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Personal Injury Law Firms in City of Ottawa, Ontario

77 law firms.

What does a personal injury lawyer in Ottawa do?

A personal injury lawyer in Ottawa represents people who were hurt through someone else's negligence, and works to recover compensation for them. The usual files are motor vehicle collisions, slip and falls on winter ice or in commercial buildings, and denied long-term disability claims. If a case goes to trial, it's heard at the Superior Court of Justice at the Ottawa Courthouse (161 Elgin Street), though most claims settle well before that point. Firms here serve clients across the city and the surrounding communities of Kanata, Nepean, and Stittsville.

Most Ottawa injury firms 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 an Ottawa crash?

An Ontario crash claim runs on two tracks at once: statutory 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 carries short notice windows, so it's worth calling a lawyer in the first days rather than waiting. Whether the collision happened on a busy commuter route through Kanata or a quiet residential street in Orleans, the same two-track system applies.

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. Miss a deadline 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 Ottawa?

Start with a firm that has handled 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. A local office helps too, since Ottawa injury firms work across the core and the surrounding communities, from Kanata and Stittsville in the west to Nepean in the south and Orleans in the east, so there's usually one near you.

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

Allan Snelling LLP

3 lawyers

Allan Snelling LLP is a full-service law firm based in Kanata, serving the Ottawa and Kanata area. Its lawyers practice personal injury, business and employment law, wills and estates, and criminal and quasi-criminal …

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Amplus Law

1 lawyer

Amplus Law is a Canadian law firm with offices in Mississauga, Ottawa, and St. Catharines. The firm is led by principal lawyer Alaa Abu-Hijleh, who focuses on immigration and refugee law, and it also handles wills and…

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Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers is an Ottawa personal injury firm founded in 2004 by Richard Auger, who was soon joined by his wife and law partner Brenda Hollingsworth. It represents injured clients acr…

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Badre Law Professional Corporation is a personal injury law firm based in Ottawa, serving clients across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario including Arnprior, Brockville, Carleton Place, Eganville, Perth, Renfrew, and Smiths…

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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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Bell Baker LLP

13 lawyers · Est. 1957

Bell Baker LLP is a full-service law firm based in Ottawa, founded in 1957. The firm has about fifteen lawyers serving individuals, corporations, and institutions across the greater Eastern Ontario area, with practice…

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Bergeron Clifford LLP

9 lawyers · Est. 1999

Bergeron Clifford LLP is a personal injury law firm headquartered in Kingston, with branch offices in Ottawa and Pembroke and consultation offices in Carleton Place and Perth. Ted Bergeron and Chris Clifford founded t…

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Brooker Law Office Professional Corporation is a personal injury and employment law firm in Ottawa. It's run by Tom Brooker, who has practised civil litigation since being called to the Ontario Bar in 1988 and focuses…

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Burn Tucker Lachaîne

6 lawyers · Est. 2014

Burn Tucker Lachaîne is a bilingual personal injury and disability law firm based in Ottawa, with offices in Toronto, Waterloo and Hawkesbury. It was founded in 2014 by Colleen Burn, Laurie Tucker and Éliane Lachaîne,…

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Bytown Law

1 lawyer

Bytown Law is a solo family and divorce law practice in Ottawa run by Joshua Chmielewski, who also handles wills, estates and trusts, immigration, and civil litigation matters. The firm serves the greater Ottawa area,…

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Cariati Law

7 lawyers

Cariati Law is an Ontario personal injury firm that serves clients across the province from offices in Mississauga, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Ottawa, Barrie and Sudbury. It handles motor vehicle accidents, slip an…

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Chen Law Office

1 lawyer

Chen Law Office is a small Ottawa law practice run by lawyer Ping Chen. It handles business and corporate law, real estate law, wills and estates, family law, and civil and personal injury litigation for individual an…

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Claim.ca

1 lawyer

Claim.ca is the personal legal practice of Marty Mikhail, a Barrister and Solicitor licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, practising in association with Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP. The Ottawa-based practice r…

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Clausi Law

1 lawyer

Clausi Law is an Ottawa personal injury practice led by Alan Clausi, handling motor vehicle accident, SABS, catastrophic impairment, long-term disability, dog bite, slip and fall, and life and fire insurance claims fo…

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Connolly Obagi LLP

10 lawyers

Connolly Obagi LLP is an Ottawa personal injury and medical negligence firm representing plaintiffs in motor vehicle collision, fall, insurance, disability, and medical negligence claims, as well as class actions. The…

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Dabros Law

1 lawyer

Dabros Law is a family-run law office serving the greater Ottawa area, including Nepean, Barrhaven, South Keys, Orleans, and Stittsville. The firm, led by founder Shane A. Dabros, practices wills and powers of attorne…

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David | Sauvé LLP

11 lawyers

David | Sauvé LLP is a bilingual boutique litigation firm with offices in Ottawa and Montréal, serving clients across Canada and North America. The firm's lawyers handle civil, commercial, and administrative litigatio…

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David Gardiner

1 lawyer

David Gardiner is a sole-practitioner personal injury law firm based in Ottawa, serving clients across Ontario. David represents victims of car accidents, slip and falls, defective products, and long-term disability a…

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David Hollingsworth and Associates is an Ottawa personal injury firm that focuses solely on accident, injury, and insurance claims across eastern Ontario. Its lawyers handle motor vehicle, slip and fall, medical malpr…

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Delaney's Law Firm

6 lawyers · Est. 2006

Delaney's Law Firm is an Ottawa law firm founded by Bryan Delaney in 2006. It practices family law, real estate, personal injury and wills and estates law, and has handled matters at mediations, motions, appeals and t…

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DG Griffiths is a solo personal injury and insurance law practice based in Richmond, Ontario, serving Cornwall, the Ottawa Valley, and Eastern Ontario. Led by Derek G. Griffiths, the firm handles motor vehicle and boa…

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Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP is a national personal injury firm headquartered in Toronto, with offices across Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia. Its main focus is personal injury and accident claims,…

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Doli Law

2 lawyers

Doli Law is a firm with offices in Etobicoke and Ottawa handling immigration law, disability and personal injury claims, employment issues, and wills. It was founded by Mohamed A. Doli, a barrister, solicitor, and not…

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Edward Conway

1 lawyer

Edward Conway is a sole-practitioner law office in Ottawa practising civil litigation, family law, corporate law, employment law and personal injury law. Conway was called to the bar in Newfoundland and Labrador in 19…

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