PRINCIPAL Partner
David MacDonaldDavid takes great pride in working closely with his clients and exceptional rehabilitation professionals, devoting his full efforts to helping his clients recover and work towards restoring meaningful and productive lives, while receiving maximum compensation for their losses. His clients come from all over Ontario, including major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, and Hamilton, as well as smaller towns such as Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Barrie, and Sault Ste. Marie.
About David MacDonald
David is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario and is recognized as consistently recommended for Personal Injury Litigation in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. He is acknowledged by Martindale-Hubbell® as an expert in Personal Injury Litigation and is named in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada.
In addition to his legal practice, David has been a passionate advocate for fair laws for pedestrian, motorcycle, and car accident victims for over 20 years. He has served as a board member of the Peel Halton, Toronto, and Hamilton Brain Injury Associations and has been appointed by the Ontario government to the Superintendent’s Executive Committee to implement Ontario’s Auto Reforms.
David is also a respected author and lecturer, regularly speaking to lawyers, adjusters, and healthcare professionals across Ontario on Catastrophic Injury Determination. He has been a guest lecturer on Litigation Experts at The University of Western Ontario and the University of Ottawa Faculties of Law.
David has conducted and won many personal injury trials and arbitrations arising from pedestrian, motorcycle, and car accidents, including successful trials against municipalities for improper signage and improper road maintenance in snow and ice cases.
David is committed to helping his clients develop meaningful lives after tragedy strikes and protecting them for all their future financial needs.
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Certifications
Recognition & Awards
- Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society
- Listed in Lexpert as a plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer
- Recognized by the Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminiated Designation
- Received the Martindale Hubbell Platinum Client Champion Award
- Recognized on the list of Best Lawyers in Canada
- Work at a Top Ten Personal Injury Law Firm according to Canadian Lawyer Magazine
- Work at a Top Ten Personal Injury Law Firm according to the Globe and Mail
- Distinguished Peer Rated for High Professional Achievement, issued by Martindale-Hubbell. Numerous 5.0 Google rating reviews clients
Experience
- This practice mainly deals with: Severe Injury Cases Only – Helping only those with very serious life-changing and potentially catastrophic impairments
- Percentage of total practice devoted to plaintiff personal injury law for paediatrics – More than 25% paediatric clients
- Percentage of this lawyer’s time, spent on cases involving Accident Benefit Claims – 51-100% Accident benefit claims
- Percentage of this lawyer’s time spent on cases involving Brain Injuries – Brain injury cases 50%-100%