Azevedo & Nelson

About Azevedo & Nelson

Azevedo & Nelson is a small personal injury and civil litigation firm with its main office on College Street in Toronto. It's been operating for more than 20 years. Antonio F. Azevedo, called to the Ontario bar in 1988, and Rebecca L. Nelson, called in 1992, lead the firm alongside William D. Ribeiro, called in 2002. Azevedo studied at York University before earning a law degree and a masters of law from Osgoode Hall Law School, and holds a Law Society of Upper Canada certified specialist designation in civil litigation from 1999. Nelson has practiced personal injury law exclusively since being called to the bar and has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Ribeiro focuses on construction lien and commercial litigation and was recently certified as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Ontario, one of about 35 lawyers with that designation in the province. The firm's work covers personal injury, insurance litigation, occupiers' liability, disability and CPP appeals, and construction lien disputes. Beyond its Toronto office, the firm keeps consultation offices for client meetings in West Etobicoke, Kitchener, Brampton, Burlington, Oakville, and Hamilton. Azevedo and Ribeiro both speak Portuguese, and the firm offers consultations in English and Portuguese.