About Jeffrey G. Mutter

Jeffrey G. Mutter is an Ottawa litigator whose files lean toward professional negligence, insurance and personal injury disputes, with general litigation and administrative law rounding out the practice. As a partner at Gowling WLG, Jeffrey takes cases before the Federal Court and administrative boards and tribunals.

Jeffrey earned a BSc from the University of Ottawa in 1982 and an MSc there in 1985. A law degree from Queen's University came in 1986, and the call to the Ontario bar followed in 1988. In the spring of 2019, Jeffrey hosted a Queen's Law alumni reception at Gowling WLG and told the room about 33 years spent hiring and working with young lawyers at the firm.

Outside the courtroom, Jeffrey teaches in the University of Ottawa's Masters of Health Administration program. Other lawyers have taken note of the work, too. Best Lawyers, whose recognition rests on a peer survey, has recognized Jeffrey since 2019, most recently in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for Administrative and Public Law and for Medical Negligence.

Practice areas

Professional negligence claims

Professional negligence is one of the main threads in Jeffrey's civil litigation work, which also takes in general litigation.

Insurance disputes

Insurance matters are a core emphasis for Jeffrey, and Insurance & Professional Liability is one of Jeffrey's areas of focus at Gowling WLG.

Personal injury

Personal injury cases form another part of Jeffrey's litigation practice in Ottawa.

Boards, tribunals and the Federal Court

On the administrative law side, Jeffrey represents clients before administrative boards and tribunals and appears in the Federal Court.

Education & credentials

  • LLB, Queen's University (1986)
  • MSc, University of Ottawa (1985)
  • BSc, University of Ottawa (1982)
  • Called to the bar of Ontario (1988)

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