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Personal Injury Law Firms in Durham Region, Ontario

36 law firms.

What does a personal injury lawyer in Durham Region do?

A personal injury lawyer in Durham Region represents people who were hurt through someone else's negligence, and works to recover compensation for them. The common files are motor vehicle collisions, slip and falls on winter ice, and denied long-term disability claims. If a case reaches trial, it's heard at the Superior Court of Justice in the Durham Region Courthouse in Oshawa, at 150 Bond Street East, though the large majority of claims settle well before that.

Most injury firms across Oshawa, Whitby, and the surrounding towns work on contingency, so you don't pay legal fees up front and the firm takes an agreed percentage only if it recovers for you. Ask for the retainer terms in writing, including how disbursements are handled, because those vary from firm to firm.

How does auto insurance work after a crash in Durham Region?

An Ontario crash claim runs on two tracks at once: accident benefits through your own insurer, no matter who caused the collision, and a separate tort claim against the at-fault driver. Auto insurance and the accident-benefit system are regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. The benefit side moves quickly and has short notice windows, so it's worth calling a lawyer in the first days rather than waiting.

Durham is a commuter region, and a lot of this work comes from the daily drive. Collisions along Highway 401 through Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby keep these files steady. Whether you were hurt as a driver, a passenger, a pedestrian, or a cyclist, the two-track system applies the same way.

How long do you have to sue in Ontario?

For most injury claims the deadline is two years, set by the Limitations Act, 2002. The clock usually starts on the day of the injury, though it can start later if the harm wasn't obvious right away. Accident-benefit claims carry their own, much shorter notice periods that run from the date of the collision. Someone injured in Clarington faces the same two-year clock as someone hurt in Ajax; the deadline is provincial, not local. Miss it and you can lose the right to claim, so the safe move is to get advice early and let the firm calendar the dates.

How do you choose a personal injury firm in Durham Region?

Start with a firm that has run your specific type of claim, whether that's a serious motor vehicle injury, a disability denial, or a fall. Ask who will actually carry your file day to day, how the firm handles cases that go the distance, and whether it's comfortable at trial rather than only settling. Firms are spread across Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, and Clarington, so there's usually one within a short drive.

You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Ontario directory. Browse the personal injury firms in Durham Region below.

Abrahams Law

2 lawyers

Abrahams Law Professional Corporation is a full-service firm based in Pickering that serves Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area. Its team brings more than 75 combined years of experience across real estate, imm…

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Anna Krajewska Legal Practice is an Ontario firm with offices in Whitby and Mississauga, practising real estate, family law, wills and estates, immigration, business law, and personal injury. The firm is led by Anna K…

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Appadoo Law P.C.

1 lawyer

Appadoo Law P.C. is a small law firm serving Toronto, Scarborough, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby, and other communities across the Greater Toronto Area. It focuses on criminal defence, personal injury, and wills and…

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Avanessy Giordano LLP is a boutique personal injury law firm based in Toronto, with an additional office in Oshawa serving Durham Region. It focuses on personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle accidents, di…

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Balena & Associates is a personal injury law firm in Ajax, Ontario. It has worked exclusively in personal injury law for over 38 years, handling car and motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, and accident benefit claim…

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BARAPP Personal Injury Law Firm, the flagship office of BARAPP Law Alliance, is a Toronto personal injury practice led by Eric Barapp, whose father and grandfather also practiced law. The firm represents clients acros…

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Benjamin Law

6 lawyers · Est. 2010

Benjamin Law is a personal injury and long-term disability firm with offices in North York, Brampton, and Ajax, serving clients across the Greater Toronto Area. Anthony Stephen Benjamin founded the firm in 2010, and i…

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Berg Law

1 lawyer

Berg Law is a sole-practitioner personal injury firm in Ajax, Ontario, serving the Durham Region. Lawrence Berg, who was called to the bar in 1968, focuses on motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, and wrongful death …

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Bergel Magence LLP

7 lawyers · Est. 1972

Bergel Magence LLP is a family-run personal injury firm in Toronto that's practised since 1972. It represents seriously injured clients in motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, brain and spinal…

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Conte Lawyers

7 lawyers

Conte Lawyers is a personal injury law firm with offices in Whitby, Vaughan, and St. Catharines. It focuses on serious orthopedic, brain, and spinal cord injury claims and works with medical experts to assess clients'…

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Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is a litigation boutique based in Toronto, with offices in Huntsville and Bowmanville. It practises insurance law, medical malpractice, personal injury, appellate advocacy and municipal li…

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

55 lawyers · Est. 1964

Devry Smith Frank LLP (DSF) is a full-service law firm established in Toronto in 1964, with over 155 lawyers and support staff. It has offices in Toronto, Barrie, Whitby, Midland, Collingwood, and Haliburton, and prac…

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Dye & Russell

2 lawyers

Dye & Russell is a personal injury firm with offices in Kingston, Barrie, and Ajax that serves clients across Ontario. It represents people injured in car accidents, slip and falls, and other incidents, and handles lo…

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Elrick Law

2 lawyers

Elrick Law is a litigation boutique in Oshawa, Ontario that has served clients for more than 25 years. The firm handles personal injury, estate litigation, and commercial litigation, along with small claims court and …

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Epstein & Associates

32 lawyers · Est. 2005

Epstein & Associates is a full-service law firm founded in 2005, with offices in Newmarket, Barrie, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, Oshawa, and Aurora. Its lawyers handle family law, real estate, wills and estates, corpor…

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Evans, Mitchell-Gill

4 lawyers · Est. 1977

Evans, Mitchell-Gill is a personal injury and criminal defence firm based in Oshawa, Ontario, serving Durham Region and surrounding communities including Ajax, Whitby, Pickering, and Toronto. The team, led by senior l…

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Furlong Ford Barristers & Solicitors is a full-service law firm in Oshawa, Ontario that has served the Durham Region and GTA for over 40 years. The firm practices business law, family law, employment law, real estate …

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Grillo Law

12 lawyers · Est. 1985

Grillo Law is a personal injury firm founded by Salvatore Grillo in 1985, with its main office in Toronto and consultation offices across the GTA and in Barrie. It represents accident victims in motor vehicle collisio…

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Heselden Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2004

Heselden Law is a personal injury firm in Pickering that serves clients across Durham Region. It handles car accidents, insurance claims, and catastrophic injury cases, including brain and spinal cord injuries. Paul H…

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Himelfarb Proszanski is a Toronto law firm whose HIMPRO division focuses on personal injury, long-term disability, and insurance law. It represents injured clients and denied disability claimants across Toronto, Bramp…

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HSP Law

1 lawyer · Est. 1981

HSP Law is a personal injury and disability firm that has represented Ontario clients since 1981, with consulting offices across the Greater Toronto Area, Durham Region, Waterloo Region, Halton Region and Calgary. It …

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Kelly Greenway Bruce LLP

10 lawyers · Est. 1956

Kelly Greenway Bruce LLP is a full-service law firm that has served the Region of Durham, the City of Kawartha Lakes and the wider Province of Ontario since 1956, with offices in Oshawa and Lindsay. It practises perso…

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Lerners LLP (Whitby Personal Injury)

1 lawyer · Est. 1929

This site is the Whitby and Pickering personal injury practice of Steven Polak of Lerners LLP, a firm with over 100 lawyers that has operated since 1929. It handles car accident, slip and fall, and long-term disabilit…

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McNeely, Kelly Barristers & Solicitors is a boutique trial firm in Oshawa serving the Durham Region and GTA. It focuses on construction, employment, business and disability insurance litigation, along with personal in…

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