Does Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP handle medical malpractice claims?

Yes. The firm represents injured patients and families in cases involving birth trauma, surgical errors, misdiagnosis, medication errors, and similar claims, on a contingency fee basis with no payment owed unless the case wins or settles.

I was hurt in a boating or snowmobile accident near Muskoka. Can the Huntsville office help?

The Huntsville office focuses on personal injury claims from highway collisions as well as boating, ATV, and snowmobile accidents across Muskoka, Parry Sound, and the Almaguin Highlands, in addition to municipal and construction disputes in the region.

Can Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP argue an appeal at the Court of Appeal for Ontario?

Appellate advocacy is one of the firm's core practice areas. Partner Chris Morrison has argued more than 60 reported decisions at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, and the firm also acts as appellate counsel for other lawyers who want to keep their own file.

Does the firm only act for insurers, or does it also represent injured people?

Both. The firm's insurance group represents insurers and defendants in coverage and liability disputes, while its personal injury and medical malpractice teams represent injured plaintiffs and their families.

A municipality is disputing a building inspection or construction issue on my property near Huntsville. Can DCM help?

The firm's municipal litigation group, led out of the Huntsville office, pursues claims involving negligent building inspections, building code violations, and title insurance disputes, and has argued related cases at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Does the Bowmanville office charge on contingency?

The Bowmanville personal injury team works on a contingency basis: clients pay nothing unless the firm wins, and the fee scales lower for cases that settle earlier.

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About Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP

Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP is a civil litigation firm based in Toronto, with offices on Bay Street downtown and further practices in Huntsville and Bowmanville. The firm took its current name effective January 1, 2024, when Will Davidson LLP became Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP under managing partner David Morin. Its Bowmanville roots go back to 2016, when Ron Strike's firm, Strike Furlong Ford, merged into the practice. The Huntsville office describes itself as local litigators serving Muskoka, not a satellite outpost, and it's led day to day by Morin and partner Peter Reinitzer.

The firm argues its own trials and appeals, and other lawyers also retain it to handle their appeals. Its five practice areas are insurance law, medical malpractice, personal injury, appellate advocacy, and municipal litigation, and it acts on both sides of some disputes: representing insurers and defendants in coverage and liability matters while also taking on plaintiffs in personal injury and malpractice claims. Partners Chris Morrison and Jim Davidson are Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialists in Civil Litigation, and the firm holds National and Regional Tier 1 rankings from Best Lawyers' 2026 Best Law Firms in Canada in insurance law and personal injury litigation.

Practice areas

Insurance Law

Personal Injury

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Construction Law

Class Actions

Milestones & recognition

Effective January 1, 2024, Will Davidson LLP continued its practice as Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP.
Ron Strike's Bowmanville firm, Strike Furlong Ford, merged into the practice in February 2016.
The firm holds National Tier 1 rankings from Best Lawyers' 2026 Best Law Firms in Canada in insurance law and personal injury litigation, plus Regional Tier 1 rankings in Toronto across insurance law, medical negligence, and personal injury litigation.
David Morin completed twenty years as a deputy judge of the Ontario Small Claims Court for the Central East Region, marked with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in May 2024.
Paul Cahill obtained an $11.5 million judgment in a medical malpractice case involving cerebral palsy.
Ron Strike received the King Charles III Coronation Medal, awarded for significant contributions to a Canadian community.

In the community

Ron Strike and the Strike family donated $500,000 to the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation in August 2024.
Ron Strike is president of Valleys 2000, the non-profit that oversees the Bowmanville and Soper Creek Valleys and the Bowmanville Zoo Park, and is a shareholder and board member of Bowmanville's largest medical centre.
Ron Strike sponsored the 2025 Lakeridge Health Foundation Golf Classic, which raised over $185,000 for Oshawa and Whitby hospitals in Durham Region.
Peter Reinitzer serves as President of the Muskoka Law Association.
The firm sponsored the 2026 OTLA Cup, a trial advocacy competition for Ontario law students held at Hamilton Superior Court of Justice.
The firm fielded a team at the 2026 Heatwave for SickKids beach volleyball tournament at Toronto's Woodbine Beach, an event that has raised roughly $5 million for SickKids over its history.

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Fees & payment

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Lawyers 11

Chris Morrison Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law David Morin Managing Partner Administrative & Regulatory LawPersonal Injury Hudson Chalmers Associate Personal InjuryInsurance Law Jim Davidson Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Joel Cormier Partner Insurance LawPersonal Injury Kathleen Lefebvre Associate Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Margaret Klassen Associate Insurance LawPersonal Injury Paul Cahill Partner Personal InjuryInsurance Law Peter Reinitzer Partner Administrative & Regulatory LawInsurance Law Ron Strike Partner Personal Injury Tiffany Usher Associate Insurance LawPersonal Injury

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1983–2024 · median 15 years in practice 8 of 11 lawyers
Law schools: Queen's University (3), University of Windsor (2), University of Western Ontario, Western University 7 of 11 lawyers

Who handles what

Offices 3

Toronto416-360-1194

220 Bay Street, Suite 1400, Toronto, ON M5J 2W4

Huntsville705-788-3740

322 Muskoka Road 3 North, Huntsville, Ontario P1H 1C4

Bowmanville289-316-1301

222 King Street East, Suite 207, Bowmanville, ON L1C 1P6

The neighbourhood

The firm's main office sits on Bay Street in Toronto's financial and legal core, fitting for a firm built around trial and appellate work. But it's not a one-city practice: the Huntsville office at Muskoka Road 3 North serves cottage country year round, handling the kind of claims that come with the territory, boating, ATV, and snowmobile accidents alongside municipal and construction disputes across Muskoka, Parry Sound, and the Almaguin Highlands.

In Bowmanville, the King Street East office sits in a Durham Region town where the firm has deep roots through Ron Strike, whose earlier practice, Strike Furlong Ford, joined the firm in 2016. That local history shows up beyond the courtroom, in the Strike family's ties to the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation and to Valleys 2000, the group behind the Bowmanville and Soper Creek Valleys.

Frequently asked questions

Does Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP handle medical malpractice claims?: Yes. The firm represents injured patients and families in cases involving birth trauma, surgical errors, misdiagnosis, medication errors, and similar claims, on a contingency fee basis with no payment owed unless the case wins or settles.
I was hurt in a boating or snowmobile accident near Muskoka. Can the Huntsville office help?: The Huntsville office focuses on personal injury claims from highway collisions as well as boating, ATV, and snowmobile accidents across Muskoka, Parry Sound, and the Almaguin Highlands, in addition to municipal and construction disputes in the region.
Can Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP argue an appeal at the Court of Appeal for Ontario?: Appellate advocacy is one of the firm's core practice areas. Partner Chris Morrison has argued more than 60 reported decisions at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, and the firm also acts as appellate counsel for other lawyers who want to keep their own file.
Does the firm only act for insurers, or does it also represent injured people?: Both. The firm's insurance group represents insurers and defendants in coverage and liability disputes, while its personal injury and medical malpractice teams represent injured plaintiffs and their families.
A municipality is disputing a building inspection or construction issue on my property near Huntsville. Can DCM help?: The firm's municipal litigation group, led out of the Huntsville office, pursues claims involving negligent building inspections, building code violations, and title insurance disputes, and has argued related cases at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Does the Bowmanville office charge on contingency?: The Bowmanville personal injury team works on a contingency basis: clients pay nothing unless the firm wins, and the fee scales lower for cases that settle earlier.

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