Sullivan Festeryga LLP is a full-service law firm in Hamilton, Ontario, established in 1947 and grown to over twenty lawyers. The firm has been an industry leader in insurance defence litigation, with lawyers who handle civil and criminal matters at all levels of court across Ontario, including the Supreme Court of Canada. It serves individuals, families, and businesses across a wide range of practice areas including corporate law, real estate, family law, employment law, wills and estates, and criminal defence.

Practice areas

Insurance Law Personal Injury Criminal Defence Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Business & Corporate Law Employment & Labour Law Family Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Tax Law

Good to know

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Lawyers 19

Branko J. Kurpis Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Courtney Taylor Hamara Partner Criminal DefenceInsurance Law Curtis C. Zizzo Partner Personal InjuryInsurance Law David W. Festeryga Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Gerard P. Murphy Lawyer Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Hunter K. Garey Associate Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law James T. McPherson Associate Insurance LawReal Estate Law Joel D. Chrolavicius Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Manvir Singh Manku Associate Business & Corporate LawInsurance Law Matthew A. Johnstone Partner Employment & Labour LawInsurance Law Matthew J. Wells Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Matthew L. Gibson Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Michael A. Bailey Associate Business & Corporate LawEmployment & Labour Law Michael H. O'Brien Counsel Criminal DefenceInsurance Law Nathan T. Morgenstern Associate Employment & Labour LawBusiness & Corporate Law Rachael L. Hardy Associate Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Roshni B. Sharma Associate Insurance LawPersonal Injury Sarah Gulas Associate Family Law Zachary N. Peachey Associate Insurance LawPersonal Injury

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1978–2025 · median 11 years in practice 19 of 19 lawyers
Law schools
University of Windsor (8), Bond University (2), University of Leicester (2), Dalhousie University, McGill University, Osgoode Hall Law School and 2 more 17 of 19 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Croatian, English

Who handles what

Where to find them

One James Street South, 11th Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 4R5 · 905-528-7963

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