defence perspective including residential, commercial and heavy equipment losses.
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R. Paul Kiddey, B.A., LL.B.
– Partner
Paul joined Gilbert Kirby Stringer upon his call to the Bar in 2006 following completion of his articles at a boutique insurance defence firm in Toronto. He is now a partner.
His practice focuses on personal injury claims including third party bodily injury and first party accident benefits claims, both on the defence and plaintiff side.
Paul is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and Canadian Defense Lawyers.
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Timothea T. Leung
In 2012, Timothea earned an LL.M. in International Business and Economic Law at Georgetown University. She also obtained a J.D. and an LL.B. in 2008 from the University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Windsor, and a B.A. from McGill University in 2004. Timothea is licensed to practice law in the Province of Ontario and in the State of New York.
Timothea is a litigator with a special focus on all aspects of insurance defence, including property, coverage, priority and accident benefits …
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Briana Cott, B.A., J.D.
Briana was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016 after receiving her Juris Doctorate from Queen’s University Law School in 2015 and her Bachelor of Arts in Information and Media Studies from the University of Western Ontario in 2012. While at law school, Briana was a member of Pro Bono Radio and on the committee of the Queen’s Law Cancer Society.
Briana joined Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP in July 2016 after articling at a top ranked plaintiff oriented personal injury firm.
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Rachelle Villanueva, Hons. B.A., J.D.
Since her call to the Ontario Bar in 2008, Rachelle has spent half of her legal career as a plaintiff lawyer and the other half as an insurance defence litigator. Her blended experience gives her insight of what drives parties on both sides of a dispute.
She has served a broad array of insurance companies across Ontario as defence counsel handling complex disability, accident benefits, tort MVA, occupier’s and product liability claims.
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Shawnee Matinnia, Hons. B.A., J.D.
Shawnee was called to the bar in 2021 after receiving her Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor in 2020 and her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Society, Culture and Religion from McMaster University in 2017. Throughout her time in law school, Shawnee served two of Windsor’s legal clinics while also serving as President and Vice-President of Finance for Women and the Law. Shawnee further dedicated much of her time in law school to mentoring current and future law students, which she continues …