Lawyers
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Sheldon A. Gilbert, Q.C.
– Partner
Sheldon 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.
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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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Sandi J. Smith, B.A., LL.B.
– Partner
Sandi has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1998 after completing her B.A. at University of Waterloo and law school at York University, Osgoode Hall. She practices in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on professional negligence and casualty insurance. Sandi has litigated personal injury claims, coverage issues, first and third party claims, disputes between insurers and solicitor’s negligence claims.
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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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Michael J. Huclack, B.A., LL.B.
Michael received his LL.B from Queen’s University and a B.A. from The University of British Columbia.
He has practised almost exclusively for insurers in the area of insurance litigation since his call to the Bar. His practice has particular emphasis on claims in respect of bodily injury, accident benefits , CGL fire and flood property, fraud. He has regularly appeared at FSCO and has acted as counsel at many trials and appeals before the Ontario courts.
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Sven H. Mascarenhas, J.D.
Sven was called to the Ontario Bar in 2007, having studied law in Michigan and being called to the State Bar of Michigan in 2005.
Sven has worked in Insurance Defence for over seven years, and joined Gilbert Kirby Stringer after having worked at two other insurance boutique firms in Toronto. His practice focuses on first- and third-party personal injury claims. He has also assisted insurers and other institutional clients with fraud investigations, commercial liability, priority disputes, …
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Lilia Bogomilsky, B.A., LL.B., C.I.P.
Lilia was called to the Ontario Bar in 2010 after receiving her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor in 2009 and her Bachelor of Arts in Business and Society from York University.
Prior to attending law school, she spent several years at a large multinational insurance company in Toronto, and obtained her Chartered Insurance Professional designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada.
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Lisa Quan, B.A., J.D.
Lisa was called to the Ontario Bar in 2013. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Ottawa where she graduated summa cum laude ranking in the top ten of her class. During her time at law school, she also worked as a Research Assistant to the Law Clerk of the Senate of Canada and interned with the Innocence Project.
Lisa’s practice is focused on insurance defence. She has acted as counsel in the Superior Courts throughout Ontario and the Divisional Court on various motions and appeals….
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Samantha C. Higgins, B.A., J.D.
Samantha was called to the Bar in 2014 after receiving her Juris Doctor from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Saint Mary’s University. During her time at law school, Samantha participated in the Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic, for which she obtained honours designation. She also represented the Schulich School of Law in the McKelvey/Sopinka Trial Advocacy Moot.
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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.