About Brooke F. Smith

Doctors and other medical professionals facing a lawsuit or a regulatory complaint can turn to Brooke F. Smith, a medical defence lawyer and partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa. Brooke defends them in civil litigation and in administrative law matters, and mental health law is an area of particular interest.

Brooke's path into law ran through the humanities. After a BA in English Literature at McGill University, Brooke earned a JD at Queen's University in 2009 and was called to the Ontario bar the following year. Brooke now practises in the firm's Advocacy Department.

That work has taken Brooke into courtrooms at several levels in Ontario, and before Ontario regulators and tribunals on behalf of physicians. Best Lawyers has recognized Brooke since 2025 in two fields, Medical Negligence and Professional Malpractice Law.

Outside the office, community involvement matters to Brooke, who volunteers with a number of local groups, among them the Pro Bono Legal Clinic and Lawyers Feed the Hungry. Brooke has also given time to the profession through a seat on the Ontario Bar Association's Health Law Executive Committee.

Practice areas

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Medical defence litigation

Brooke F. Smith defends medical professionals who are sued, with appearances in Ontario courts at various levels.

Physicians before regulators and tribunals

On the administrative side, Brooke has acted for physicians at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, the Consent and Capacity Board and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

Education & credentials

  • JD, Queen's University (2009)
  • BA, English Literature, McGill University
  • Called to the Ontario bar (2010)

Awards & recognition

Memberships & affiliations

  • Ontario Bar Association: Brooke F. Smith is an Ontario Bar Association member and has served on its Health Law Executive Committee.

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