Advocai LLP
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One of 2,276 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 219 handling Personal Injury.
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Advocai LLP is a Toronto firm for people who are injured, sick or older. On the personal injury side, it acts for people hurt in accidents and falls and for clients whose disability or critical illness benefits were denied. The firm’s other focus is older adults and their families, from health care disputes to estate matters. Advocai doesn’t split problems into silos, and teamwork is how it approaches them.
John-Paul Zeni and Christine Morano, both partners, co-founded the firm in 2020. Before that, Zeni practised at a Bay Street personal injury and civil litigation firm, and has appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Other lawyers refer personal injury files to the firm, as well as cases of negligence, neglect or abuse affecting older adults. Morano was a staff lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, acting for hospital patients and for residents of long-term care and retirement homes, and practised health law at a large national firm. Amanda Bianchi came to Advocai as a law clerk in 2022 and is now an associate lawyer.
The office is at 245 Jane Street, Unit 1, in Toronto, and the main number is 647-689-2495. Consultations carry no cost or obligation, and personal injury clients pay no fee unless there’s a recovery.
Practice areas
Accident and benefits claims
John-Paul Zeni acts for people hurt in motor vehicle, pedestrian, motorcycle and bicycle accidents and in slip and falls, and for clients whose accident benefits, short-term or long-term disability or critical illness claims were denied.
Long-term care and medical malpractice
Advocai looks into neglect and negligence in long-term care and retirement homes anywhere in Ontario. Malpractice files with older clients, or ones tied to those homes, are a particular focus.
Guardianship and capacity hearings
Advocai handles guardianship of property or personal care, along with consent and capacity hearings, and appears for individuals before the Consent and Capacity Board.
Elder and health crisis management
For sick, injured and older clients and their families, the firm runs a crisis management service for the stretch around a medical emergency. It draws on a network of professionals to help families weigh care and living arrangements and manage the move.
Probate and estates for older adults
Amanda Bianchi has experience with probate applications and estate administration, and estate matters are part of Christine Morano’s work for older adults and their families.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
LGBTQ+ friendly
Virtual appointments
By appointment
In-person servicesFees & payment
ContingencyMilestones & recognition
- An open letter from Advocai to the Minister of Long-Term Care, dated April 2, 2020, called for action on long-term care well before widespread media reports of neglect.
- Christine Morano has been a guest speaker in the Osgoode Certificate in Elder Law program.
- John-Paul Zeni won the Gowlings Technology Law Prize at law school.
- Amanda Bianchi was called to the bar just before the start of 2025 and became an associate after articling.
In the community
- Advocai LLP sponsored the Brain Injury Society of Toronto’s Expressive Art Show, held in April 2024 at the Clark Centre for the Arts in Scarborough.
Affiliations & connections
- Brain Injury Society of Toronto: John-Paul Zeni has sat on the society’s Brain Injury Awareness Month Committee.
- Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: Christine Morano is a member of the association.
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The neighbourhood
Advocai’s office is at 245 Jane Street in Toronto. The Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area has represented shops, restaurants and businesses in and around Annette and Jane Streets since 2010, and carries a listing for the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Advocai LLP meet me at home or in the hospital for a first consultation?
- Advocai LLP offers free consultations at a potential client’s home or in hospital, anywhere in Ontario.
- Does Advocai LLP take every medical malpractice case, or only certain ones?
- Advocai LLP is selective about medical malpractice. It takes cases only where the injuries are very serious and permanent or there has been a wrongful death, and it has a special interest in cases with elderly clients or tied to long-term care and retirement homes.
- Does Advocai LLP act only for patients, or for hospitals and long-term care homes too?
- Advocai LLP acts for individuals, and it also represents health institutions, including hospitals, retirement homes and long-term care homes, on risk management, patient disputes and regulatory compliance. Christine Morano has acted for patients and long-term care residents and, at a large national firm, for health care professionals and institutions.
- Can Advocai LLP sort out a care complaint with a hospital or provider without starting a lawsuit?
- Advocai LLP decides the course of action case by case. Depending on the circumstances, that can mean corresponding or meeting with the health care providers for the client, or taking the concerns to the relevant regulatory body.
Where to find them
245 Jane Street, Unit 1, Toronto, ON M6S 3Y8 · 647-689-2495
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