John A. Nicholson
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Cohen Highley LLP
- Called to the bar
- 2006
Personal Injury
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal InjuryCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionAbout John A. Nicholson
Medical malpractice lawsuits are the main focus of John A. Nicholson's civil litigation work at Cohen Highley LLP, where John is a partner. The rest of the practice reaches into personal injury, estate litigation, commercial and insurance disputes, and professional regulation matters.
Burlington is where John was born, and London has been home for 20 years now. Outside the office, John's three children come first. Since 2020 John has also served the local bar as a trustee of the Middlesex Law Association and one of its Bench and Bar representatives.
Western University's law school is where John earned numerous awards and finished in the top 10% of the class, ahead of a 2006 call to the bar. Since then John's cases have been heard at every level of Ontario's courts, with appeals before the Divisional Court as well as the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
John also takes medical malpractice questions on Cohen Highley's On Air segments, and the message there is direct. A disappointing result from medical care isn't malpractice by itself, and these claims are hard to bring and meet a vigorous defence.
Practice areas
Medical malpractice claims
Medical malpractice lawsuits are the particular emphasis of John's civil litigation work. John has named misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, miscommunication, surgical and medication errors and unnecessary surgery on the firm's On Air segments as examples of the errors behind these claims.
Professional regulation
Professional regulation matters are part of John's practice. John has also discussed health care college investigations on the firm's On Air segments, from what can trigger one to how they can end.
Education & credentials
- Law degree (Dean's Honour List, top 10% of the class), Western University
- History degree, highest honours, Carleton University
- Called to the bar (2006)
Publications & speaking
- The 195th Fall Opening of the Courts, The Snail, Middlesex Law Association (2023)
- Bench and Bar Update (with Rasha El-Tawil and Hilary Jenkins), The Snail, Middlesex Law Association (2022)
- Key Elements of Medical Malpractice Suits, Cohen Highley On Air
- Are there financial limits for damages in medical malpractice suits in Canada?, Cohen Highley On Air
- Who Can Be Sued in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?, Cohen Highley On Air
- Hospital Falls and Potential Lawsuits in Ontario, Cohen Highley On Air
- What Triggers Investigation of Healthcare Professionals By Their College?, Cohen Highley On Air
- Outcomes of Healthcare Professional College Investigations, Cohen Highley On Air
- Injury on Someone Else's Property in Ontario, Cohen Highley On Air
Memberships & affiliations
- Middlesex Law Association: John has been a trustee of the Middlesex Law Association since 2020 and serves as one of its Bench and Bar representatives.
- The Advocates' Society: John is a member of The Advocates' Society.
- Ontario Bar Association: John is a member of the Ontario Bar Association.
In the community
- John chaired the Middlesex Law Association's Opening of the Courts Committee for the 195th Fall Opening of the Courts, held at Museum London on September 19, 2023.
- For the Middlesex Law Association's Straight From the Bench Conference in 2025, John sat on the conference committee.
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